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Category Archives: Other Resources

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, Printables, Studio Class / Group Lessons, Topics in Teaching Piano, piano camps | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Incorporating Improvisation | Part 5c in the series

By joy (admin) | Published: 1 February 2010
This is a continuation of the series on the topic: incorporating improvisation into private piano teaching.  I had originally planned to post all 4 steps into one post, but the post would be too lengthy.  So the topic “Incorporating Improvisation” is being divided into 4 separate posts: Develop Related Skills Create an atmosphere conducive to improvisation Use improvisation [...]
Also posted in For During the Lesson, Improving as a Teacher, Improvisation, Printables, Topics in Teaching Piano | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Incorporating Improvisation | Part 5a of the series

By joy (admin) | Published: 25 January 2010
Now to the heart of the discussion!  We’ve already covered some common obstacles encountered when trying to incorporate improvisation, and we’ve briefly discussed the history and the value of improvisation.  Now let’s discuss a practical way to incorporate improvisation (non-jazz improvisation, in particular) into the piano lesson. There are 4 steps in the method I am [...]
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Make Business Cards for Your Music Studio

By joy (admin) | Published: 17 December 2009
Having business cards on hand is a convenient and professional way to give your contact information to potential students and their parents.  Here’s a simple, clean template for making your own business cards for your music studio! Printables > Other Resources > Business Cards Template for Music Teachers This template is a Microsoft Word (.doc) file, [...]
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Just Added! Lesson Plans: Analyzing & Composing Music in the Romantic Style

By joy (admin) | Published: 2 November 2009
[This is a re-post of this post -- the files have now been added to the Printables portion of this website.  (Thanks, Natalie!) Sorry for any confusion.] Just added to the Printables > Lesson Plans page: Lesson Plans: Analyzing & Composing Music in the Romantic Style (also take a peek below) Also see the accompanying handouts here. A few [...]
Also posted in Beginners/Elementary Level, By Student's Level, Composition, Intermediate Level, Music History, Music Theory, Printables, Studio Class / Group Lessons, What I'm Up To, Worksheets | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Just Added! Flashcards: Naming Notes (Middle C Position)

By joy (admin) | Published: 12 October 2009
Just added to the Printables > Other Resources page: Flashcards: Naming Notes (Middle C Position) There are two pages in this file: Page 1: Contains 10 flashcards for reinforcing the notes of the Middle C position (i.e., Bass F through Treble G). Page 2: Contains the “answers” to the note name flashcards, to be printed onto the backside of Page 1. This [...]
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Just Added! Flashcards: Melodic Patterns 1 & 2

By joy (admin) | Published: 5 October 2009
Just added to the Printables > Other Resources page: Flashcards: Melodic Patterns 1 Flashcards: Melodic Patterns 2 These flashcards (pictured at right) are my absolute favorite.  They have a variety of uses, mainly for beginner piano students: For beginner students who understand quarter and half note rhythms: Ask the student to simply clap the rhythm they see. For beginner students who are [...]
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