I just downloaded a 161-page free curriculum called, “Musical Travels for Children“! The course was created by Catherine Schmidt Jones and includes units on Europe, Asia, Africa, Americas, and Australia. Each unit is comprised of practical teaching ideas, printed music from the various continents, and additional notes and resource links. This would be fabulous as […]
Piano Camp Ideas
Pre-Piano Camp Program Now Available!
Our first six-week Pre-Piano Camp session just ended last week and I’m excited to report that it was a success! I learned a lot in the process and the students and I had a fabulous time. We launched into the session with specific objectives and a ton of activity ideas to help communicate and reinforce […]
Another Fun Pre-Piano Camp Game!
As I mentioned last week, in A Peek Into Our Pre-Piano Camp, we’ve been having a blast at this fun piano camp this year! We just finished our final week yesterday, so I’m busy getting all the files and links ready so that I can make them available for any other teachers who want to […]
A Peek Into Our Pre-Piano Camp!
This summer I’m trying something completely new – a pre-piano camp for 3-5 year-olds. Wow, it has been a blast! Even though I only had two students enroll in this session, I decided to go ahead with it because I knew it would help me tweak my plans and make sure they were age-appropriate. It’s […]
Monday Mailbag – Piano Camp Logistics
I’ve perused your piano camp lesson plans and student workbook. They’re all very well done. I have some questions for you: 1) How do you schedule piano camp amidst summer private lessons? 2) What hours do you run the camp? 3) Are students able to take only a part of the camp and still know […]
Summer Camps and Workshops for Students and Teachers
One of my students would like to participate in a Summer Piano Camp in Northern New Jersey. I found that Westminister Choir College has a good piano camp in Princeton, NJ. Are you aware of any other camps or Summer piano programs in Northern NJ? I received the above question from a reader and said […]
