The time at music lessons just seems to fly by each week because time flies when you are having fun! Following are some ideas and links to resources I shared at the UVMTA Workshop: Spicing up Music Lessons-Using Creative Activities to Maximize Learning At the end of the post is a youtube video recording of the entire workshop.
TECHNIQUE- “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” – Wilson Arthur Ward
o Form/Ear Training Patterns
o Use Stories/Familiar Associations
o Demo/Involve more than Lecture
o Stories provide a more memorable framework
o Less threatening correction tool
· Tool Kit
RHYTHM -"Gamification can improve motivation and engagement."
Immediate Feedback, Badges and Rewards drive students to keep coming back. (Theeddadvocate.org "How Does Gamification Effect the Learning Process?")
Immediate Feedback, Badges and Rewards drive students to keep coming back. (Theeddadvocate.org "How Does Gamification Effect the Learning Process?")
§ Top # Tells Us How Many Beats, Bottom What Kind of Note (London Bridge Tune)
o Feel Syncopation
o Emphasize Up & Down Beats
· M&M Dictation Relay
THEORY- "Play improves memory and stimulates growth of the cerebral cortex." (The Cognitive Benefits of Play: Effects on the Learning Brain: Parenting Science.com)
· What’s the Password?
· Posters
o An Ant Named AndANTe
NOTE READING-“When a player achieves a state of total or complete focus, complete immersion and limited awareness of time, there is also created a strong desire to repeat or extend the experience.” eschoolnews.com "How games can engage students and improve learning." by Marilyn Ault
o 1 minute timer
o Sightreading Challenges
· Pianimation Toss a Note
INTRODUCING NEW PIECES
· Post it Notes Surprise
o TD’s (Tonic Dominant)
o Rainbows
o Rub Tap
PRACTICE STRATEGIES "We are hardwired to pay attention to change, not repetition." Christine Carter bulletproofmusician.com
· Contextual Interference Effect: Random Practice for Reaps Greater Retention Results
· Gamifying practice breaks up tasks into smaller pieces, randomize with dice, cards, etc.
o Divide and Conquer
o Level Up
o 3 in a Row
o Beat the Dealer
o Nibble a Note
o Back Track
o Silly Scales
o Paper Clip 5 Key Climb
· Pattern Play (Forrest Kinney)
o Duets Reinforce Steady Beat
o Exploration Across the Keyboard
o Scale Pattern Formulas
o Add then Expand Parameters (Rhythm, Scale Pattern, Tonic End Note, Mood)
· Wendy Chan Halloween Minor Scale Improv Game EAR TRAINING "What is the natural learning sequence? Sound, Feel, Sign then Name." - Joy Morin Colorinmypiano.com
· Make Group Performances Ear Training Exercises
o Listen for: Tempo, Articulation, Dynamics, Major/Minor, Time Signature, Watch for 5: Announce Name/Piece, Adjust Bench, Posture, Float-off ending, Bow
o Compliment & Feedback: Loved, Like, Would Like
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· Festival Listening Sample Assignment (Piano Adventures Gold Star or NFMC Choices(or Youtube UIPianoPed)
· Listen to pieces, multiple choice questions about mood, dynamics, form, etc., rate.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR GIVEAWAY SOURCES! You can visit their sites and find even more fun resources by clicking the links below.The Playful Piano - Practice Tricks Pack
Compose Create - Rhythm Cups Explorations Samples
Teach Piano Today - Improv Pack (Rock Your Way to School, McDrip, Halloween, Santa's Workshop, Saint Patrick's and Valentines), Wunderkeys Notereading Activity
Susan Paradis - Notey Noteheads, Silly Sentences
Pianimation.com - Beat Boards, Winter Blues Improv, Musikopoly Chance Cards, Alphabet Cards
Teachers Pay Teachers- Middle C I See (Musical Spot-it)
Colourful Keys - Practice Kit Mood Cards
Layton Music - Trick or Treat Rhythms, Note Name Tic Tac Toe
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