Five Activities for Multi-age Group Music Lessons
Here are 5 activities that you can use in your group music lessons. The activities work for multi-age groups. Read how each activity can be used with students of various levels.
10 Ways to Use the Upgraded Printable Rhythm Cards
When it comes to playing games with students, keep the games as simple as possible! You don’t want to spend valuable lesson time just explaining how a game works. These printable cards offer loads of possibilities for making quick, simple games with students.
An Easy Timeline for Creating Your Own Solo Festival
Creating your own solo music festival is a great way to offer a judged event for your students that is tailored to fit the exact needs of your studio. Perhaps your teaching association does not have an event in the fall. Or perhaps there is an event at the right time...
Piano Music for Teens
Teenage students need pieces that give a lot of bang for their buck. They need showstopper pieces that have lots of patterns. Here is my list of favorites for teens. Each piece has patterns that will make it quick for teen students to learn. These would also work great for adult students!
Organize Your Music Lesson Plans
Has a student ever come to his lesson without his assignment book and you have *no* idea what you did last week? Yes, it happens! If you have a full studio of private students, it is hard to remember exactly what you do week from week with each student. I've tried...
Holiday Incentives for Your Music Studio
Motivate your students with these fun, simple holiday incentives.
December Studio Challenge
Use this print out to run a December challenge in your piano studio to keep students motivated during the holidays!
Piano Safari Resource Roundup
The Piano Safari Roundup has links for various supplements that coordinate with the Piano Safari method. Supplements include both worksheets and activities.
Simple Rhythm Activities
Sometimes I like to do a simple, quick rhythm activity to finish up the last few minutes of a lesson. Here are four ways you can reinforce rhythm with students in under five minutes.
New Piano Ensemble Music: Take Me Out to the Ball Game
During the summer, I like to offer occasional group classes for my students. I usually arrange a popular song so that multiple levels of students can play together. I just finished arranging Take Me Out to the Ball Game. It should be a fun piece to do with students...