One of the most exciting aspects of teaching music is the almost limitless opportunity it provides for creativity in implementing and reinforcing concepts. Each of the products available through the Music Matters Blog Store has been custom-designed and used with great success with students of all ages. Many teachers around the world are experiencing the same results as they implement the practice incentives, piano camps, and games in their own studios.
Because I believe strongly in the freedom of every teacher to develop and implement creative teaching approaches that will serve the needs of their individual studios, any teacher is welcome to adapt the available materials as necessary to serve that purpose. As you can see from the Testimonials page many teachers use these practice incentive themes and ideas as a springboard to develop new ideas to use with their students. You are welcome to do this, and I greatly appreciate those who give credit to the source of their ideas and provide links back to this site!
Practice Incentive Themes
Looking for a way to ignite student motivation in your piano studio? Check out these year-long practice incentive themes that will have your students enthusiastically working toward goals and watching their progress on the studio wall! Each program takes some prep work in the summer to get the materials printed and organized, but once the theme is set in motion, lesson planning for the year is a breeze because you will have a framework to work within as students select goals and work toward mastering specific level-appropriate assignments. (You can find out more about the philosophy behind developing each theme here: 4 Components of a Good Practice Incentive.)
Each practice incentive program is a downloadable zip file that contains all the documents, files, pictures, and information you need to implement the program successfully in your studio. Get ready to have your most exciting year yet as your students try to beat the pirates to the treasure, crack the mystery codes, collect composers before they vanish, or many more possibilities. Check out each theme for all the exciting details!
