Early piano registration: How to plan ahead for the unknown
Early registration helps the piano teacher know which students plan to return to lessons in the fall, and this makes your planning easier. But with COVID-19 there are so many unknowns. How can piano teachers best handle pre-registration this year? Read to find out! ...continue reading →
How Heart and Soul teaches Primary Chords [Part V]
Heart and Soul offers an easy way to teach or learn the most-used chords in all styles of music: the primary chords. This blog post is complete with images, a tutorial video and a FREE printable sheet, and is a great way to start any young student on understanding keyboard harmony! Share this post directly with your students to give them a project they can do at home! ...continue reading →
Heart and Soul piano play-along -- Duet videos [Part IV]
A student at home can play duets in two ways: with a family member, or with a virtual duet partner! Share this blog post directly with your students and they’ll be able to play any part of Heart and Soul along with the duet videos! ...continue reading →
Heart and Soul piano play-along -- Alternative tune [Part III]
Do you know Heart and Soul’s alternative melody? It’s catchy and fun! This post will help your students learn Heart and Soul’s other tune by rote with supporting videos and a FREE printable guide sheet. Your students can use the same steps to teach it to a family member! They can play the duet with family at home or the videos. Feel free to share this video directly with your piano students! ...continue reading →
Heart and Soul piano play-along -- Learn the bass and chords [Part I]
Share this video directly with your piano students! It will help them learn Heart and Soul’s bass line and chords by rote with supporting videos and a FREE printable guide sheet. Your students can use the same steps to teach it to a family member! Family duet, anyone? ...continue reading →
Piano play-along duets for families at home: Heart and Soul [Teacher intro]
Here’s how piano teachers can organize a complete unit in eight sections on Heart and Soul! Students can learn: all three parts by rote (with supporting guide sheets); 2) how to teach it to a family member; 3) to play the duet with online videos; 4) how to improvise; 5) primary chords; 6) relative minors; 7) how to transpose. Keep your students engaged with this amazing project! ...continue reading →
Online piano lessons for Beginner and Elementary students: Idea bank
Piano teachers everywhere are looking for ideas on how to teach beginner and elementary students online. By far, this will be the most challenging demographic to engage with remote teaching. Here are resources and tips to get you started! We can do this! ...continue reading →
Ear training Interval Dash, off-the-bench teaching strategy [Printables]
This off-the-bench resource teaches intervals by ear and visualizes them spatially without using notation. This approach is highly effective in helping students to gain a sound perspective and to learn to identify intervals by ear with accuracy. Plus, it’s fun! ...continue reading →
Secret Carol Rhythm Sight Clapping, good piano lesson assessment tool
Warm up your students with this seasonal lesson opener! It takes five minutes or less, it’s easy to organize and remember to do, and each student participates at their own level! In one quick activity you can assess how your student is progressing with their rhythmic development and it comes with a secret bonus challenge! ...continue reading →