Okay, I admit this is actually last week in photos, but at this point I’m just proud of myself for actually getting these posted… 🙂 On Monday morning, shortly before my first lesson of the day, I decided to try a new game for the week – Chord Spelling Bee Challenge. I grabbed several plain […]
This Week in Photos
This Week in Photos
Continuing with the theme of devising games utilizing flashcards, I had Naomi try a sight-reading/composition game. I held the set of flashcards upside down and had her randomly draw four cards. Then I allowed her to arrange them in any order she chose and play the pattern of notes under either the second or third […]
This Week in Photos
Joey has made huge strides in his understanding and execution of scales this year, so I thought I would put him to the test with this fun Scale Scramble game. I placed all the scale blocks that corresponded to a particular scale on the fall board and then timed him to see how fast he […]
This Week in Photos
You will notice a common element in each of the following pictures. They are all a variation of the same game. I affectionately call it “The Dice Game.” Here are the basics of how it works: * One die has the words “up” and “down” on it; the other one has either “steps” and “skips” […]
This Week in Photos
Graham and I played the rhythm chart game and then when I went to take a picture, he fell to his knees and exclaimed, “Please, have mercy!” Never a dull moment during his lessons, huh? 🙂 My new little beginner, Emily, continues to amaze me! I gave her the assignment of memorizing the alphabet backwards […]
This Week in Videos
Since we were getting ready for our first group event last week, I took the opportunity to film several of my students playing their pieces so they could watch themselves and use it as a tool for improvement. I really need to do this more often! I finally decided to create an official YouTube channel […]
