by PianoTels | Nov 19, 2019 | Teaching Games & Activities
Level: Beginner to Intermediate Objective: To help build sight reading skills by reviewing notes on the staff and learning to quickly recognize note names. A player wins when he/she has a full set (6 cards) of a note. This is based off of the popular game of Pit – an...
by PianoTels | Nov 13, 2019 | Blog, Learn Piano, Teach Piano
One of the best (and fun) ways to remember the musical staff is to use your own hand! When my kids (even my preschooler) can name off all of the treble and bass clef lines and spaces, you know its full proof! But what makes this so much easier to remember and why...
by PianoTels | Nov 8, 2019 | Blog, Learn Piano
If you are a beginner, or if you have a child who wants to play piano, you will want to make sure you are starting out with the right equipment! Having an upright piano, a baby grand, and a digital piano all at the same time, I have some experience with all of them...
by PianoTels | Oct 29, 2019 | Blog, Learn Piano, Sheet Music, Teach Piano
There is nothing better than having some new sheet music to just dive into and start playing! Nothing seems to help with practicing as much as a new, exciting song to play. I have taught piano for years and years and the trick to getting a student “going...
by PianoTels | Oct 28, 2019 | Blog
Millions of people are posting, creating, or using music in one way or another every day! Not only do I have my favorite songs, I love all the variations, covers, and take-offs that are made by those songs. It makes me want to create my own, too! But how do I know...