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Heidi’s Piano Studio: T.E.A.M. - Collaborative Piano Fun
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Piano Game Resource List. Spicing Up Piano Lessons. Saturday, August 1, 2015. TEam - Collaborative Piano Fun. Our piano quest for virtues. This month focuses on cooperation. The lab setup. Of my studio makes the perfect setting for students to work together on duets as students come in pairs to lessons. Fortunately most are sibling pairs who can extend their duet practice time at home to prepare for their upcoming group lesson duet performances. I love this creative duet by a sibling pair. 5 Teeter Totte...
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Heidi’s Piano Studio: Piano Lab 101: Scheduling, Structure, Assignments and Progress
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Piano Game Resource List. Spicing Up Piano Lessons. Tuesday, December 13, 2011. Piano Lab 101: Scheduling, Structure, Assignments and Progress. There are several different elements to consider when setting up a piano lab. When I incorporated piano lab into my private lessons, I had just relocated to a new area so I advertised the piano lab as one of the benefits of regular lessons. And included lab fees with tuition. Initially I staggered lesson times. To gauge how well the student grasped the concept in...
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Heidi’s Piano Studio: Piano Game Resource List by Concept & Level
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Piano Game Resource List. Spicing Up Piano Lessons. Monday, April 29, 2013. Piano Game Resource List by Concept and Level. It's not all black and white.a colorful approach to teaching! If you have any other favorites that are not on the list, please let me know in the comments! The levels correspond roughly with the concepts of Hal Leonard Method Books (1-5) and/or the Music Progressions Curriculum. Which I use as a framework for the order of my curriculum. Music Alphabet, Piano Key Names. LMS Tic Tac Toe.
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Heidi’s Piano Studio: Technique Pattern Bingo
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Piano Game Resource List. Spicing Up Piano Lessons. Wednesday, August 5, 2015. To top off our quest for creative composition. Last month we ended the month with a some fun group lesson games. After completing the opening scale pattern coloring page and playing a fun game of Mystery Food Improv,. Scaling up the keys (Major). Scaling down the keys (Major). Scaling up the keys (minor). Scaling down the keys (minor). Arpeggios sound like a harp (18va arpeggio). Chord Progression Please (I-IV-I-V-I). Focus Pi...
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Heidi’s Piano Studio: The Finger Trampoline
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Piano Game Resource List. Spicing Up Piano Lessons. Wednesday, June 24, 2015. I recently was inspired by a post by Andrea and Trevor Dow on "Teach Piano Today" about making this simple "amazing fingercise cup". To "Don't Pluck this one Back.". Don't "pluck this one back. My first attempt several years ago with a young beginner trying "Cookie Dough" (a finger # practice song from My First Piano Adventures) began with an awkward finger depressed into a ziplocked ball of cookie dough. 10 years piano teachin...
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Heidi’s Piano Studio: 3 Steps to More Effective Technique Practice
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Piano Game Resource List. Spicing Up Piano Lessons. Thursday, July 30, 2015. 3 Steps to More Effective Technique Practice. After reading over Julie Knerr's informative dissertation on teaching beginning technique. I've been contemplating ideas to ramp up the success of technical drills in my studio. I follow the curriculum sequence of Music Progressions. And start by introducing 5 finger patterns (by rote with picture scales) to beginners. Play while focusing eyes on the music. Is the tone even? Can you ...
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Heidi’s Piano Studio: A Quest for Virtues - Theme for the New Piano Year
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Piano Game Resource List. Spicing Up Piano Lessons. Friday, September 12, 2014. A Quest for Virtues - Theme for the New Piano Year. Earlier this week when I attended a classroom event in my child's school, I was impressed with their classroom focus on 5 character traits. The week's theme was on Perserverance so they copied the poem Try Try Again. So when I brainstormed my entry for the Most Creative Piano Quest at Teach Piano Today. 8211; Accurately report your practice minutes/efforts consistently.
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Top Tools and Resources for Beginning Piano Players
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Top Tools and Resources for Beginning Piano Players. Top Tools and Resources for Beginning Piano Players. December 14, 2016. Music is a universal language. For a lot of people, just listening to their favorite songs on a bad day can pull them away from a funk. Others have an easier time communicating their feelings through music, when they can’t find words for it themselves. These are just a few reasons why someone might want to pursue learning an instrument. Chords, Scale and Theory. Zebra Keys has a vi...
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Theory Master Challenge | piano fundamentals
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Great Composer Master Challenge. Music Appreciation Master Challenge. Tips for Tonic Tutor. Lesson Information (Tanner Piano Studio Policy). Download, print and complete any of the following worksheets. For each correctly completed worksheet you may earn 1 bead for your strand. All worksheets are listed on this page with much thanks to Color In My Piano. Hands and Fingers at the Piano. From Color in My Piano. For Beginners from Susan Paradis. Introduction to the Staff. From Color in My Piano. Write in th...
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Rhythm Master Challenge | piano fundamentals
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Great Composer Master Challenge. Music Appreciation Master Challenge. Tips for Tonic Tutor. Lesson Information (Tanner Piano Studio Policy). To complete your assigned rhythm challenge, visit Compose Create. And download and print the assigned worksheet. Worksheets should be completed in the following order. For each worksheet you complete you will earn a sticker on your recognition sheet. 1) Write in the counts (1a 2a 3a 4a…). 2) Tap and count out loud. Click here to access the worksheet list. D'Net...
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