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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Music Theory at our Piano Mini-Camp (3/3)
In continuation of a description of the music theory activities at our Piano Mini-Camp a few weeks ago, here are more details concerning the activities we used: Rhythm Dictation Game This rhythm dictation game by Natalie was a real hit with the students! I printed off two sets of cards and put the students into [...]
Music Theory at our Piano Mini-Camp (2/3)
In continuation of the series about music theory at our piano mini-camp, here are the descriptions of a few more of the activities we did: Music Adventures Board Game In my music theory classes, one of my goals was to cover as many areas within the broad scope of “music theory” as I could. The [...]
Posted in beginners / elementary Level, games, group classes, intermediate level, music camps, music theory, other resources, printables, settings:
Tagged activities, camps, free, games, music, piano, printables, theory
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Music Theory at our Piano Mini-Camp (1/3)
As promised, here’s more about the Music Theory classes at our Piano Mini-Camp a few weeks ago. I didn’t create formal lesson plans per-se, but the next three posts will serve as a general outline of the activities we did over each of the three camp days. Gem Notes on the Keyboard & Staff Using [...]
Posted in beginners / elementary Level, by student's level, games, group classes, intermediate level, music camps, music theory, settings:
Tagged activities, camps, games, music, music camps, piano, theory
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Just Added: Piano Lessons Flyer Template
Advertise for new piano students by filling in this free Piano Lessons Flyer Template! Just edit and print in Microsoft Word (.doc) and you’ll be ready to post your flyers all over town.
Posted in printables, studio business, studio business
Tagged advertise, flyer, free, lessons, piano, printables, studio, studio business, teachers
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Opening Piano Mini-Camp Activities
Each day at our piano mini-camp, we opened the day with an opening activity that involved all 11 of the campers together before sending them off in their individual groups to their first class. On the first day, the opening activity was to create name tags to wear. My colleague found foam sheets that she [...]
Posted in games, group classes, music camps, settings:, what I'm up to
Tagged activities, camps, egg shakers, instruments, music, piano, piano students
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The July Forum: Discussing Method Books
This month’s discussion topic is about using method books (i.e., Alfred, Faber, Bastien, etc.) in the piano studio: What do you look for in a method book? What features are most important to you? Do you use the same method series for all your students, or do you use a variety? If you use a [...]
Posted in Forum Q&A's, repertoire / methods, series
Tagged discussion, music, piano, piano methods, piano teaching, repertoire
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Summer Piano Mini-Camp
Last week, a colleague of mine and I held a summer piano mini-camp with the help of our piano professor. Here’s what we did: We planned to hold the camp on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 12:30 – 2:30pm. Application forms were sent to all the piano teachers who are members of our local chapter [...]
Posted in improving as a teacher, music camps, settings:, what I'm up to
Tagged camps, music, piano, piano students
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Improvisation Yields Creativity and Musical Understanding
The benefits of including improvisation activities in piano lessons. The freedom to explore and be creative. Discovering musical concepts on your own. Developing your musical ear. Playing by ear. Composing an original composition.
Piano as a way to build community
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Check out this fascinating news story: It’s great to see the great potential music (especially the piano) has to connect members of a community in a unique way! This story really got me thinking: what are some ways we as teachers of music can use our skills to connect and benefit the community? We tend [...]
Posted in improving as a teacher, inspiration, resources / links
Tagged community, motivation, performances, piano, teachers
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