Piano Pyramid

Piano Pyramid Music Theory Game

If you need a way to ramp up the excitement for your students to correctly name and play notes or do clap backs and sing backs, then here it is! Piano Pyramid encourages students build a pyramid of random objects on their piano, adding another piece to the pile with each successful turn. If they … Read more

Look and Leap

Look and Leap

“Where do my hands go to start?” If this is a question you’re tired of hearing, then this game is for you! Look and Leap addresses note names,octave confusion, finger numbers and sight reading in a rapid-fire 90-second game. For added excitement, consider incorporating a little friendly competition in your studio with a chart tracking … Read more

Mini Musicians Two

Mini Musicians Two Preschool Program

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

40 Wk But-the-Pieces Plan: Piano Powerbooster Three

Piano Powerbooster Three

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

Mini Musicians Promotional Materials

Mini Musicians social graphics

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

Mini Musicians One

Mini Musicians One cover-01

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

Betty Blanks

Betty Blanks

Betty Blanks is a great way to work on the patterns in the music alphabet with your youngest students. There are no skips or backwards patterns in this game so it’s a great first step before Gator Gaps, and gameplay is simultaneous (no waiting for turns) and simple making it great for preschoolers. HOW TO … Read more

40 Wk But-the-Pieces Plan: Piano Powerbooster Two

Piano Powerbooster Two Music Theory Curriculum 2

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

40 Wk But-the-Pieces Plan: Piano Powerbooster One

Piano-powerbooster-one-music-theory-curriculum

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

Naked Piano Diagrams

Naked Piano Diagrams

This worksheet is used to enhance a discussion about the inner workings of a piano and make it more memorable. There are upright and grand piano versions included. *Looking for a more in-depth plan to use with groups? Check out the Naked Piano Group Workshop plan!* How to Play Discuss the inside of your piano … Read more