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
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 images can be used to create graphics for social media and printed flyers or posters. There are landscape and portrait versions provided in the zip file. Important note: You may only use these graphics to promote the Mini Musicians program which all members have access to here. You may not use this name or … Read more
Welcome to Mini Musicians! This curriculum is designed to be a positive, creative and exploratory first introduction to music for 3-5 year olds in a group setting. The program is directed towards piano and will provide great preparation for more traditional piano lessons, but is also beneficial for children who will go on to study … Read more
https://vimeo.com/332258858 We also have live teaching videos of many of the elements from this workshop: Beethoven Beat Conduct like Beethoven Classical Causeway Beethoven’s Bucket Dunk This group workshop plan is a great way to bring the magic of Beethoven and ensemble playing into your studio. How to Use This lesson plan is designed to suit … 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
Looking for a way to celebrate Paddy’s day in your music studio? This improvisation game is the perfect activity. The activity will be infinitely more fun if you first briefly explain the story of Dagda and his magic harp that would cast spells on people. Only Dagda could play the magic harp and in the … 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 in the first year of lessons with a new student age 7 and over, or to be used after the Tiny Finger Takeoff with a second year student age 6 and … Read more
Creating a blues ensemble is one of my favourite group lesson activities. I believe getting my students improvising together like this helps them to understand the importance of listening, steady beat, and so much more. Although I have marked this as “late beginner and up” you could adapt the parts to suit beginner students, it … Read more