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NEW! Music games website
Bylearnatune February 14, 2024February 14, 2024

Today is an exciting day! I am very happy to introduce to you my brand new music games website with over 160 games and resources for teachers. Better yet, it’s part of this very website! Work out ‘Who Stole My Homework’, creep through the forest collecting gems but ‘Don’t Wake Lenny’, or swim down the…

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Space Rescue: a music theory adventure book
Bylearnatune January 7, 2024January 5, 2026

ABRSM GRADE 1 THEORY LEVEL The spaceship ‘Allegro 3’ was exploring the ‘Tempo Galaxy’ when it disappeared in an asteroid storm. Can you head the rescue mission and find Captain Harvey and his crew? Only music theory will help you put the planet map together and complete the mission in this mystery adventure. SUSAN’S BOOKS…

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Who Stole My Pizza? A piano mystery for beginners
Bylearnatune November 7, 2023January 5, 2026

PRIMER LEVEL It’s the night of his big piano concert and Henry is late! The traffic is terrible so he orders a pizza to be delivered to his dressing room … but when Henry gets there, all that’s left is the empty box! SUSAN’S BOOKS REVIEWS An incredibly fun book. I have about 15 students…

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A piano mystery for beginners
Bylearnatune August 15, 2023January 5, 2026

EARLY PRIMER LEVEL The ‘BAG’ Files is a fun detective mystery for young beginner pianists. Help Jack find out who stole his bag by learning the tunes and solving the theory puzzles. A great way to practice the first few notes a beginner encounters in their method book. SUSAN’S BOOKS REVIEWS BAG in the bass…

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Music and storytelling
Bylearnatune December 29, 2022February 13, 2024

I’m an interpreter of stories. When I perform it’s like sitting down at my piano and telling fairy stories. Nat King Cole What a fantastic quote! Once upon a time, I was preparing a student for her exam! Everything was in place. All the notes and rhythms were correct but there was something missing. So…

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Sparking the imagination in music lessons
Bylearnatune December 9, 2022February 13, 2024

Hands up if your imagination was a huge part of growing up! As a child I remember making dens in the garden with friends and hiding from dragons, or dressing up with clothes from mum’s wardrobe and pretending to be characters in an adventure story. Fast forward to today and children are no different. In…

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Teaching music using adventure and the imagination
Bylearnatune December 7, 2022February 13, 2024

I loved doing this and I won as well!!! Music student In Sophie’s last piano lesson we found ourselves in a clearing in the forest. Straight ahead was a rope ladder and next to it we could just about make out some kind of wooden chest hiding behind overgrown flowers. We carefully moved the flowers…

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A piano can tell a story
Bylearnatune December 7, 2022February 13, 2024

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…

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