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These strategies are listed in alphabetical order and deal with many topics, including working with children, repertoire management, effective use of lesson time, technique, rhythm, correcting mistakes, and many other topics. Some strategies are very specific, and some are broad.
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to show you how to introduce a child to the basic principles of playing the piano in a fun and engaging way which hopefully seems more like a game than a lesson. The intention is that the pupil will always be keen to practice and can’t wait for next time. These First Piano Lessons are ideal to start your child off with at home. The
- Learn The Finger Numbers
- Practice Key Groupings
- Introduce The Musical Alphabet
- Daily Rhythm Activities
- Teaching Partial Staff
- Memorizing Intervals
- Implementing Sight Reading
- Using Flashcards
- Singing
- Teach Concepts Not Repertoire
The first thing any young pianist needs to have a firm grip on is the finger numbers. For a teacher or parent struggling to teach a 5-year-old, it’s the best place to start. It’s the first thing I teach in my piano course because it’s just that important. Check out the Piano Jumpstart course to see my exact method for teaching this. An easy way to ...
Before getting into the white keys, it’s important for young pianists to understand the black key groupings. At this age, kids are using pattern recognition in elementary school for math, and the same applies to the piano. The keyboard is laid out with black and white keys, so it’s easier for them to see the groups of two and three black notes. Sta...
Eventually, pianists will need to know the note names of each key. This is called the musical alphabet. It’s best to describe this alphabet as one that only has seven letters in it. So in this case, A,B,C,D,E,F,G. Most piano method books have pianists start from middle C, but that can cause issues later on. It’s best for kids to be able to start fr...
Each piano lesson that I teach involves rhythm activities. These activities mostly involve clapping or tapping a given rhythm. For beginners, I usually start with something that can be taught by rote. I characterize it as a copycat game to keep my students interested. If they can copy me completely then they win a small prize like a sticker for the...
There are a lot of piano method books that introduce musical concepts way too quickly; especially when it comes to teaching the musical staff. I recommend checking out my favorite piano method books for beginnersso you know which ones to stick with for young students. It’s a good idea to teach partial staff first because the grand staff is simply t...
To improve note reading, students should work towards memorizing intervals with their eyes. It’s much easier to read something if you don’t have to count up and down the staff figuring out the distance between those pitches. A good way to start this process is to use musical flashcards like these. I teach my students to do it quickly by using a tim...
There is no good substitute for sight reading. Doing a little bit each lesson will help beginner students develop the ability to read new music much faster. There are a couple of specific ways to go about teaching sight reading to a beginner that I think will be helpful to you. Read my tips on how to sight read here.
Flashcards can be used as a warmup or even in the middle of the lesson as transition material. I even use them to play piano games with my beginners. For beginner pianists, these cards can include anything from notes on the staff, finger numbers, and key signatures. If there’s something more specific you need for the student to learn, you could sim...
A nice complement to sight reading is singing the music through. I find that singing really engages my students, and it helps develop their musical ear. The music you choose to sing should be something that’s well within a 5-year-olds pitch range. Anything from middle C up to at least treble G should be well within reach. For students with higher p...
I mentioned this earlier, but it’s never a good idea to teach a child piece after piece only. Instead, you should be teaching young pianists concepts. When teaching the concepts, students will be much better equipped to play anything they want to. Students who don’t polish up their concepts tend to struggle when it comes to learning a new piece the...
- Alfred’s Basic Piano Course Lesson Book Level 1A. This is one of the best piano lesson books to help children learn sight reading and understand basic music theory.
- Note-Making For Piano – A Colour-Coded Method. How do you play the piano for beginners? Sometimes, learning how to read music as well as understanding rhythm and fingering is too much all at once.
- Faber’s Primer Level – Lesson Book: Piano Adventures. The Faber series is a teacher’s favourite for piano beginners. It is our 3rd choice for the best piano books for beginners.
- Music for Little Mozarts Music Workbook. Learning how to play piano requires a few complementary skills. This book by Alfred focuses on rhythm and complements the other books well.
acknowledge that the kind of rhythm we are studying is the kind found in Western tonal music. Using this book will help you learn to read and understand tonal rhythm, and perform it ac-curately and confidently. Don‘t rush too quickly through the early, seemingly easy exer-cises.
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Give 4 to 5 students each a card with a rhythm on it. Each student has a different rhythm. The teacher has the “key” to the rhythm cards, and when the teacher claps a particular rhythm, the student claps back the rhythm that matches the teacher’s rhythm card.
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