Category: Theory

Guest post on teaching composition for the Colourful Keys blog!

9/18/2023

We all know that teaching improvisation and composition is a great way for our piano students to unlock their creativity and get comfortable making music away from the written page.

But did you know these activities can also be powerful tools for helping our students learn and memorize scales, chord progressions, accompaniment patterns and much more?

Check out my guest post for the Colourful Keys blog to learn more about easy ways to harness the power of composition in your studio!

Many thanks to the Colourful Keys team for inviting me to contribute to their website! Click HERE to read the whole article.

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Free Musical Symbol Scavenger Hunt Printable!

8/10/2023

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Looking for a fast review idea for your next lesson? Try this quick and easy musical symbol scavenger hunt!

This worksheet is a great way to help students quickly identify and draw musical symbols, as well as to get more practice counting measure numbers in their music.

Download your free PDF copy by clicking HERE or on the image. Happy hunting!

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Summer Fun Series! Lesson Plan #4 (No Piano Required!)

7/22/2023

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Summer is a great time to think outside of the box as you lesson plan! Flexibility with your lesson plans in the summer is also key, since students are often taking more sporadic lessons due to summer vacations, camps, sports, and other activities.

Over the past few weeks, I have been sharing a series of fun lesson plans that are perfect for busy students (and teachers) this summer! Each lesson plan includes links to FREE worksheets and activities that can be completed in the space of a 30 minute lesson.

Lesson Plan #4 is a special one, because it is a lesson plan with no piano required! If you have students traveling this summer who want to keep up their skills, or a super-dedicated student who wants to Zoom in for a lesson while on vacation, this is the lesson plan for you!

Keep reading to learn more....

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Summer Fun Series! Lesson Plan #1

6/12/2023

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Summer is a great time to think outside of the box as you lesson plan! Flexibility with your lesson plans in the summer is also key, since students are often taking more sporadic lessons due to summer vacations, camps, sports, and other activities.

So, over the next several weeks, I will be sharing a series of fun lesson plans that will be perfect for busy students (and teachers) this summer! Each lesson plan focuses on one skill and includes links to FREE worksheets and activities that can be completed in the space of a 30 minute lesson.

Lesson Plan #1 is a focus on chords! Keep reading to see the summer fun....

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Musicianship Monthly #26: Building Major and Minor Chords

4/30/2023

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Believe it or not, May is here! That means it is time for a new "Musicianship Monthly" activity!

What is "Musicianship Monthly?" Each month, I share links to free resources you can use to focus on a specific musicianship skill with your students all month long! Want to see past skills we have covered? Click HERE!

This month, our focus is on building chords! Keep reading for resources to help students build major and minor chords, quickly identify inversions, and more!

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Guest post on teaching composition for the Colourful Keys blog!

Free Musical Symbol Scavenger Hunt Printable!

Summer Fun Series! Lesson Plan #4 (No Piano Required!)

Summer Fun Series! Lesson Plan #1

Musicianship Monthly #26: Building Major and Minor Chords

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