Congratulations to Eliot for adding 30 songs to his Piano Repertoire Jar!
PIANO REPERTOIRE PROJECT
rep·er·toire (noun): the collection of music a pianist is prepared to perform.
Each student is given a glass mason jar and some blank popsicle sticks for their Piano Repertoire Project!
The Goal:
The goal is for students to build their repertoire and confidence at the piano by having songs they are prepared to perform–anytime, anyplace!
The How:
When students master a song they love, they write the song on a popsicle stick and add it to their Piano Repertoire Jar. The popsicle sticks become a fun physical representation of all the pieces a student has mastered and is prepared to perform. To keep the pieces “fresh,” students continue to review the songs regularly and leisurely so they always have pieces ready to play–for themselves or for friends and family.
The Future:
The Repertoire Jar can be kept for years to come, and the number of popsicle sticks representing the student’s repertoire should be continuously growing, as they progress through their musical journey!
The Milestones:
Milestones are commemorated with special badges and charms gifted to students to add to their jar:
– 3 songs: Personalized name tag
– 10 songs: “Live. Learn. Play!” piano badge
– 30 songs: Treble clef charm
– 50 songs: Double eighth notes charm
– 100 songs: Surprise!
STICKERS, STICKERS, STICKERS!
Students (mostly just the kids!) have a virtual sticker chart on Cloud Stars and earn stickers during their weekly lessons. Once a sticker chart is completed (all 30 boxes filled), the completed chart will be emailed to the parent and the student gets to select a small prize from a bag of prizes!
Ways to earn stickers:
- Master a song +1/page (or per 2 rows for more advanced students, or for especially difficult pieces)
- Memorize a song +1/page (or per 2 rows for more advanced students, or for especially difficult pieces)
- Play a duet with the teacher or anyone else +1/page (or per 2 rows for more advanced students, or for especially difficult pieces)
- Perform your repertoire during weekly lessons +1/week, +1/week if performed without using sheet music
- Perform for family and friends +1
- Perform without using sheet music +1
- A picture of you performing +1
- A video of you performing +1
- Compose your own music +1
- Complete music theory homework or worksheets +1/page
- Achieve the goals we set for your note trainer drills +1/ goal achieved
- Complete goals during the week and participate fully during weekly piano lessons +1/every good lesson
- Complete a page of sight reading +1/per page, if completed in 5 or less tries
- Do ear training +1/page or session
- Do Rhythm Cups +1/page passed (or per 2 rows for younger students)
- Teach someone to do Rhythm Cups +1/person you teach/page
- Video tape you teaching or doing Rhythm Cups with someone +1/video
- Do any music-related activity such as creating a music-themed comic, story, etc.
NOTE TRAINER
To help students gain note reading fluency, below are a set of digital flash card drills, to be completed with the following goals:
- Answer 30 correctly,
- with a score of 90% or better,
- in 1 minute or less!
Space Notes:
1. Treble Spaces
2. Bass Spaces
3. All Spaces
Line Notes:
4. Treble Lines
5. Bass Lines
6. All Lines
Space and Line Notes:
7. Treble All
8. Bass All
9. Notes All – must be completed 3x in a row!
If you prefer to download the app (for iPad or iPhone), here it is:
Tenuto – for on-the-go music theory exercises you can do without internet connection, including the note trainer drills listed above ($3.99)
Additional note trainer drills for more advanced students:
– Lower Ledger Notes
– Higher Ledger Notes
– Keyboard Reverse Identification – All – not only must you name the note correctly, you must identify it in the correct octave on the keyboard–have fun!
Other Links:
– Exercise Customizer – make your own!
– www.musictheory.net – the main website for various music theory lessons and exercises
Game for the computer:
Eek! Shark! – an online game to learn your notes. Select the treble or bass clef, set the note range that you would like to drill, and play! (free)
SHEET MUSIC
FOR FREE:
- Making Music Fun – sheet music and books ordered by level (Easy/Level 1 to Intermediate/Level 5) and category including great composers, traditional, bible, Christmas, duets, etc. You can even click on the audio icon to listen to each piece before you download it! (free)
- G Major Music Theory – an array of sheet music from a student’s first pieces to Intermediate 4 – please see top of the page to select your level – various files available: pdf, midi, audio, etc. (free)
- Music for Music Teachers – a variety of piano sheet music and lead sheets as well as vocal sheets and guitar tabs (free)
- Panda Tooth – a YouTuber’s piano transcriptions of movie, TV show and game soundtracks as well as contemporary music – sheet music and videos in pdf, midi, YouTube links (free)
FOR SALE:
- Music Notes – nearly 300,000 sheet music arrangements available for instant download, with the option to transpose music into another key (for example, to simplify the music and minimize sharps/flats); includes audio previews ($ varies)
- Sheet Music Plus – over 1,000,000 song books and scores for all types of music, from classical to the latest pop and movie hits ($ varies)
- Studio Rat – original renditions of popular songs – preview videos and download sheet music. ($4.99)
PIANO WORKSHEETS
Students, here are some fun worksheets to do! When you click on the links below, the file will download and you can print the worksheet, or you can open the pdf and do the worksheets directly on your tablet or phone. More worksheets from Fun and Learn Music here!
Rhythm
Music-Worksheets-Note-Value-001
Music-Worksheets-Music-Math-002
Music-Worksheets-Music-Math-011
Music-Worksheets-Note-Value-007
Intervals
Music-Worksheets-Intervals-2nd-002
Music-Worksheets-Intervals-3rd-002
Music-Worksheets-Intervals-2nd-3rd-4th-5th-001
Music-Worksheets-Intervals-4th-5th-002
Keys
Music-Worksheets-Keys-CDE-002
Music-Worksheets-Keys-FGAB-004
Music-Worksheets-Keys-ABCDEFG-005
Music-Worksheets-Keys-ABCDEFG-001
Music-Worksheets-Notes-BassClef-TrebleClef-Middle-C-Position-004
Notes
Music-Worksheets-Lines-Spaces-001
Worksheets-Notes-BassClef-Line-Notes-003
Music-Worksheets-Notes-TrebleClef-Line-Notes-003
Music-Worksheets-Notes-TrebleClef-D4-D5-004
Terms
Music-Worksheets-Musical-Terms-And-Symbols-004
Music-Worksheets-Musical-Terms-And-Symbols-007
Music-Worksheets-Musical-Terms-And-Symbols-002
Music-Worksheets-Musical-Terms-And-Symbols-006
Music-Worksheets-Musical-Terms-Dynamics-004
Prospective Students:
Inquire about Lessons