[NATALIE’S NOTE: Following my initial review of this workbook, I spent some time looking through it again and decided to repost a review that was more inclusive. If anyone else is as picky as I am about theory workbooks, you know how hard it is to find one that you really like. That’s why I’m […]
Teaching
Student Assignment Pages
D’Net has produced another amazing resource for her students – customized assignment pages with a little bit of info about a composer on each page. In her studio, they have a composer of the month, so each month of pages features one composer with a colorful picture of the composer and a different fun fact […]
Teaching Composition to Students
Check out Karen’s latest post on how she helped a group of students learn the basics of composition in 11 easy-to-understand steps. This can be such a challenging area for some students, so Karen’s list will be a wonderful tool to help them get started!
Composer Trading Game
For our Mid-Winter Ball, the theme was “an evening of serious music – experience the masterpieces of yesteryear composed by world famous musicians.” Each student played a classical piece and shared a biographical sketch of their composer. The games centered around the composers represented in the performances. Here’s a game that was a favorite! Composer […]
A Great Music Dictionary for Students!
Throughout the year this year I’m holding six musical balls for my students. It’s part of our studio incentive program for the year, Let’s Have A Ball! (After the year is over, I’m hoping to package it up like I did the Climbing the Ladder to Success incentive program.) At each of the balls, I […]
Make Your Own Piano
Check out this fun Make Your Own Piano page provided by the Piano Technicians Guild. Just print the page onto a piece of cardstock and follow the instructions – sounds like a fun group activity project for students!
