Saturday, January 21, 2017 by Lisa Flood | Broken Bone

Weeks Seventeen & Eighteen

The start of a new semester is always a great time to refresh! Our first week back to lessons included a review of studio policies with parents at each lesson as well as recording a new video to show students’ progress in their annual assessment videos.

The second week back included a not-so-fun surprise; a broken finger! However, this student and I chose to not let it deter us from the progress she has been making in piano lessons but, rather, to look at it as a fun challenge. She has been learning to play all sorts of music with just one hand and we’ve also been playing games to review theory in a fun way.

This week also included some new games, including “Hydrant Hullabaloo!” What a fun way to practice recognizing accidentals (sharps, flats, naturals) in music! 

Wednesday, December 21, 2016 by Lisa Flood | Recitals

Week Sixteen

The last week of lessons before Christmas break is always a festive one. Everyone is excited for the holiday so what better time to pull out more games to play? We had a lot of fun playing “Wintervals” (reviewing intervals on the keyboard), “Note Nabber” (reading notes on the staff), and more!

This week was also full of preparation for our Christmas recital on December 17. The students’ hard work paid off because they performed beautifully! Good job, students!

Merry Christmas!

Saturday, December 10, 2016 by Lisa Flood | 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.