Monthly Archives: January 2016

6/100 Interesting Piano Teaching Blog

I follow this blog: http://www.teachpianotoday.com/ and receive emails a couple of times a week from them with ideas, tips, printables, and all sorts. Here’s a link to the free printable from a day or so ago   http://www.teachpianotoday.com/2016/01/25/each-piano-piece-should-begin-with-this-printable/ I don’t follow … Continue reading

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5/100 Easy Peasy Composition (and evaluation)

I’m teaching composition to primary classes from Reception to Year 6 (and even a one-off inset session for Primary School Teachers) this term. Here’s how I’m going about it. First, I’ve explored dynamics (loud and soft, and changing between them) with the class. … Continue reading

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4/100 Counting to Silence

(If you are wondering why this post is numbered 4/100, it is because I have challenged myself to post at least 100 posts in 2016!) I’m a great believer in NOT adding any more energy into a situation which needs calming … Continue reading

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3/100 Teaching Syncopation in a samba class

I needed something to fill the last few minutes of a year 4 5 samba class this week… Everybody play SYN——co-PAT—shun; feel the pulse on SYN and PA with your feet. Play that four times and STOP Just play SYN and imagine … Continue reading

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2/100 Ding dong, I’ve got the rhythm in my head

I tripped across this singing game a few weeks ago: Here is a youtube clip (one of many). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niN_TB-OJvs I’ve been using this all week, with various classes; year 1 and 2, year 3 and 4 djembe, year 4 and 5 samba … Continue reading

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1/100 Scaley Tunes

1st January 2016 1/100? That’s because I have challenged myself to write at least 100 posts for The Music Jungle this year. I’m getting off to a fine start… I shall be teaching scales to a couple of keyboard ensembles, to … Continue reading

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