It seems that piano sightreading apps are a hot development project right now! When the developer of the new MasterPiano app contacted me at the beginning of summer after learning about our Cracking the Crystal Code practice incentive theme last year, I was eager to check out this new and promising app focused on developing […]
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What Do I Give the Intermediate Student Who’s Outgrown their Method Book? – A Guest Post by Harrison Lavins
Every teacher I know has one of these on their student list. The student is itching to expand beyond their method book series, reads well enough, wants to play the piece from their favorite movie (or video game), and is quietly about two months from quitting. Maybe for others, it’s the intermediate transfer student who […]
Chrissy Ricker’s Free Piano Stuff Page
In brainstorming and preparing and gathering piano music for this year’s practice incentive theme, I’ve unearthed some amazing resources that I’d never come across before. One treasure trove is this page of Free Piano Stuff on composer Chrissy Ricker’s website. From composer resources to music theory worksheets to free piano sheet music, you can spend […]
Win a Free Practice Incentive Theme Package with Studio Banners – a $110 Value!
I’ll be honest, some of my practice incentive themes and studio banners are harder to let go of than others. Cracking the Crystal Code is one of those. I am still relishing the year of incredible progress that I saw in each of my students, along with the way their motivation remained high all year […]
New Free Music Listening Worksheets!
Sixteen years ago I shared a listening worksheet that I used with my piano students at the request of another teacher. It has to be one of the most boring worksheets I’ve ever created! I’ve had it on my to-do list for a while now to create a new one that I’m not embarrassed to […]
Create a Custom Music Note Identification Worksheet in Seconds!
Since our piano practice incentive theme this year (Cracking the Crystal Code) is focused on building sightreading skills, one of the ways students can earn extra steps in the Enthusiastic Exploration cave is by completing various worksheets. More than one of my students completed all their worksheets within the first month of lessons, so I’ve […]
