by FunKeyMusic | Mar 1, 2016 | Group Lessons, Lesson Ideas
I recently had a party where I used balloons as decorations. As I was taking the balloons down, I thought “I know there’s a way I can use these with my piano students.” I had a group lesson coming up and I knew there was a game I could play with...
by FunKeyMusic | Oct 1, 2015 | Group Lessons, Lesson Ideas, Printables
I can’t believe it’s already October! With Halloween quickly approaching, I wanted to share my picks for my Top 10 favorite Halloween resources. The great thing about all of these resources is that they are FREE! Thank you to all of the wonderful...
by FunKeyMusic | Aug 11, 2015 | Group Lessons, Printables, Teens
Today I had a group lesson with my high schoolers and we reviewed how to construct chords. We practiced with all kinds of chords: major, minor, augmented, diminished, and various forms of 7th chords. I wanted to create a game to reinforce chord building, something fun...
by FunKeyMusic | Apr 28, 2014 | Group Lessons, Lesson Ideas, Printables, Studio Ideas
I never know when inspiration will come for an idea for piano teaching. I was at a trivia night recently and after each round of questions, the table that answered the most questions correctly got a small basket of Smarties candies, and the table with the most...