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 […]
Piano Camp Ideas
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 […]
Summer is Just Around the Corner!
In preparation for summer, I just sent home a Summer Survey with each of my students last week. I started sending these home with my students several years ago when I first started offering summer piano camps and it has been so helpful! Early on in my teaching, I made the mistake of planning an […]
Piano Preschool Lapbooks
While I was perusing Heidi’s blog, I came across this super cool idea! She put together Piano Preschool Lapbooks that include a variety of music flashcards and visual aids. I LOVE these and think that I will add them to the list of ideas to incorporate into the preschool piano camp that I’m putting together […]
Giant-Sized Piano Keyboard
Check out this giant-sized piano keyboard that Laura Lowe made using a bed sheet and permanent markers! I LOVE it! Especially as I work on plans for our pre-piano summer camp, I’m going to keep this in mind and hopefully make one. Don’t you think the little kiddos would have a blast with this?! I […]
