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?
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Perfectionism kills art. I find that if I criticise myself, it spoils the fun. You can get paralysed by analysis – it takes all the playfulness away Geri Halliwell Do you teach any perfectionists? A few years ago I inherited a piano student who was at the more extreme end of the scale. With one…
“Learning should always be fun. They should be having a ball. It’s amazing how much they remember when it is fun” Dan Grable Where I live it’s almost the end of the long summer holidays and students are about to head back to school. So it’s that time of year when I open up the…
If you always do what is easy and choose the path of least resistance, you never step outside your comfort zone. Great things don’t come from comfort zones Roy Bennett Some time ago I went rock climbing for the first time. I’m not great with heights so it was quite a big deal for me….
PIANO LEVEL 1 ‘Piano Pattern Detective’ is a fun sight-reading adventure for piano players. Can you solve the case and rule out the suspects? SUSAN’S BOOKS REVIEWS Find the spy! There has been a crime at the Piano Note Factory! Someone has sabotaged the machine that sends out piano books around the world! Can you…
This music theory game has been very competitive among the students in my studio and a lot of fun! Teacher plays against student in a battle to sow the most crops, but whoever find that pesky snail puts their win in jeopardy! Veggie Wars is part of a collection of customisable online rhythm games. The…
PIANO METHOD LEVEL 1 ‘Sneaky Sabotage’ is the third book in a fun beginner piano adventure series after ‘Who Stole The Broccoli?‘ and ‘Mystery in Room 13’. Budding detectives are immersed in a mystery designed to engage students and add enjoyment to lessons. SUSAN’S BOOKS REVIEWS A piano adventure There has been a crime! The…
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