This year I included this scale chart (this is slightly updated from the chart I posted here – I removed the chord inversions and included more tempo markings for arpeggios) in the front of each student’s assignment book. What a tremendous tool it has been! We have gotten through so many more scales than we […]
Teaching
Review of Practiceopedia: The Music Student’s Illustrated Guide to Practicing
The moment it arrived, I was captivated by this full-color mammoth guide to practicing – Practiceopedia:The Music Student’s Illustrated Guide to Practicing. The 376 pages are chock-full of creative ideas to help students learn to practice effectively and conquer those tough spots in their pieces. I found myself reading through page after page, unable to […]
Fun Rhythm Game!
We just finished up a 5-week session focusing on rhythm and sight-reading in my studio, so at our group event last Thursday I decided to play a game related to rhythm. I grabbed my rhythm chart, cut slips of paper into squares with numbers 1-9 written on each card (I wrote each number on four […]
Recital Prep: The Three M’s
No doubt many of you also have student recitals approaching. Here’s a helpful article by Joshua Nemith on preparing students for a good performance. In a nutshell, “Have it Mastered, Memorized, and Moving!” Sounds good to me! HT: The Collaborative Piano Blog
NoteBlocks – a great tool for teaching rhythm!
Just the other day I had a student who was struggling to understand the concept of the dotted quarter note. These NoteBlocks would have been an incredible help! I just finished watching the demo and can see lots of ways that these would be useful in both individual and group lessons. Thanks to Tanya for […]
Glorious Christmas Music CD!
Wow! If you want to hear some of the most amazing Christmas music ever recorded, click on over to Nelidova Records and listen to the sample clips from the Christmas Fantastique CD! I love to have Christmas music playing around the house between Thanksgiving and the New Year, but sometimes I have a hard time […]
