Tag Archives: piano teaching

Just Added: Treble & Bass Clef Worksheet

By joy (admin) | Published: 5 March 2012

Today, a new worksheet was added to the Printables page, all about the treble clef and bass clef!   This worksheet uses dotted lines to teach the student how to draw the treble clef and bass clef. I also included a couple of illustrations in this worksheet showing the development of the clefs over the [...]

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Forum Q&A: Assignment Notebook/Pages for Students

By joy (admin) | Published: 1 March 2012

Today’s post brings a new Forum Q&A topic, and another GIVEAWAY! Our last Forum Q&A discussion was about perfectionism.  It’s never too late to add your thoughts to the comments, so feel free to hop over there and join in the conversation!  I plan to follow up with an article on perfectionism to discuss this topic [...]

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Just Added: Music Staff Paper for Stickers of all Sizes

By joy (admin) | Published: 27 February 2012

Guess what!  Tomorrow is Color In My Piano’s THREE YEAR anniversary!  Woohoo!  I’ve got a few fun posts and giveaways planned for later this week in honor of our anniversary.  But today, I thought I’d share this new printable:

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Just Added: Piano Finger Twister game

By joy (admin) | Published: 20 February 2012

I have a new game to share today: Piano Finger Twister!

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Sample Studio Newsletter

By joy (admin) | Published: 20 February 2012

A reader asked if I could share a sample of a studio newsletter, so here’s a few screenshots!  Click the thumbnails below to view each page larger:   For most newsletters, I also include a list of music events going on in the community.  I think it’s great for students and their families to hear [...]

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Just Added: “Gallery of Music” Symbol Drawing Worksheets

By joy (admin) | Published: 14 February 2012

  Happy Valentine’s Day!  I have a free printable to share today… This is a set of simple worksheets for having students learn to draw various music symbols.  The worksheets can be used singly or in groups, depending on what concepts your students are currently learning.  I would encourage students to use colorful crayons to [...]

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Teaching Tip: Achieving Fluency

By joy (admin) | Published: 13 February 2012
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Have you ever have a student play a piece with frequent hesitations throughout, even though you know they can play much better than that?  This phenomenon can occur with all ages/levels of students.  Why does this happen?  What is going on when this happens?  This article will examine possible causes of and solutions for a lack [...]

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A Hello Song & Goodbye Song for Group Classes

By joy (admin) | Published: 9 February 2012
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When I shared about my method of lesson planning for groups classes a couple of weeks ago, I mentioned a Hello Song and Goodbye Song that I use with my young students.  Someone asked which ones I use, so I thought I would let you hear them in this quick video: HELLO SONG Hello, it’s time, [...]

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My Summer Camp Plans for 2012!

By joy (admin) | Published: 7 February 2012

I recently started to do some in-depth planning for the summer camps I plan to offer this summer!  My studio policies provide students with two options for the summer months (June-August): Students ages 6-12 may participate in a camp each month plus take 5 lessons scheduled approximately every other week around family vacations, or… Students [...]

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DIY Floor Music Staff for $10

By joy (admin) | Published: 6 February 2012

I’ve been wanting a floor staff for a long time.  Now I finally have one!

Posted in beginners / elementary Level, composition, games, group classes, movement, music camps, music theory, Preschool / Early Childhood Music | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Musical Instruments Quizzing/Sorting game

By joy (admin) | Published: 31 January 2012

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 [...]

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Forum Q&A | Perfectionist Piano Students

By joy (admin) | Published: 24 January 2012

Last week, our Forum Q&A discussion was about saying goodbye to piano students before moving away.  Today, I’d love to hear your thoughts about students who are perfectionists.  We’ve all had them!  Sometimes they are so hard on themselves when it comes to making mistakes that they stop having fun.  They may even stop making [...]

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