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Category Archives: piano camps

Free Board Game for Music Students

By joy (admin) | Published: 18 February 2010
Just added to the Printables page: a free piano-bench-sized board game for music students, called Adventures in Music!  I am so thrilled to be offering this game on my website.  This is my first attempt at creating a music game for students, and I’m quite excited about the results. Here’s the lowdown: Designed for 2-4 players - [...]
Also posted in Beginners/Elementary Level, For During the Lesson, Games, Ideas, Intermediate Level, Music Theory, Other Resources, Printables, Studio Class / Group Lessons, Topics in Teaching Piano | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

30 Theme Ideas for the Music Studio Events

By joy (admin) | Published: 4 February 2010
Here’s a list of 30 theme ideas for music studio events!  Themes can be used as the studio theme for the school year, or for summer music camps, or for studio recitals.  If used for the studio theme for the whole year, there are a number of ways the theme can be incorporated: the incentive [...]
Also posted in Group Keyboard, Ideas, Improving as a Teacher, Incentive Programs, Inspiration, Motivation, Music History, Recitals / Performances, Studio Class / Group Lessons, Topics in Teaching Piano | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Teacher Resources @ Clavier’s Piano Explorer site

By joy (admin) | Published: 19 November 2009
Many piano teachers subscribe to Clavier magazine, and some even subscribe their students to Clavier’s Piano Explorer, the music magazine for kids.  I recently found out that their site contains some great resources for teaching about various composers and concepts in music history.  This month, there have some great resources about Beethoven, including: Links to YouTube recordings, organized [...]
Also posted in Advanced Level, Beginners/Elementary Level, By Student's Level, Ideas, Intermediate Level, Music History, Resources / Links, Studio Class / Group Lessons | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

A Comparison of 5 different Piano Methods

By joy (admin) | Published: 20 August 2009
I found a very interesting chart at musicedmarket.com today, comparing what are probably the top 5 most popular piano methods: Alfred’s Basic Library Bastien Piano Basics The Music Tree Piano Adventures Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Although this chart is probably somewhat outdated (for example, Alfred has recently introducted their new Premier series), there is still valuable information to be found.  The chart [...]
Also posted in Repertoire/Method Books, Resources / Links, Topics in Teaching Piano | Tagged , , | 2 Comments
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