Organizing My Teaching Tools: Piano Teaching Binders

After several years of finding a treasure trove of online piano teaching resources, I decided to compile my most often used on the bench teaching aids into a couple of binders with tabbed dividers w/ sheet protectors. It's so convenient to have my note naming, sightreading & rhythm drills all in one place as students work to compete in the Piano Summer Olympics Events.

Notereading - Say & Play all notes on the page in less than one minute

• Perfect Start for Notereading
• Notes in the Fast Lane Susan Paradis
• NoteBoys Explain Ledger Lines Susan Paradis

Sightreading - Play as many measures in a row as you can with accurate notes and rhythm

• Pre-Reading Sightreading Cards (Pianimation.com) I print multiple cards per page.
• Partial staff cards to practice directional reading (step up, step down, repeat)
• Sightreading Pages (Now sold as "flashcards" that you cut apart at Dianehidy.com)
• Very gradually sequenced 2-4 measure examples starting with landmark notes on both staves, then notes within major and minor 5 finger patterns.
• Sightreading Challenge Sets (Pianimation.com Teacher Resources)
• Leveled sightreading challenges beginning with directional patterns, landmark notes on one staff.  They gradually increase in difficulty eventually including various key signatures, articulation and dynamic marks.
• Reading Exercises in C Major by Michael Kravchuk
• A downloadable pdf including 354 1-line reading exercises ranging from simple quarter+whole note patterns for both hands without accidentals to advanced level samples with grace notes, various 16th note/rest patterns with thicker textures and multiple accidentals.

Rhythm

• Rhythm Drills (Compose Create) - Clap & count each line of rhythms
• Rhythm Beat Boards (Pianimation)
• Rhythm Teaching Aids: While/Half Rest, Rhythm in the Grid/Mighty Dot (Susan Paradis)

Ear Training

• Moving Up/Down, Step/Skip, Major/Minor, Rhythm ID Listening Worksheets (Compose Create)

Technique

• Slide Position Thumb Visual (Music Matters)
• Picture Scales: Pentascales, 1 8va, 2 8va (Susan Paradis & Layton Music)
• Major Scale Fingering Diagrams by Jason Sifford
• Arpeggios (Discoveries Piano Studio)
• Inversions, Roman Numerals Note Boys (Susan Paradis Teaching Aids)

Theory

• Circle of 5ths (Sing a New Song)