Go Fish: a musical note-reading game
This is based on the card game of the same name and works for two or more players. It’s a fun game that allows students to take their time in identifying notes in the treble or bass clef. Setup Deal...
View ArticleA free resource to help music students learn key signatures
I made up a set of key signature flash cards to help students instantly identify a key signature with its major and minor scales. They can be used in a variety of ways: Students can simply drill them:...
View ArticleWar: a rhythm game to learn the values of notes and rests
This game is for two or more players, and is a quick, easy, and fun way for students to learn the values of notes and rests. The ultimate of the aim of the game is for students to accurately identify...
View ArticleSpeed: a rhythm game to learn the values of notes and rests
This is a game for two players. You can combine a couple of playing decks and play with three or four players which is even more fun, but a two-player game is great, and works well between teacher and...
View Article3 free sight-reading sets for piano students
The purpose of these three sight-reading sets is to drill the nine reference notes: middle C, high and low C, very high and very low C, treble G and high G, bass F and low F. It’s also to drill...
View ArticleRhythm flashcards – free printable materials for piano teaching
I have a number of rhythm flashcard sets from various sources, but recently I’ve made my own so I can introduce rhythms in a particular order. To be specific, I’m following the Kodaly method in...
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Noughts and crosses: a free rhythm game for piano teaching
Noughts and crosses is easy to set up and quick to play in a piano lesson. It provides students a fun way to practise their rhythm reading skills. The first thing you’ll need is some rhythm flashcards....
View ArticleKeyboard race: a fun game for young students to practise identifying notes on...
My young students love this simple little game and can get quite excited as it progresses and their chances of winning or losing change. It’s a game for two or more players, requires only a few small...
View ArticleA free printable worksheet to introduce your piano students to harmonisation
I use the process outlined on this free worksheet with many of my piano students who are some way into their piano journey: they know their first few major scales and most of the root-position chords...
View ArticleStep and skips: a free printable game
This is a simple little game that takes only a few minutes out of the piano lesson to play. It trains students to recognise steps and skips on the staff, as well as the directions up and down. Aim...
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