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Play-Doh Re-Mi, Anyone?
Sometimes it escapes me how much difficulty piano students have learning to read notes on the staff. You see, the more than 30 years that I’ve spent playing the piano have fooled me into thinking that...
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Music Notation Made Easy
I recently found this visual of the grand staff on wikihow.com which is great for quickly showing kids how the Treble Clef and Bass Clefs are related. After looking at the picture the phrase “Ace In...
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Ear Candy Game: Quarter Note Lollipops!
Here is a new game to help teach/reinforce note reading. Materials Needed: Small poster board or other heavy paper Twizzlers Pull Apart Candy Skittles Dum Dum Lollipops Ways To Play: For group lessons:...
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A Fun Way To Introduce Music Notation
Have you heard of the Freddie The Frog series? In this picture book series,music educator and author Sharon Burch uses the adventures of a frog named Freddie to introduce music notation and rhythm to...
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Valentine Steps
Here is a quick activity to get the lesson started – especially on Valentine’s Day. Students can practice recognizing and playing stepping patterns on random notes. You could also have the student try...
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Valentine’s Day Piano Fun
Valentine’s Day gives piano teachers loads of ways to infuse fresh excitement into the piano lesson! Today I’m highlighting an idea from Susan Paradis’ blog which helps kids review notes on the grand...
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Same Note, Different Value: A Valentine’s Day Matching Game
Today’s post is inspired by Meryl Brown’s One Heart Activity found on her Music Therapy Blog, Developing Melodies. Meryl pairs Bob Marley’s song, One Love with a matching heart game to teach...
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Sight Read Minor Giveaway!
If you’ve been reading Kids and Keys this week, you already know about the Hanon Plus Giveaway and the Sight Read Plus Giveaway. Well, guess what? We have another one! Today’s giveaway contest is for...
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