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 It's that time again! A new month means another opportunity to explore a new musicianship skill with your students! (Want to learn more about Musicianship Monthly and see past activities? Click HERE!) This month, we are wrapping up the school year with an important skill that your students can practice all summer long: sight-reading! Read on for my favorite resources and tips for turning your students into super sight-readers--along with a fun "super sight-reader" challenge chart!
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 Following up on my post last week about my new pattern-based pieces for beginners, today I am sharing a few thoughts on teaching by rote.
In the past few years, there has been a resurgence in the idea of teaching by rote, with numerous articles and books dedicated to the subject. But how exactly do you go about teaching a piece “by rote”? And more importantly, how does rote teaching benefit your students? Read on for my thoughts on rote teaching and the step-by-step process I use for introducing a piece by rote.  Happy Friday! Just popping in to share two brand-new pieces now available at Piano Pronto! These pieces are part of my upcoming "First Perfect Patterns" collection for elementary pianists. These would make great "first recital" pieces or rote learning pieces for your beginning students. Solar Storm is a mysterious solo that explores the whole-tone scale, clusters, and using the damper pedal. Double Dip is a rockin' blues piece that includes a teacher duet. Looking for pattern-based pieces for your more advanced students? Check out the whole "Perfect Patterns" series HERE!  Do you have beginners that struggle with flying fingers or tension in their shoulders, arms, and hands? If so, check out these quick and easy exercises that will help students of all ages to develop body awareness and learn techniques to release tension at the piano. Click "read more" to watch the video! I have just added 2 new selections to my Free Stuff page that I am excited to share with you today: two free video game themes that are sure to be a hit with your students! Click on the photos below to access these free pieces.
If you enjoy these free pieces, don't forget to check out my many other video game arrangements at a variety of levels HERE!
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AuthorChrissy Ricker is a pianist, teacher, and composer from North Carolina. These are her thoughts on teaching, composing, and all things music. Looking for teaching ideas related to a specific topic? Use the "search" feature or scroll down to see blog posts organized by category!
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