Add Dynamics
This Pianote Dynamics Video has an excellent explanation of how dynamics can add feeling to your piano performance and help you play with expression.
Exaggerate Tempo and Articulation Markings
Sometimes the details of loud and soft, staccato, ritardando, etc. are overlooked or barely noticeable if all you pay attention to is rhythm and pitch. If you exaggerate them in your practice they are easier to remember in your performance and really make the piece come alive.
Watch Performances or Play with Backing Tracks
Watching performances of your piece or listening to backing tracks can help you play more expressively as you imitate the dynamic, articulation, and tempo changes.
Explore some of Will Baily's Free Piano Tunes and choose one to play along with the backing track or use Piano Pronto Backing Tracks with your lesson book pieces.
Imagine a Story the Music Tells
Listen to the recording of a piece and imagine what would be happening if it were movie music. Add descriptive labels or pictures above the sections.
The movie Fantasia and Silly Symphonies are great examples of how music classical music can be used to tell a story.
Group Games:
In the Manner of the Music Term
One player chooses a music expression flashcard (staccato, legato, accelerando, forte, etc.) and says a funny sentence in that manner. Other players try to guess the term.
For example: "My music teacher likes to eat broccoli with hot fudge sauce for breakfast."
Pictionary or Charades
Take turns sculpting, drawing, or acting out words from this Expressive Music Terms Poster Free Printable as other players guess the word.
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