Do you remember the music that first inspired you to learn music by ear? Twenty years ago, back when I was still a young teen, I was obsessed with Celtic music. I spent hours at the piano figuring out the melodies to the...
Read moreJust a quick “Freebie Friday” post here. Not feeling so hot. This is day 2 of recovering from the stomach flu. On the bright side: I’ve graduated from pedialyte and jello to pedialyte and plain rice… hooray! Gotta love the...
Read moreThere’s a lot of buzz going around in piano teacher forums about Valentine’s Day activities. On Friday, I decorated the studio and tomorrow morning I’ll pull out all the activities that we’ll be using throughout the week...
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Yesterday I received a request for minor pentascale worksheets, and since I needed a little break from group lesson planning last night, I decided to whip these up! These new worksheets will work as companions to the major pentascale worksheets I...
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Keeping track of lesson assignments can be a tricky business. Students need something that they will look at on a daily basis to remind them about their assignments and what they should focus on during practice. In the past, we’ve used...
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My students love playing the “Four Chord Song.” It’s been a staple in our studio for a couple of years now. Over the past fifty years (and probably even earlier than that), countless songs have used a simple and very catchy four...
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This worksheet can be used in-tandem with the minor pentatonic blues chart that I posted last month. It includes a breakdown of the intervals in a minor pentatonic blues scale, as well as a reminder about the number of half-steps in each specific...
Read moreHere’s something a Valentine’s Day activity that’s little more challenging for intermediate and advanced piano and theory students. Have them race against a clock to complete the Circle of Fifths...
Read moreThank you, Jennifer Foxx, for inviting me to be your February “Be Our Guest” blogger!
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Here are a couple of old worksheets that I revamped for the blog. Again, these can be used for both piano students and voice students, as it is important for both to learn pentascales. (Yes, I am that teacher that will make her voice students...
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I’m a huge fan of teaching pentascales, both for piano students and vocalists. Here is a quick worksheet I put together that lists the pentascales chromatically, beginning with C Major. Click on the image to enlarge, or you can download the...
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