I have a new game to share today: Piano Finger Twister!
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Joy Morin is a piano teacher in Ohio. She enjoys keeping her teaching fresh with new ideas & resources.
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Just Added: Piano Finger Twister game
Posted in beginners / elementary Level, games, group classes, music camps, printables, private lessons
Also tagged fingering, games, hands, ideas, piano, piano students, piano teaching
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DIY Floor Music Staff for $10
I’ve been wanting a floor staff for a long time. Now I finally have one!
Musical Instruments Quizzing/Sorting game
My Homeschool Class and my Piano Readiness Class both recently finished their Musical Instruments Workbooks. We usually complete just two pages each class, so it took us awhile to get through it! Now that we’ve finished it, we’ve been playing a fun little sorting/quizzing game using the deck of instrument cards that came with my [...]
Just Added: Musical Flashcard Sorting game
This is a simple game to play with groups of students that makes note-naming flashcards a bit more interesting. It involves sorting the flashcards onto alphabet letter signs on the floor, as pictured on the right (the “A” flashcards would go in the blank space on the right side of the page). The game [...]
Posted in beginners / elementary Level, games, group classes, music camps, music theory, other resources
Also tagged free, games, group lessons, music theory, piano students, piano teaching, printables, reading music
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Recent Purchases: Scale Blocks & A Technique Monkey
I don’t know about you, but I’m always on the lookout for creative and inexpensive items for my teaching. The dollar store is one of my favorite places to go! In the craft aisle at Dollar Tree right now, there are packages of foam cubes, as shown in the picture. I’ve always wanted to make [...]
Posted in beginners / elementary Level, games, group classes, music theory, private lessons, resources / links, settings:, technique, what I'm up to
Also tagged beginners, games, music theory, piano lessons, piano teaching, scales, technique
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Halloween Activities
I don’t normally do much for Halloween, but I am doing a couple of little things this year with my students: Trick or Treat game: I found this game on D’Net’s Layton Music website. Basically, students “earn” their Halloween treat by clapping rhythms! When my students came to their lessons last week, we started with [...]
Just Added: Musical Alphabet Cards
There are others who have shared alphabet card printables similar to what I’m posting today, but I’m adding mine to the mix anyway. :) I wanted some that would work well to print onto colored cardstock paper. Since I don’t have a color printer, this is an easy way I can still get colorful things [...]
2011 OhioMTA Conference (4): Piano Pedagogy 101, by Marvin Blickenstaff
Here’s another session given by the well-loved pedagogue Marvin Blickenstaff from the 2011 OhioMTA Conference: Piano Pedagogy 101: Reviewing the Basics Mr. Blickenstaff introduced this session by commenting that at conferences and workshops, we often hear ideas for teaching intermediate and advanced students, but we don’t very often hear ideas for teaching beginners during that [...]
Posted in 2011 OhioMTA, beginners / elementary Level, group classes, improving as a teacher
Also tagged beginners, games, group lessons, piano pedagogy, piano teaching
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A-G Animals for Young Beginners
Happy 4th of July! Today, America celebrates Independence Day. My parents have come over to visit us and see our new place, and we have a fun day of activities planned. :) My husband and I are still exploring our new town and figuring out where things are. It’s kind of fun!! :) Last week, [...]
Forum Q&A | Group Lessons: Benefits and Activities
Last week, we talked about the logistics of having group lessons — how often, how to schedule them, etc. — and we received a few great responses. Thanks so much!! This week, perhaps we can continue the discussion: What kind of activities can be conducted during group lessons? Do your students have a favorite activity? [...]
Improvisation Activity: Rory’s Story Cubes
Before I begin, allow me to give credit where credit is due for this wonderful idea: I got this idea from Laura on her blog (click here). I was so thrilled to see her idea of using these “story cubes” for improvisation with piano students! Meet “Rory’s Story Cubes.” Rory’s Story Cubes consist of a [...]
Hands-On Beats the Visual….Hands Down!
My colleague Loretta and I have been teaching a pair of beginner students in a group setting each week. Last week, we were learning about 3/4 and 4/4 time, and quarter notes and half notes. Loretta and I wrote rhythms on the whiteboard, asked the students to help us write in bar lines, and then [...]
Posted in beginners / elementary Level, games, rhythm
Also tagged games, music, piano teaching, rhythm
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