These quick little exercises improve your student’s musical ears – without taking a stressful amount of the lesson away. Perfect for a busy piano curriculum. How to Use Singing wall warm-ups: Stick the solfa posters on a wall or the back of a door. Review the scale by pointing to each note ascending and descending. … Read more
This is a chance for personal growth for your students. Thinking carefully about practice habits, practice quality, attitude and concentration is a great way to round off a year or semester. Use this simple self-evaluation form to help your students think about what went well for the last year, what they want to achieve next … Read more
When it comes to the modes, it’s very helpful to associate different moods, personalities or themes with each, in order to distinguish them from each other. This activity takes a quasi “memory palace” approach to the modes using poems about each mode and asking students to complete the stories and put their own spin on … Read more