What are some fun and engaging ways you use to motivate your students or your child to practice? A parent of one of my students generously agreed to share some of her strategies. Let’s go visit her “piano playground” and have a wonderful “piano playtime” with squirrel, Zingo, school bus and more. 🐿 Sneaky Snacky Squirrel […]
“Pure Joy” is what I experience in Dalcroze Eurhythmics lesson. I feel like a kid again when I am in the Eurhythmics classroom. Many students dread learning advanced music concepts such as mixed meter, syncopation, polyrhythms. In Eurhythmics, learning complicated music concepts is no longer intimidating but fun! Eurhythmics invite students to learn in a […]
I have a dream – a dream to bring Dalcroze Eurhythmics to every student’s piano lesson! In previous blog, I shared the story of how I was hooked the first time I experienced Dalcroze Eurhythmics and how I wished that every child could learn music this way. Dalcroze Eurhythmics is the Music Training I wish […]
What is “One Minute Club”? If you want to be a super note-reader, one minute club is for you! In one minute club, student is challenged to identify note flash cards and “say and play” the notes on the grand staff in one minute or less. Well-known teachers, Jane Bastien, Susan Paradis and Amy Chaplin, […]
I was hooked the first time I experienced Dalcroze Eurhythmics. My very first Dalcroze class was in college. At that time, I had no idea what Dalcroze Eurhythmics was. I entered the classroom not knowing what to expect. However, after the one-hour session, I was hooked. I couldn’t help but asking myself: “Why didn’t I […]
Every month, I share one of my favorite teaching tools and books. This month we will focus on landmark notes and E-Z Notes Magnetic Music Staff. In this 3-minute video, you’ll see how I use the Music Staff to explain the landmark notes and how I number the staff. Are you interested in learning […]
Every month, I share one of my favorite teaching tools and books. In January, it was Paul Sheftel’s Modules – an award-winning book with clever and fun pieces that bring music theory to life. This month, I combined 3 of my favorites into 1 package for you. My students have so much fun learning rhythm […]