Last month was our first official group lesson for the quarter. Because our theme is Reach Beyond the Stars I wanted to do some activities that were "Star Wars" based. Doesn't that sound fun? There were 3 main resources I used for this group lesson. The first thing we...
Halloween Games
Even though it is still hitting 100 degrees here in AZ (I heard it is supposed to 'cool' down to the 90's next week), I'm totally ready to start decorating for Halloween. Maybe it's because I've been creating some fun Halloween games and can't wait to play them with...
Fall Kickoff 2014
A couple weeks ago, we kicked off the new school year! When students walked in, I gave them their Getting to Know You sheet to fill out for the year. Then students shared their practice prop projects they worked on over the summer. (Students make a project that...
Tech Tuesday: Grand Opening TPT Store!
This last weekend I was able to attend the TpT conference at the Venetian in Las Vegas. I learned a lot and am excited to announce the GRAND OPENING of my TpT store! Right now my store is pretty new but I am planning on filling it up with lots of musical goodies. I...
Review: Music Whiteboards
When I attended the Arizona Music Teachers Association conference last week, I was able to briefly meet Gina Barton of MusicTeacherLesson.com. Gina was one of the exhibitors and was selling music whiteboards. I had a good size whiteboard in my lab room and it will...
Review: Whirligig Games
One of the games we played at our summer piano camp was Rhythm Riot. Rhythm Riot is a fun rhythm game created by Whirligig. Keys to Imagination LLC recently took over Whirligig. So if you wondered what happened to all the fun Whirligig games, just head on over to...
Tech Tuesday: Plickers
Have you heard of Clickers? How about Plickers? A clicker system is where students can answer questions or vote on something in an interactive way. (Think game shows such as "If you want to be a millionaire" when they ask the audience to submit their answer) If you...
Be Our Guest! Common Time: Creating Community Within Your Studio
I'm happy to introduce our March guest, Megan Desmarais. You will want to make sure you read her post as it is filled with wonderful ideas. Be sure to visit her blog, Pianissimo- a very piano blog when you get the chance. Common Time: Creating Community Within Your...
Christmas Camp Week 2
Just like the week before, as students arrived at camp they worked in the activities that were inside their Olympic workbook. Then before I would forget we did group pictures! After pictures, students who weren't able to perform their Christmas pieces the week before...
Christmas Camp Week 1
This year Christmas camp tied in with our Piano Olympic theme but really stressed one of our events, Creative Composition. As students arrived to camp they worked on written activities found in their Piano Olympic workbook. I then quickly introduced ClassDojo, a...




