You can teach every student how to play Happy Birthday on the piano by doing a fun studio challenge. Use these arrangements that have 10 different versions all in one set. You can teach Happy Birthday to students of all levels, beginning to advanced.
An essential part of music study is to become familiar with the musical alphabet. Being able to name steps or skips quickly in either direction is the foundation for theory. Students ultimately need to be able to spell scales and chords with ease. This week I made a set of musical alphabet worksheets to use on my iPad with students.
What do snowmen hamburgers, cookies, and jellybeans have to do with music? This post explains how one simple supplement can help you teach all 12 major keys to beginning students.