Elementary Piano Teaching Videos for Flipped Learning

After teaching piano lessons for over 15 years I've compiled a list of my favorite short videos for introducing beginning music concepts to piano students.

These brief videos are a great way to introduce or review musical concepts during piano lab and at group lessons.

To make the concepts stick even more, I invite students to engage by doing motions, creating artwork or singing along as appropriate. This multi-sensory approach reinforces the ideas more deeply.

Farmer Fred and the Bass Clef Video

Watch the video to learn more about the bass clef. Then practice drawing some bass clefs.

Gina and the Treble Clef Video

Watch the video to learn how to draw treble clefs.

Then practice drawing treble clefs on paper.

FACE Treble Spaces Video

Sing the treble space note names as you watch the video to review the treble space notes.

Barnyard Friends Grand Staff Video

Watch the video to learn about the grandstaff and landmark notes.

Caterpillar Crawl Beginning Technique Motions

Give it  A Rest

Choose a silly action to do during the quarter rests as you watch the video.

Thinking Theory Rests QHW

Watch the video to learn how to draw quarter, half, and whole rests. Then create your own art that includes each rest.

Thinking Theory Steps and Skips on Keys

Thinking Theory Steps and Skips on Staff

Plank Road Dynamics Videos FortePiano

Mr. Henry Dynamics Video

Ties Video

Watch the video to learn about ties in music.

Question and Answer Phrases

Listen to the first part of the video to hear sample question-and-answer phrases.

Then create your own song on the black keys with questions and answers.

Whacky Do Re Mi

Make the Solfa Signs as you Watch the Video.

Then play the notes of the C scale that matches the solfa

1 Do C, 2 Re D, 3 Mi E, 4 Fa F etc.

Do Re Mi So Challenge Video

As you watch the video echo the patterns. For a challenge touch your body parts to match the pentascale notes as you sing.

1 Do-Toes

2 Re-Knees

3 Mi-Waist

4 Fa-Shoulders

5 So-Head

So Mi La Challenge Video

As you watch the video echo the patterns. For a challenge touch your body parts to match the notes as you sing.

3 Mi-Waist

5 So-Head

6 La-Reach Hands above your head.

Solfege Song Echos Videos

Echo the solfa patterns by choosing an activity below.

1- Sing

2- Play the echo pattern on the tone bells.

3- Play the echo patterns on the piano (C scale). 

4- Can you echo the patterns by ear without watching?

Mr. Henry What is Legato?

Watch the video to learn more about legato. Then create your own art to show something that helps you remember the meaning of legato.

Staccato vs Legato Movement Video 

Listen to the music and match your body movements to the staccato (short and separated) or legato (smooth and connected) sounds.

Thinking Theory Sharp, Flat, Natural, Accidentals

After watching the video create art that helps you remember the meaning of each symbol.

Thinking Theory Time Signatures 2/4, 3/4, 4/4

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