by PianoTels | Jan 2, 2020 | Blog
Perhaps you have heard the new primary song, I Will Walk with Jesus. It’s a beautiful song and really testifies of our relationship with our Savior. As I was preparing these visuals for Singing Time, my kids kept coming and singing it! They just love it. I...
by PianoTels | Dec 20, 2019 | Blog, Learn Piano
Dynamics, or how loud or soft music is played, can really turn a nice piece of music into a masterpiece. As such, you will definitely want to pay attention to all those dynamic markings you may find in your music! List of Dynamics: Dynamic Terms are Written in...
by PianoTels | Dec 19, 2019 | Blog, Learn Piano, Lesson Plans for Teaching Beginners, Teach Piano
Jingle Bells is probably the most well loved and most sung song at Christmas time. All the kids want to play it — and adults do to! Here are a few simplified versions for you to play and sing along to. You are welcome to use this, copy it, share it, perform...
by PianoTels | Dec 18, 2019 | Blog, Learn Piano, Teach Piano
You may have heard the terms tonic, dominant, and subdominant. And you may have heard just how fundamental these are to music theory. But I played piano for about fifteen years before I even knew what tonic, dominant, and subdominant was. So what do they mean and...
by PianoTels | Dec 17, 2019 | Blog, Teaching Games & Activities
A great game that is active and fun and it works for large or small groups. Easy to set up and go! Level: Beginner Objective: To review music symbols and notes Materials: Click to download the notes and symbols Where’s-Waldo-Music-Hunt.pdf (864...
by PianoTels | Dec 16, 2019 | Blog, Learn Piano
Having played the piano for over 25 years, I have had some exposure to what we call music theory. As a piano teacher, I have had ample opportunity to describe to many new students exactly what music theory is and the basics of it. So what is basic music theory? The...