I have a new game to share today: Piano Finger Twister!
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Joy is a pianist and teacher in Ohio with great passion for helping students experience the wonders of music making!
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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 activities, fingering, games, hands, 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 [...]
Forum Q&A | New Year’s Resolutions for Piano Teachers
I’ve already blogged a bit about my New Year’s Resolution. Now it’s your turn! Our previous Q&A Forum brought about a great discussion about whether or not to lesson plan for piano lessons (and if so, how to feasibly do so even if you have a large studio). Today, let’s start a discussion about what change you’d [...]
Posted in Forum Q&A's, improving as a teacher, inspiration, professional development, series
Also tagged piano teachers, piano teaching
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Teacher Feature | Diane Heath
The new month brings us a new teacher feature! Say hello to Diane, everyone! Name: Diane Heath Studio name: Heath Music Studio Website: www.dianeheath.org Please tell us about your piano and/or teaching background. I teach part-time, with a studio of 20 – 25 students, and am also a church musician in Washington, DC. For over twenty years I’ve [...]
Posted in games, interviews, recitals / performances
Also tagged games, interviews, performances, piano teaching, recitals, teacher feature
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DIY: Ribbon Rings for Music & Movement Activities
I got the idea for this craft from Kara’s Creative Place blog (thanks for the brilliant idea, Kara!). Ribbon Rings (Kara’s example is pictured at right) are a fun prop for movement activities with young students during group lessons, camps, or early childhood music classes. Kids love fluttering the ribbons of these props while they [...]
11 Sheet Music Craft Ideas
After posting about the sheet music ornament star last week, I was inspired to dig around the web for other music-related crafts! There are tons of ways to recycle old sheet music (which you can often find at thrift stores, garage sales, auctions, and antique stores). Here’s a sampling of what I found! All links [...]
Posted in resources / links, seasonal / holiday
Also tagged Christmas, crafts, gifts, music, piano teaching, sheet music
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