Do you include ear training exercises in every lesson? This definitely wasn't a huge part of the traditional lessons I had as a child. ...
Solfa can be a fantastic tool for piano teachers, and it doesn’t have to be difficult or scary. Here's how you can get started.
I recently found a great site that focuses on ear training and has many FREE printable games that would be excellent during lessons. The si...
Transform piano lessons into engaging adventures with these fun and educational piano games! Explore physical and digital options!
In 2018 we added 81 preschool and primer games to the printables section of Teach Piano Today’s WunderKeys website! There are now well over one hundred fun activities that you can print and play at a moment’s notice. In 2019 we have no intention of slowing down our printable output! Today we’re back with another […]
Our Boom Cards for Piano Lessons allow beginner students of all ages to creatively learn the fundamentals of playing the piano all while having fun!
This beginning piano game reviews sight-reading and ear training. Great for in-person instruction and adaptable for online piano lessons.
Solfa can be a fantastic tool for piano teachers, and it doesn’t have to be difficult or scary. Here's how you can get started.
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Meet the Ear Training Intervaltoons (TM) Get your first 4 Intervaltoons Free when you subscribe to my newsletter. In my experience, the easiest way to train the ear to recognize music intervals is to associate each interval with a familiar song. This technique becomes even more powerful when you include visual learning aides. I created …
"YOU be the teacher BINGO!" is an ear training activity that will allow students to work on hearing mistakes in a common melody - Ode to Joy. The teacher will play the melody, making a different mistake each time. It is up to the student to use their bingo board to try to identify what mistake the t...
Spring has sprung! Increase the fun and engagement by incorporating these no-prep spring-themed games into your piano lessons!
Aural skills games for piano beginners shouldn’t feel like a test. These FREE voting paddles make ear training activities and tests fun!
Your piano students will enjoy working on their aural skills and ear training with these digital, self-checking, and interactive BOOM Cards!
Over 50 FREE music theory worksheets! Fun, colorful & kids love 'em! Also includes tons of fun game ideas. Click here to print for free. Teachers welcome!
Ear training doesn't have to be a tedious, boring task. Spice things up with these 6 fun games, your students are bound to love.
Introduce your music students to excerpts of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker with these favorite Christmas sight-reading games.
Ear training can be dull. But it definitely doesn’t have to be. Kirstin Jensen is here to tell us about some super fun and effective aural ...
If you're on the hunt for a new ear training exercise for your piano students, this step-by-step activity is perfect for you.
Over 50 FREE music theory worksheets! Fun, colorful & kids love 'em! Also includes tons of fun game ideas. Click here to print for free. Teachers welcome!
Over 50 FREE music theory worksheets! Fun, colorful & kids love 'em! Also includes tons of fun game ideas. Click here to print for free. Teachers welcome!
Click below to download our Snowman Sounds Ear Training printable for preschoolers.
Keep your piano students engaged this Spring season with our Top 5 Easter Themed Games for piano. Games can be played online or in person!
Kids with a well trained ear are better musicians. Here are Kristen Jensen's top tips on how to make ear training fun for children as they learn music.
Identifying intervals by ear can be a tricky skill for some students to master, but this group piano lesson game gets students in action as they sharpen their interval ear training skills as a group! Being able to correctly identify intervals by ear paves the way for easier melodic dictation of compositions, improvisation, playing pop songs by ear and sight singing as students become adept at hearing the distance between notes. Christopher Sutton at MusicalU explores this topic more in-depth in his post "What's the Point of Interval Ear Training?" For group lessons this month the focus was ear training. This quick game got students moving and laughing as they identified intervals by ear. Playing Tim Topham's Scale Stops made a great preparatory activity. Intervals in Motion Game Concept: Identify ascending intervals with familiar songs. Preparation: Prepare visuals that include common songs and their intervals for students to refer to during the game. I had posters on the wall behind my piano with simple illustrations for students to refer to during the game. Since this was a new concept for a few, I also had them make their own illustrations in the boxes of this handout as the opening activity for the group lesson while I explained and gave examples of interval songs. Perfect Unison 1 Happy Birthday Major 2nd London Bridge Major 3rd Oh When the Saints Perfect 4th Here Comes the Bride Perfect 5th Star Wars Major 6th Dashing Through the Snow Major 7th Tension Perfect Octave 8 Somewhere Over the Rainbow How to Play: Teacher plays an ascending interval on the piano. Students race to perform a motion below that matches the beginning interval of the song they hear. For beginners, starting with just a few song choices and using Middle C as the starting note for every interval can help them gradually build confidence in their ear training skills. Then gradually ramp up the difficulty by adding more songs to choose from and change up the starting note. Interval Motions: Perfect Unison Happy Birthday - Blow out Candles in 1 big breath. Major 2nd London Bridge - Make a bridge with 2 arms. Major 3rd Oh When the Saints - March 3x in place. Perfect 4th Here Comes the Bride - Toss imaginary rice in the air 4x. Perfect 5th - Star Wars - Make 5 Light Saber Motions in the air. Major 6th - Dashing through the Snow Pretend to shake bells 6x. Major 7th - Plug your ears for the dissonant sound! Perfect Octave Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Draw a rainbow in the sky with your finger as you count silently to 8. Extend the Learning: Sightreading Bonus: Print ascending interval cards for each interval in the major scale (free at Pianimation.com - Over the Edge game). Have students take turns sightreading the intervals for their peers to guess instead of having the teacher play. Harmonic: Play harmonic intervals instead of melodic to ramp up the difficulty. Descend: Add descending intervals into the mix. Make it minor: Add minor intervals. Ear Master's Interval Song Chart Generator includes many other ideas for familiar songs matching all of the ascending/descending intervals. Some students who may not recognize "Oh When the Saints" can instead instantly associate a Major 3rd with the opening repeating 3rd in The Greatest Showman's "A Million Dreams." For more fun ideas related to ear training check out these previous posts. Ear Training Group Lesson Piano Games Ear Training and Singing at Piano Lessons Hearing and Seeing Piano Patterns from the Start Technique Pattern Bingo
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Solfa can be a fantastic tool for piano teachers, and it doesn’t have to be difficult or scary. Here's how you can get started.
Today we’re sharing an ear training game for piano students who love diggers and dump trucks. This game coordinates with our piano book, I Dig Piano. I Dig Piano, released here on Tuesday, is a Level G book in Andrea And Trevor Dow’s Very Useful Piano Library. Composed in middle C position with melodies that […]
The revised Level 3A Theory Book features a new design for closer integration of key concepts. Students will enjoy new improvisation opportunities, harmonization with primary chords, ear-training and eye-training exercises,...
Piano composition is fun and helps kids understand theory. Click here for free printable templates and learn how to teach kids to create their own songs!
Fun free printable St Patrick's Day music theory worksheets. Your students will love Irish Intervals, Leprechaun Gold Rhythm, the Shamrock Game & more.
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Ear training apps are a great way to engage your students creatively with listening skills. Here are some of our favourites.
Try a fresh Merry Christmas sight-reading game, Feed the Nutcracker, for your piano students to practice sight reading during the holiday season!
In this article, we’ll get down to the brass tacks of why and how and music studio teachers of all stripes should use Curwen hand signs.
Free printable Valentines Day music theory worksheets & games. Click here to make your lessons fun with activities for note names, rhythm, key sigs & more.
Solfa can be a fantastic tool for piano teachers, and it doesn’t have to be difficult or scary. Here's how you can get started.
