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 Today I am sharing a fun improv activity for February that can be customized for students at every level! This activity encourages students to improvise in both major and minor keys and to create a melody in 3/4 time. Click HERE or on the picture to download this activity, including a teacher instruction page for tips on how to introduce this improv to your students. Happy improvising!
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 Do you have a hard time getting your students "on a roll" after Christmas break? I know I do!
This month I have been brainstorming ways to make practice and review in our lessons just a bit more fun. So I had a thought--how about turning some of these activities into a game using dice? Today I am sharing a fun "roll the dice" worksheet that helps students to review intervals and draw them on the staff. Use the dice from your favorite board game, or search "google dice" and use a virtual set of dice to complete this worksheet!  The new year is always a great time for incorporating a few fresh, creative activities into our lessons! With that in mind, today I am sharing one of my favorite creative activities for beginning students: a story-based improv activity. This is a great activity for helping students become comfortable creating sounds at the piano away from the written page. I tell students that for this activity, I am the narrator and they are my "sound effect engineers." Their job is to choose a sound on the piano that they think fits the story as we read it together. I know I just shared a whole list of Christmas resources in my last blog post, but I created these "Christmas Jumble" worksheets for my holiday group class today and I had to share! My students got a big kick out of playing the "jumbled" versions of their favorite Christmas songs and trying to sing the lyrics out of order.
These worksheets are a fun way to get students drawing notes correctly on the staff and reviewing the notational rules of stem directions and drawing accidentals. Once students have unscrambled the measures and written them on the staff, you can challenge them to:
 I don't know about you, but at my house the tree is decorated, the lights are twinkling, and the countdown to Christmas is officially on! The next three weeks are going to be busy--so let's make each lesson between now and Christmas a fun one! Today I am sharing my annual Christmas resource round-up, with all of my Christmas music and free teaching resources gathered in one place to make your job easier. Whether you are looking for a last-minute repertoire piece, preparing for upcoming holiday performances, or looking for a worksheet to reinforce your students' theory skills--I've got you covered! Click on the links below for more information about any of these resources. |
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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