Today is World Piano Day and a time to celebrate this wonderful instrument.
Held on the 88th day of each year to represent the 88 keys on a piano, this day unites piano lovers across the globe. So what will you be playing today?
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…
Making music lessons fun
“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…
Music practice and motivation
“A student is almost always feeling motivated to practice, if he leaves his lesson feeling capable” Frances Clark Have you ever noticed a connection between how much practice a student does at home and how well their previous lesson went? One of my least favourite subjects at school was maths. I definitely leaned towards the…
Heist: a grade 5 theory game
Put your detective skills to the test in this grade 5 music theory game and stop Reg from robbing the museum! Wouldn’t it be great if you could revise for your grade 5 theory exam but make it fun at the same time? Heist is an online card game which helps you practice questions relating…
Using play as serious learning in the music lesson
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood” Fred Rogers I drove past my piano teachers house recently and memories of having lessons as a child came flooding back. All those years ago there was no…
Happy holiday season
Wishing you all a very peaceful and happy holiday season and a Happy New Year for 2024! Thank you for your support of Learnatune this year and I’m looking forward to bringing you more games based resources in the new year. This year has certainly been busy with the release of several newly published books…
