Category Archives: other resources

Just Added: The Rhythm Magnet Game

By joy (admin) | Published: 28 February 2011

Here’s a fun movement/rhythm game to play with a group of students which I learned from a Dalcroze Eurhythmics instructor.  I call it the “Rhythm Magnet Game.” The great thing about this game is that it helps students learn to associate the sound/experience of each rhythm value with it’s corresponding notation.  In Dalcroze and other methodologies (such [...]

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Just Added: Printable Musical Dice

By joy (admin) | Published: 7 February 2011

Just added to the Printables page: Musical Dice! This is one of the projects I was working on over Christmas break!  I’m happy to now have it finished and posted.  =) Here’s what the pdf contains: Basic Accidentals (6-sided dice) | This die allows for three possible rolls: sharp, flat, and natural. Basic Intervals Unison-3rd [...]

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Just Added: Scale and Arpeggio Fingering (2 Octaves) Reference Sheet

By joy (admin) | Published: 6 December 2010

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve added a new printable to the Printables page….so here’s one I created a couple of months ago.  You can find it on the Printables > Other Resources page. Scale and Arpeggio Fingering (2 Octaves) Reference Sheet (3 pages long) I created this printable with my intermediate/advanced students in [...]

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DIY: Musical AlphaGems

By joy (admin) | Published: 8 November 2010

I recently have made what I have decided to call “Musical AlphaGems.”  These fun little gems have many uses: they fit well on my DIY Silent Mini Keyboards and also work well on paper printed of the staff (such as this one by Susan Paradis, which is pictured in the second photo below). I got [...]

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DIY: Silent Mini Keyboards

By joy (admin) | Published: 25 October 2010

I recently decided that I wanted to own a set of silent keyboards for doing introductory piano activities with young children, and for using during group theory activities.  Unfortunately, buying a set of silent plastic keyboards (view them at musicinmotion.com) can be a rather large studio expense.  Of course, a cheap alternative would be to simply [...]

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Music Theory at our Piano Mini-Camp (3/3)

By joy (admin) | Published: 26 July 2010

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 [...]

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Music Theory at our Piano Mini-Camp (2/3)

By joy (admin) | Published: 23 July 2010

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 [...]

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Record of Lesson Attendance & Payment

By joy (admin) | Published: 28 June 2010

Just added to the page of free Printables > Studio Business: > Lesson & Payment Record Chart 2010-2011 (3 page pdf) Summertime is a great time to do some planning for the next academic year of teaching!  As you can see, I’ve been keeping busy…..  This chart is designed for the 2010-2011 year in mind, [...]

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Piano Recital Program Template #2 now available

By joy (admin) | Published: 18 May 2010

I’m surprised no one mentioned this — but it seems that I forgot to actually make the file for the Piano Recital Program Template #2 on the Printables > Other Resources page available for download!  It’s there now, in case any of you were interested in downloading it.  =)

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Just added: Piano Recital Program Template #2

By joy (admin) | Published: 14 May 2010

  Today’s free printable is a another template of a piano studio recital program, for listing students’ names and pieces. Just download this Microsoft Word file (.doc), enter your students’ information, and print! Click here to view it larger (uneditable). To download it the .doc file, visit the Printables > Other Resources page and scroll down [...]

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Piano Recital Program Template #1

By joy (admin) | Published: 6 May 2010

  Today’s free printable is a template of a piano studio recital program, for listing students’ names and pieces. Just download this Microsoft Word file (.doc), and fill in your students’ information and print! Click here to view it larger (uneditable). To download it the .doc file, visit the Printables > Other Resources page and [...]

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Just Added: Reference Sheet for Reading Music

By joy (admin) | Published: 12 April 2010

This free printable is a handy reference sheet to give out to students who are just learning to read musical notation from the staff. What it contains: notes and their values, eighth through whole. rests and their values, eighth through whole. word mnemonics for figuring out the letter names of notes on the staff: Treble [...]

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