What a delightful second day we had at piano camp today! With a combination of repetition and variety in the lesson plans each day, the students are becoming more familiar with what to expect and a quick pace keeps anyone from becoming bored. Here are highlights from today’s activities: For our Welcome to Piano Camp […]
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Piano Camp Day One – To the Grand Canyon with Grofé and His Suite
IT’S HERE! Piano Expeditions piano camp is one of the highlights of the summer here in our studio, and today was the first day of a week full of fun and learning! Since so many of my students who started out participating in these Piano Expeditions camps five years ago are still coming, I decided […]
Welcome to… Books Perfect for Piano Camp or Group Class
Have you seen the Welcome to… series of books by Carolyn Sloan? I used this Welcome to the Symphony story a couple years ago as part of our To Russia with Mussorgsky and His Exhibition piano camp, and the students loved it! So when I was looking for a book this year to go along […]
A Sneak Peek at this Year’s Piano Camp!
One of our highlights every summer is Piano Expeditions piano camp! I’ve done piano camps in my studio for years, but four years ago I decided to specifically start offering piano camps for children who weren’t taking private lessons, but still wanted a fun and educational music camp opportunity. Each Piano Expeditions curriculum features a […]
A Highlight Video from Piano Camp
Here’s a brief highlight video from our Piano Expeditions piano camp week of To Italy with Vivaldi and His Four Seasons: Video created with the Splice app. Soundtrack created with AIVA. The full downloadable piano camp package is now available in the Music Matters Blog store as well!
Piano Camp Day 5 – To Italy with Vivaldi and His Four Seasons
We wrapped up our final day of piano camp, To Italy with Vivaldi and His Four Seasons today. It sure has been a blast! Here are a few highlights: On Day 5 we love using a quiz game to see what the students remember from the week. Several of the students who have attended piano […]
