Today I just thought I’d share a fun little tip I learned from one of my students this week! Yes, you read that right: she taught me. =) She is a young beginner student, just learning how to read music on the staff. She informed me that she came up with a way for remembering the note “D” (the one just above Middle C): D is the note that Dangles from the staff. Clever! I was so proud of her. That is a little trick that I will definitely be sharing with my other beginner students.
Joy is a pianist and teacher in Ohio with great passion for helping students experience the wonders of music making! Here at Color In My Piano, she enjoys sharing and exchanging ideas and resources for piano teaching.
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What a great observation by your student!! Thanks for sharing! I have a couple beginners just starting to read on the staff. I taught them that middle C has “whiskers” (the ledger line) like a Cat. I will definitely teach them that D Dangles off the treble clef. Also, I just thought that you can say that B “Balances” on the top line of the bass clef.
@Mariel: I shared your idea that B “Balances” on the top line of the bass clef with my student, and she LOVED it! Thanks so much!