My students did amazingly well on their end of year exams last spring. I was thrilled, because we had practiced like crazy with the fun resources I created. In my studio, we spend a ton of time on music theory. Why? Because playing the piano gets so much easier when you understand how music … [Read more...]
Summer Note Name Challenge
It's summer and the perfect time for some fun activities that help kids strengthen their weak spots. I have one young student who is a bit of a mystery. If any of you have experienced something like this, please share your insights below. We're starting to work on quickly identifying key … [Read more...]
Piano Teacher’s Playground
Ready to play? If you're a piano teacher who loves helping your students excel, then you're in the right spot. I've searched the web to find the best piano teaching resources available. You won't believe all the effort that has gone into these amazing teaching tools. Within seconds you can … [Read more...]
Time Signature Cookies Worksheet
I wanted a fun activity to help my third year students practice time signatures. They always seem to love themes related to treats, so this one fits the bill! In this activity, kids look at the measures and then identify the correct time signature. The answers are in the cookies. You can either … [Read more...]
Scale Detective: a major scales music theory worksheet
Here's a fun printable worksheet to help kids learn the whole and half step pattern used by the major scales. Kids can pretend to be a "Scale Detective" and figure out the pattern. There are lots of new music theory worksheets on the site! Click on the link to check them out. Print Scale … [Read more...]