It’s been a year full of music fun and adventures at Learnatune Games and I hope your students have enjoyed playing as much as mine have! Wishing everyone a happy and peaceful holiday season and looking forward to sharing more games in 2023.
You might like ...
- ABRSM music theory | Grade 1 music theory | Music adventure | Music mystery | Music teaching | Music theory | Music theory games | Note naming
Doughnuts, dogs and music theory!
One of the first music theory games I ever made is called “Who Stole My Doughnut?”. At the time I had a rather mischievous dog who enjoyed long walks, belly rubs, and playing catch. But their favourite (and most annoying!) past time was “counter surfing”. I lost count of the amount of times I’d make…
How helpful are recordings when learning a new piece?
Hands up if you look up performances on places like YouTube when learning a new music piece? Back in the olden days when I was having music lessons, there was no such thing as YouTube. Internet was through the phone line (showing my age now!) and deathly slow. Lecturers at university actually suggested taking a…
Who Ate The Apples: a piano method book
EARLY OFF-STAVE PRIMER ‘Who Ate The Apples’ takes the traditional piano method book into a land of adventure and fun. Budding detectives are immersed in a ‘guess who’ style mystery designed to engage students right from the very first lesson. SUSAN’S BOOKS REVIEWS A piano adventure One day poor Marcus Metro-Gnome lies down for a…
A piano can tell a story
I found this quote a while ago and it really struck a chord (no pun intended!). When learning the piano growing up, I always loved how I could pick up a book of music and be transported to a different world. Each piece told its own unique story. In a similar way I think that’s…
A ‘notes per minute’ challenge for music teachers!
We spend lots of time as music teachers finding and setting up fun resources, games and challenges for our students. But are you ready for a challenge yourself? How many notes do you think you can name in one minute? Find out below and let me know your score in the comments!
Teaching music with dice
There are so many ways to play with dice in a music lesson! Just recently I have been using Google Dice which is a really handy tool, but I always have a real dice next to the piano to add some extra fun to learning. Here are some of the ways I use them: I’d…
