Teaching Piano Pieces by Rote
Teaching pieces by rote is something that I’ve never tried, but after using Piano Safari with a few students, I became a big fan! Find out about how I’m incorporating rote pieces into my teaching.
Musical Alphabet Worksheets
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.
Learn Without Barriers
Use these strategies to help students learn music without creating mental barriers. This post includes a free PDF to hang in your studio!
Fitting It All In
Read how to fit everything you need into one lesson! Technique, Repertoire, Rhythm, Sight-reading, and Theory.
How to Teach 12 Major Keys to Beginning 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.
Fun with Cups
This summer, I started using a new rhythm activity with students, Wendy Steven’s Rhythm Cup Explorations. Ready more about how much fun my students and I had.
Teacher Wishlist, By Caroline Hixson
Caroline Hixson is an active collaborative musician and teacher in the St. Louis, Missouri area. Read her guest post of her favorite teaching tools.
April Challenge Follow-up
Read about how a monthly challenge with incentives encouraged students to do more.
April Piano Challenge
Mix things up in your studio with a monthly challenge.
Ready for Rally Updates
Two years ago, I created Ready for Rally workbooks to prepare students for LMTA’s state theory exams. Even though the workbooks are designed for exams in Louisiana, they can easily be used as a theory workbook with students elsewhere. I’m thrilled with the success of the workbooks in just one year and wanted share a couple of updates that I’m working on.