A group workshop/piano party plan for mixed ages and levels providing a lovely journey through music history. https://vimeo.com/398082455 How to Use This lesson plan is designed to suit a group of 4-10 students at a variety of levels. These activities will work best for students from 6 to 12 years old, although many older students … Read more
This ‘But-the-Pieces’ lesson plan is designed to introduce lead sheets to any student at any level. Lead sheets are an important form of notation for students to understand. Not all students will go on to create their own elaborate arrangements or to play in bands that use lead sheets, but they should have that avenue … Read more
A group workshop/piano party plan including games and creative activities with a J. S. Bach theme. https://vimeo.com/383243799 How to Use This lesson plan is designed to suit a group of 4-10 students at a variety of levels. These activities will work best for students from 4 to 10 years old, although many older students will … Read more
Welcome to Mini Musicians Two! This 40 week curriculum for music teachers is designed to be a positive, creative and exploratory second year curriculum to allow you to explore music with 4–6 year olds in a group setting. The program incorporates piano playing and will provide great preparation for more traditional piano lessons, but it … Read more
https://vimeo.com/332261467 How to Use This lesson plan is designed to suit a group of 4-10 students at a variety of levels. These activities will work best for students from 5 to 12 years old, although many older students will be happy to get involved too. The time estimates given are very approximate and many activities … Read more
A group workshop/piano party plan including games and creative activities with Debussy theme. The music in this plan is a little more challenging so I recommend starting with Beethoven Bash if your students are new to ensemble playing. https://vimeo.com/332259497 How to Use This lesson plan is designed to suit a group of 4-10 students at … Read more
Evenly-levelled piano duets are not always the easiest thing to find…especially for beginner piano students. But they can be a fantastic way to bring students together and get them to learn skills like steady pulse and active listening. Almost all my students are in buddy lessons so they have a built-in duet partner each week. I like every student … Read more
This ‘But-the-Pieces’ lesson plan will help you teach theory, aural, technique and rhythm through games and creative activities. It is designed to be used directly after the Piano Powerbooster One. There are 40 weeks of lesson plans and each will last about 20 minutes (including the warmup). Feel free to use these plans in conjunction … Read more
Introduce your students to the blues with this fun and interactive workshop plan. Perfect for a mixed group of students and full of creativity! https://vimeo.com/332260360 How to Use This lesson plan is designed to suit a group of 4-10 students at a variety of levels. These activities will work best for students from 5 to … Read more
These 5 levels of chord challenges are a systematised way to work on chords with piano students. They will give a clear structure for teaching all the major, minor and dominant seventh chords and inversions. The 5 challenge levels provide a sense of accomplishment and landmarks along the way to guide progress. Chord Apprentice: Major … Read more