by Whitney | Aug 15, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Drive, Featured, Printables, Resources, Worksheets
It’s that time of year… Some parents are super excited to send their kids back, others are less excited… But the structure and routines are back. Lessons start up regularly again. Teachers are busy preparing classrooms and new materials. As a piano... by Spring | Aug 14, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
Each Tuesday we bring you a quick teaching idea that you can implement in your lessons right away! Here’s our sixth tip in this series: Most teachers get in the habit of sitting in the same general area of their studio for lessons each week. I sit on the bass... by Spring | Aug 7, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
It’s time for our fifth Teaching Tactic! Teaching our students to recognize the feel of intervals is key to developing fluid readers. Our idea today is to take an “interval trip” with our students, by dictating intervals for them to find. I... by Spring | Jul 31, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
Each Tuesday we bring you a quick Teaching Tactic that you can try in your teaching right away! Today’s idea is to cover your student’s hands while they are sight-reading. There are times when pianists definitely need to look at our hands. But sometimes... by Whitney | Jul 30, 2018 | 4 D's, Delight, Drive, Featured, Games, Printables, Resources
There’s one game that my kids like to play every time we’re stuck in a waiting room situation. Tic Tac Toe! It’s a favorite for kids and really takes little prep, just paper and a pencil. Teaching at the university, I noticed the first year group... by Spring | Jul 24, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
It’s time for our third Teaching Tactic. Each week we’re bringing you a quick idea of something you can try in your lessons right away. Today’s idea is to have your student play the piano along to a drumbeat rhythmic accompaniment. We talked about...