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 9, 2019 | Blog, Lesson Plans for Teaching Beginners, Teach Piano, Teaching Games & Activities
Looking for some fun and creative games and activities for your music classroom? These games are fun, easy to explain and execute, and great at teaching and reinforcing musical concepts! You will find most of the materials for the games in free, downloadable links,...
by PianoTels | Nov 19, 2019 | Blog, Learn Piano, Lesson Plans for Teaching Beginners
The staff is the very basic of written music theory. Once you know about the staff, you can learn practically anything from there! All those lines and squiggles can seem daunting, but here is a way that even a three year old can understand. Print out your own treble...
by PianoTels | Nov 1, 2018 | Beginner Lesson Plans, Blog, Lesson Plans for Teaching Beginners
How to teach piano: This is the 2nd lesson plan for 1st years. Learning to play and recognize C through E on the keyboard and the staff. Time Needed: 30-40 mins (adaptable) Audience: intended for elementary ages, can adapt to individual or class Materials: Printable...
by PianoTels | Oct 24, 2018 | Blog, Lesson Plans for Teaching Beginners
I have recently been trying to figure out the best option for teaching piano lessons in the summer. With all the traveling and busy schedules, it is very difficult to keep up consistent piano lessons! So, I decided to create a summer music camp for my students. This...
by PianoTels | Jul 30, 2018 | Beginner Lesson Plans, Blog, Learn Piano, Lesson Plans for Teaching Beginners
All piano students should know these basic music theory concepts: Staff Awareness bass clef treble clef Note Names and Placement on the keyboard on the staff Basic Music Vocab measure bar lines, double bar lines repeat symbols slurs fermatas, etc. Basic Music...