by Spring | Nov 18, 2019 | 4 D's, Discover
Our students are on YouTube all the time, right?! Many times I’ve wished my students would spend as much time practicing as they spend on YouTube. Anytime I can find good resources for students on YouTube I am thrilled. The internet is plagued with lots of...
by Whitney | Nov 11, 2019 | 4 D's, Delight, Discover, Featured, Games, Printables, Resources
Have you checked out all of our bingo options? They’re some of the most popular free downloads on 4dpianoteaching. So many great options to bring a little bit of fun into your next piano lesson or really any music lesson! We have rhythm bingos – here and...
by Whitney | Apr 30, 2019 | 4 D's, Develop, Discover, Featured, Resources, Worksheets
Question: When was the last time you did ear training work with your students? If I’m honest, it was probably in preparation for the theory test… and before that test came up? Yikes. It’s always so busy to fit in all we want to teach in 30 minutes so...
by Spring | Feb 7, 2019 | 4 D's, Delight, Discover
I’ve been using the Flashnote Derby app with my students for several years. It’s such a fun way to practice note recognition and doesn’t take up much lesson time. You can read more about how the app works on Susan Paradis’s blog here. Recently,...
by Spring | Jan 24, 2019 | 4 D's, Discover
I recently got a new piano bench for my teaching studio, and I love it! I learned about Exemplar benches at the MTNA Conference last year. They had a booth set up in the exhibit hall and I immediately liked the benches. Finally, at the end of 2018 I was able to order...
by Whitney | Dec 19, 2018 | 4 D's, Discover, Drive, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
Woohoo! We’ve reached #20 in our Tuesday Teaching Tactics. These short posts are meant to just give you a quick idea or reminder about something you can incorporate right away in your teaching. We have loved sharing our favorite tricks and thoughts with you each...