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 Music is bringing comfort to many people around the world right now. Maybe you are looking for uplifting arrangements for your students, or even for yourself, to play during this time? Today I am highlighting a few of my favorite uplifting arrangements, from beginning pieces with teacher duets to late intermediate solos. Creating these arrangements has brought me comfort, and it is my hope that playing this music will bring peace to many people during this time of uncertainty.
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 A cute cat picture just for fun...Maggie says hello! Well, this last month has been a doozy, hasn't it?
If you are like me, you may be working overtime to adjust to an entirely new way of teaching and to find resources to help you and your students during this difficult time of transition. Let's work together! Today I am sharing links to some of my favorite free resources from around the web that I hope will help you and your students. Many of us have switched (or are making preparations to switch) to distance learning over the coming weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today I am sharing 6 free practice packets that I have put together for my own students to use during this time.
Each practice packet contains a music history worksheet, a listening activity, a theory page, and an arrangement by a famous composer. These packets are designed to be used in conjunction with the free materials on the Classics for Kids website HERE (a great resource to share with your students as well). It is my hope that sharing these materials will ease a bit of the burden that many teachers are facing in the coming weeks. Feel free to share these practice packets with your students or with other teachers who you think might find them helpful. Stay well!  Saint Patrick's Day is just around the corner! So, today I am sharing a free arrangement of the traditional Irish jig, "The Irish Washerwoman." In addition to being a fun introduction to Irish folk music, this elementary arrangement also reinforces counting in 3/4 time and holding tied notes, as well as stretching the right hand thumb away from the other fingers. Since this piece uses only the first six notes of the major scale, this arrangement also makes a great transposing challenge piece for your late elementary and intermediate students. Click HERE or on the picture above to download your free PDF of this piece!  There are a few classical pieces that my students seem to request year after year. These are pieces that are so well-known that even students who don't like "classical music" request these pieces because they are so often heard in movies, video games, and on TV.
I love teaching arrangements of these student favorites because they serve as an introduction to the works of the great composers, and they give less advanced students a taste of what they can accomplish if they continue to stick with piano. Can you guess what these pieces are? Read on to find out, and to see my new arrangements available at Sheet Music Plus! |
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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