Category: Theory

Musicianship Monthly for November

10/29/2021

A new month means a new opportunity to incorporate a fun musicianship skill into your lessons! (Want to learn more about Musicianship Monthly and see past activities? Click HERE!)

This month, we will be exploring chord symbols and lead sheet playing using a song that is perfect for Thanksgiving: "Simple Gifts." Keep reading for two free lead sheets (easy and intermediate level) that you can use with your students this month!

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Fun Halloween Listening Activities

10/16/2021

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Nothing sets the mood for Halloween like a good, spooky piece of music! Luckily there are lots of descriptive pieces--many by famous classical composers--that are often associated with Halloween.

Take advantage of these spooky pieces to do a few listening activities with your students this month! You can use these pieces to learn about storytelling through music, introduce students to a variety of musical instruments, review dynamics and music vocabulary, listen for musical themes and form, and more.

Keep reading for a few fun listening activities (including some really cool YouTube videos!) to use with your students as Halloween approaches...

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2 Minute Teaching Tip #5: Introducing the circle of fifths

2/12/2021

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The circle of fifths can be a powerful teaching tool! Check out this quick, easy tip for introducing this important theory concept to your students at the piano.

Click "read more" to watch the video!

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A Pentascale Practice Freebie!

12/28/2020

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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?

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2 Minute Teaching Tip #3: Inversions

12/18/2020

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Want a quick and easy way to help your students identify the inversion and root of any triad? Check out this "2 Minute Teaching Tip!"

Click "read more" to watch the video!

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Musicianship Monthly for November

Fun Halloween Listening Activities

2 Minute Teaching Tip #5: Introducing the circle of fifths

A Pentascale Practice Freebie!

2 Minute Teaching Tip #3: Inversions

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