This post includes activities that correlate with "Old MacDonald " in Piano Adventures Primer.
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Music Sample
Click the links below to watch the Adventure Learning Videos play along with backing tracks or try the super student challenges.
Saturday, May 25, 2024
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
PA Primer: I Like Song, I Hear the Echo, Half Notes, pianoforte
This post includes activities that correlate with "The I Like Song " and " I Hear the Echo" in Piano Adventures Primer.
Music Sample
Click the links below to watch the Adventure Learning Videos play along with backing tracks or try the super student challenges.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
PA Primer: Walk Song and Tightrope, Quarter Notes
This post includes activities that correlate with "Walking Song" and "Tightrope" in Piano Adventures Primer Lesson Book.
Music Sample
Click the links below to watch the Adventure Learning Videos or try the super student challenges.
PA Primer: Into the Cave/3 Kittens, Black Key Groups, High/Low
This post includes activities that correlate with "Into the Cave" and "3 Little Kittens" in the Piano Adventures Primer lesson book.
Music Sample
Click the links below to watch the Adventure Learning Videos or try the super student challenges.
Games
MLC Storm Chasers 1 - Hearing High and Low
Improvisation
Activity 1: C Pentascale Improvisation
Create your own melodies by playing the notes from the C pentascale in any order (CDEFG) as you listen to the backing track.
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Activity 2 Colors of the Wind
Clap the rhythm of the phrase "You think you own whatever land you land on." from Pocahontas's Colors of the Wind Song. Then create melodies on black keys in any order using the same rhythm.
Choose a theme and your own words if you would like. For example:
- What's your dream vacation? "My dream vacation would be to Hawaii (or any other 3-syllable destination)"
- What did you eat for breakfast? "For breakfast, I had yogurt and some orange juice."
- What do you wish you could do after piano lessons? "I wish that I could go and eat some ice cream."
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PA Primer: Black Ants/Black Birds Hand Position and Finger #s
This post includes activities that correlate with "Black Ants" and "Black Birds" in Piano Adventures Primer.
Music Sample
Click the links below to watch the Adventure Learning Videos in Unit 1 or try the super student challenges.
Friday, May 17, 2024
Piano Adventures 3B: Rondoletto and Technique Review
This post includes lesson plans for "Rondoletto" by Christian Brunner in Piano Adventures 3A Technique.
Music Samples
Choose a video of Rondoletto to watch below and pay attention to the different technique motions the pianist uses.
Improvisation
Can you create your own piece that imitates the melody rhythms in this piece but uses the notes in a different order?
1. Choose a key signature for your improvisation.
2. Experiment with right-hand melodies as you think of the words "Caterpillar Jump, Caterpillar Jump, Caterpillar Caterpillar Fly."
3. Consider adding a melodic sequence or repeating your theme in the relative minor key.
4. Add left-hand chord harmony to match your melody notes.
Saturday, May 4, 2024
Piano Improvisation "Are You Sleeping" Leila Viss Noodle Challenge Day 2
I signed up for Leila Viss's noodle challenge because I have loved hearing about and implementing her creative ideas in the past after attending her workshops and reading her blog for years. I hope to expand my own confidence in improvising. I got a late start after being out of town, but had a lot of fun creating this quick video of a jazzy version of "Are You Sleeping" that I created in less than 2 minutes. It is a lot of fun to play with energy but my kids might name it "The Rude Awakening" if I start playing it in the early morning hours!
To sign up and get some fresh and free improv ideas for this month Visit https://www.leilaviss.com/30day-noodle-challenge
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