Tag Archives: games

Just Added: “Listen & Sign” Game Printable

By joy (admin) | Published: 4 August 2010
Just added to the Printables page: “Listen & Sign” Game Printable This printable corresponds to the game originally described in this post – a game I used in a Piano Mini-Camp held about a month ago. This game is a nice and quiet game – but still loads of fun! – for students to play. [...]
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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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Music Theory at our Piano Mini-Camp (1/3)

By joy (admin) | Published: 22 July 2010
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 [...]
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Group Piano Class Ideas

By joy (admin) | Published: 30 March 2010
I recently came across this great video/podcast on Mario Ajero’s YouTube channel: an interview with pianist and piano pedagogue Dr. Julie Knerr.  Both Maria Ajero and Julie Knerr are graduates from University of Oklahoma’s widely recognized piano pedagogy program.  In this video, Dr. Knerr shares some of her game ideas for her group piano classes [...]
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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 [...]
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My recent find

By joy (admin) | Published: 8 February 2010
Just thought I’d show off my recent find – I was at a outlet store a couple of weeks ago, and I found these laminated boards for students to draw music symbols using a dry erase marker.  One side has the symbols pictured….
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30 Theme Ideas for 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 [...]
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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. [...]
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Resources @ makingmusicfun.net

By joy (admin) | Published: 18 September 2009
Have you seen makingmusicfun.net yet?  This site is full of free resources for both teachers and students.  All the materials available at Making Music Fun have super-cute graphics in an “under the sea” theme. For teachers: Sheet music (both arranged and unarranged, organized by level) Composer worksheets Music achievement certificates Practice charts Manuscript paper Intervals [...]
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