Be sure to check out the free workshop that Kjos Music is offering by Keith Snell on the topic of Sight Reading and Multi-key Reading for Elementary Students. There is an August 10 option and an August 17 option, so you can register for whichever one works better for you. You can also email Kjos […]
Teaching
In One Ear and Out the Other: 3 Keys to Teaching Music Theory to Students
The Colourful Keys blog recently posted a guest article from me highlighting a rather embarrassing discovery I made when I was a high school piano student and then three keys I’ve learned for teaching music theory effectively to my own students since then. You can check it out by clicking on the image below. And […]
Highlights from a Week of Piano Camp
It’s impossible to capture all the emotion and energy of a week of piano camp in a video, but I love putting together a highlight video as a reminder to the students and myself of the great week we had together. Here’s our highlight video from last week’s piano camp, To Russia with Mussorgsky and […]
Piano Expeditions Piano Camp – Day 5
It’s hard to believe that the week has come and gone already! Here are highlights from our final day of To Russia with Mussorgsky and His Exhibition: We started by reviewing all the main concepts we’ve learned this week using the ever-popular Eggspert quiz game! A new element for today’s Read-it! time was allowing each […]
Piano Expeditions Piano Camp – Day 4
Well, today was a wild and crazy day! Everyone had about 10x as much energy, so Stephanie and I had to work extra hard to keep everyone focused and in control. The positive side is that the students are having such a great time. One mom said that her son told her he wished he […]
Piano Expeditions Piano Camp – Day 3
We’re halfway through our week and so far everyone has survived! Even with a wider range of ages this year (3-10 years old), I’ve been impressed at how well all of the students have gotten along and worked together. The older ones love being praised when they catch on to concepts quickly and can demonstrate […]
