This month's piano studio focus is on note-reading fluency. When piano students can quickly identify landmark notes, intervals and chord patterns they can sight-read new music more easily. Piano students can get a lot of fun practice using TonicTutor.com, but the following is a list of other fun online music games they can practice for variety to help them achieve this month's note naming challenge.
Friday, September 8, 2023
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Piano Adventures 3B: Inversion Etude
This post includes lesson plans for "Inversion Etude" in Piano Adventures 3B.
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Piano Adventures 3B: The Piano Playin' Chocolate Eater's Blues and Walking Bass
This post includes lesson plans for "The Piano Playin' Chocolate Eater's Blues" in Piano Adventures 3B.
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Piano Adventures 3B: Barrelhouse Blues and Swing Rhythm
This post includes lesson plans for "Barrelhouse Blues" in Piano Adventures 3B.
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Piano Adventures 3B: 12 Bar Blues
This post includes lesson plans for "12 Bar Blues" in Piano Adventures 3B.
Choose a 12 Bar Blues Activity to complete below or listen to supplementary blues pieces and choose one you are interested in learning to play.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Piano Adventures 3B: Liebestraum and 6/4 Time Signature
This post includes lesson plans for Liszt's "Liebestraum" in Piano Adventures 3B.
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Listen to Liebestraum as you tap the rhythm and count aloud (1-2-3-4-5-6).
Listen to the first part of the next video to hear the original version of Liszt's Liebestraum. Imitate the expressive legato phrases as you play the arrangement of this theme.
Listen to the Classics for Kids Franz Lizst Podcast.
Piano Adventures 3B: Tropical Island and Major/Minor Triads
This post includes lesson plans for "Tropical Island" in Piano Adventures 3B.


