Even though I have several variations for our Piano ExpeditionsWelcome to Piano Camp song, the students never tire of our basic version where we greet each one and then give them a chance to play a rhythm pattern on the instrument of the day. I love using this opening activity to focus the students’ attention, […]
Piano Expeditions
Piano Camp Day Two – To London with Handel and His Messiah
Our second day of piano camp arrived, and with it 8 pairs of little feet scurrying to the studio ready for another adventure! One of the moms told me that she asked her boys yesterday what they thought (this was their first piano camp to attend), and her older one exclaimed, “It was much better […]
Piano Camp Day One – To London with Handel and His Messiah
It’s one of our favorite weeks of the year – piano camp! We are continuing with our Piano Expeditions themes, this year To London with Handel and His Messiah. Here are a few highlights from our first day: Day One supplies are ready to go! We’ll be using several of the new printable full-sized piano […]
Piano Camp Workbooks are Here!
Summer is just around the corner and we are gearing up for our third year of Piano Expeditions. This year we’ll be traveling To London with Handel and His Messiah. I’m thrilled with how the workbooks turned out; the students always love having their own workbook to learn from and as a memento from the […]
Free Beginner Piano Game for Whole and Half Steps
Now that I’ve started offering preschool Piano Expeditions piano camps in the summer, I’m always on the lookout for games and activities that are well-suited to this age. I love to have some sort of simple activity to engage them right at the beginning while everyone is arriving, and this Toads, Tones, and Semitones game […]
New Free Find the Music Note Worksheet
Here’s the next installment in the simple worksheets I’m creating for my little 4-year old nephew – a Find the Right Music Note worksheet. You can download and print it for free to use it in your studio!