The World's Largest Instrument(s)!

If you are ever in West Virginia, this is definitely a place worth checking out! The sound is AMAZING and the caverns are beyond words!

Note learning Game

This Game is fabulous! Learning their keys and the note values is so easy with this little gem!
Great work from Colorful Keys!!

 

Its also so great for group lessons! I have this in my student library as well as a game to take home.
Kids love to play and they don't even realize they are practicing!

Free Keyboard Printable!

Keyboard Printable

This printable comes in handy when beginner students are learning to find notes on the keyboard. The kids love to color and make it their own!

It also provides a nice visual for beginners when learning a new hand position. When using them in a lesson for hand positions, I usually have two options: laminated ones and a few paper ones. Students practice on the laminated and can erase their mistakes, and then get to take the paper ones home and remember easily where their hands need to be for each position.

Enjoy!

Free Printable: Empty Staff

This page is a hit with toddlers and school-age pupils: They are just a fun way to spend some time writing out concepts and not doing "theory homework" at home.

Draw out anything from beginner level (Treble and Bass Clefs/Notes) to Mid level (Notation/Timing/Ear Training and Clapbacks)!
These handy papers can be used in so many ways and, after a quick laminating(and some dry-erase markers), they should be good to use and reuse for a long time!

Added Bonus: Leave these out in the open and they also become a great activity for waiting siblings!

Click HERE for the Free Printable!

Learning letters

For young students one of the most challenging things to learn is to say your alphabet backwards! I'm so excited to try this activity with my preschoolers this afternoon!

When they make a tower of A-G, if they turn it around, they will have the reverse and be able to read the letters from G-A.

Making Learning Fun!

As a teacher, I am always looking for new and exciting ways to teach musical concepts. I am so thankful for the support and ideas of a group of fellow teachers from "Piano Teacher FunMakers!" that I have recently come into contact with! They have some great games and ideas that make learning (and teaching!) so fun! I thought I would share a few recent ones I've found here!

Musical Jenga! How fun is that!?

Learning notes! I've also seen this done with smarties!

Learning the fingers! These will be so great to send home and for beginners practice!

I can't wait to try these out with my students!

Student Incentives

It's always good to have a little motivation for students to practice and try hard! In the past I have tended to use stickers as my only incentives, and it worked well.

I recently came into contact with a group of teachers and came across this idea, which I instantly fell in love with. It's similar to my previous method, but adds an extra prize element every month or two!

Student's who have mastered a piece, receive a sticker for the accomplishment. ...Even my adult students usually love to take one! ;) This also applies to each theory homework page completed.

I also love to reward hard work, so at the end of each lesson, if I can tell they have practiced well, the receive a sticker for their hard work!

I keep a small flip-book by the lesson area with a card for each student with their name on it. When a student has filled a card (30 stickers), they get to open the "treasure box" and pick a prize!!! I can't wait to try it out!

Feel free to leave a comment, I'd love to hear any other suggestions!