Saturday, December 10, 2016 by Lisa Barwell | Composing

Week Fifteen

Wow! We’ve reached the end of our fun composing workbook for piano by Andrea and Trevor Dow called, “Brave Sage and the Magical Motives.”  Students had so much fun reading the rhymes and playing the pieces.  And they learned composing tools along the way as they assisted Sage in rescuing her captured father!  Enjoy listening to our final video, “I’m the King of Music.”

We also had fun playing games this week!  Students learned more about the music alphabet, read notes on the staff and keyboard, practiced recognizing primary chords, and speed read intervals as we reviewed theory in a fun way.

Saturday, November 19, 2016 by Lisa Barwell | Composing

Week Thirteen 
                                
Here is our latest video from our fun composing workbook for piano by Andrea and Trevor Dow called, “Brave Sage and the Magical Motives.”  This week, Sage encountered a frog on her quest to free her captured father.  Can you hear the frog jumping in “Jump, Hop, Don’t You Stop?”
 

   We started recording for Piano Studios Unite this week!  We are excited to start the Christmas Season with this fun event. 

 
This week was a game week for many students.  We enjoyed playing “Don’t Scare the Skunk,” “Nuts About Note Reading,” and "Lumber Jack!”  Practicing note reading on the staff and keyboard has never been more fun! 

Saturday, November 12, 2016 by Lisa Barwell | Composing

Here is our latest video from our fun composing workbook for piano by Andrea and Trevor Dow called, “Brave Sage and the Magical Motives.”  Enjoy watching “Dance Giants”!

 We are busily learning to play Christmas music for Piano Studios Unite and the Christmas Recital!  Students are excited to share their music with others during this festive season.

 
  
The musical minds of my students are growing! Before leaving for the day, students write down one thing they learned in their lesson.  This is only our second week to do this activity so the students and I are still getting used to the routine of filling in a sticky note before leaving.  It’s a great exercise to recap what happened in the lesson!  Here are some student responses: