Students need to be able to instantly recognise a note and play it on their instrument. Put them on the fast track to success with the 60 Second Challenge! How to Use Turn on a timer/stopwatch. Hold up one card at a time for your student. They must name each note and play it on … Read more
This ‘But-the-Pieces’ lesson plan will take you through theory games, creative activities for the first year with a new student. It is especially designed for young beginners, 5 years and under, but could be used with older students at the teacher’s discretion. There are 40 weeks of lesson plans and each will last about 20 … Read more
This improvisation activity is great way to get your students improvising outside of the normal scales or patterns, but still with some helpful structure. Students draw notes and music terms at random and must use this to form the basis of their new improvisation. Sometimes the notes will clash, sometimes they’ll go beautifully together, either … Read more
Are you searching for a fun Valentine’s day activity? Creative Candies is just what you need. You can use these cards to get your student to experiment with expression, tempo, articulation and dynamics in any piece or use them with an improvisation for even more creativity. How to Play Choose a piece or improvisation pattern … Read more
The first piano lesson is so important. It’s where the relationship, environment, rules,and expectations start to be established. We sometimes miss out on some important stuff in that first lesson when we try to teach too much. I really see the first lesson as more or an exploration with the student and that’s what’s reflected … Read more
These cards provide a great jumping off point for a group improvisation. While the spooky theme is extra fun at Halloween – they really can be used at any time of the year for an awesome ensemble or band experience in a group class or workshop. How to Play Assign one student the bass pattern … Read more