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 Want to learn more about "Musicianship Monthly" and see past topics? Click HERE! This month's musicianship skill is a perfect way to kick off the new year. Invite your students to participate in a "new year, new key" challenge by learning how to transpose! Click "read more" for your free resources on teaching transposition!
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 Today's freebie is also a hint at January's "Musicianship Monthly" skill! This worksheet will have students of all ages quickly building and playing major and minor pentascales in any key. Click HERE or on the picture to download your free pentascale practice worksheet....and don't forget to check back to see what musicianship skill we will be covering in January! Any guesses?  Looking for a fun activity to keep your students engaged over the holiday break? Today I am sharing a fun practice challenge that will have your students doing one music-related task for each of the 12 days of Christmas! Tasks include: playing favorite pieces, sight-reading, reviewing scales, drawing musical symbols, listening to classical music, and more! Click HERE for your free copy of the "12 Days of Christmas" practice challenge. Happy holidays, and happy practicing!  I am excited to share a new monthly feature here on my blog that I hope will be very helpful for teachers and students!
If you've read some of my previous blog posts, you know that helping my students to build solid musicianship skills (ear training, improvising, harmonizing, transposing, etc.) is one of the foundations of my teaching philosophy. However, it often can be difficult to fit these skills into our lessons on a regular basis when much of our time is occupied with working on repertoire, music theory, and technique. My strategy with my own students has been to rotate through these musicianship skills by using many of the free resources I have posted here on my website, along with others that have been generously shared by other educators from around the web. So, starting this month, I will be highlighting one musicianship skill each month and sharing some of my favorite free resources related to that skill. It is my goal to give teachers new inspiration and helpful resources for fitting these musicianship skills into their lessons on a regular basis. Would you like to join in on the fun? If so, read on for resources related to the musicianship skill I will be highlighting in December: lead sheet playing!  Have you ever had a student break a finger or an arm? It is sad whenever a student has an injury--but especially so around the holiday season, when many students look forward to playing their favorite holiday pieces in the weeks leading up to Christmas.
Today I am sharing a couple of Christmas pieces you can have on hand (pun intended) if the need arises! Both of these Christmas arrangements can be played by either right hand or left hand alone--so there is no need to take a break from the holiday fun! Read on to learn more about these free 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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