A matching game to learn the dynamics in music by Piano Comics
When I want my piano beginners, especially younger ages and preschoolers, to learn a new music term or principle I always try to find examples from everyday life and demonstrate it. It’s not enough for me to just show it on the piano. Yes, piano means soft, quiet and I can play soft and quiet
Have fun learning music theory with ‘Workbook Sheet Music’ for piano beginners by Piano Comics
Need a light, fun break in between regular piano practice, scales, etudes and repertoire or exam pieces? Use the games and fun activities from ‘Workbook Sheet Music’ for piano beginners by Piano Comics. This 64 page digital material teaches basic music theory principles such as dynamics,
When piano students practice during holidays whitout even realising it! Free fun worksheets by Piano Comics
When holidays approach, especially after concerts, the only thing that we as piano teachers desire is to rest. But we always will give some holiday homework with the hope that our students will practice a bit. And since we too need the rest, making the time and energy to prepare new music sheets, ga
Introduce 6 composers to your piano beginners by Piano Comics
This post is about the last -5th- chapter of my latest product ‘Workbook Sheet Music’ for piano beginners. It introduces 6 composers to students with 2 of their well known pieces transcribed for late beginners and early elementary levels. The composers are: J.S.Bach, W.A.Mozart, L.V.Beet
‘Upon the swing they sat and swayed’ a traditional song from the island of Lesvoes, Greece for late piano beginners with lyrics
‘Upon the swing they sat and swayed’ (‘Pano stin kounia katsane’) — A traditional song from Lesvos, Greece, for piano and voice by Piano Comics. The song and the text below come from the textbook Music Anthology for grades 1–6 of primary school, teacher’s edition. ̵
‘Try and catch the fly!’ a game by Piano Comics for piano beginners to train their rhythmical skills
‘Try and catch the fly’ is a funny game that young kids, even preschoolers, love to play during piano lessons. It is essentially a rhythmical game where the student has to clap whenever they see a fly on top of a note written in a rhythmical short phrase (6-12 bars) the teacher plays. Le
‘3 Christmas piano duets’ for 4 hands by Piano Comics
Here are 3 Favourite Christmas songs as piano duets for 4 hands by Piano Comics: ‘Jingle Bells’ late beginners ‘Carol of the Bells’ late beginners ‘Silent Night’ elementary Accompany your young piano beginners or make your older students co-operate with them and f
Why do pianists use 2 clefs? Is up and down on the piano the same as up and down in note pitch? Teaching tips by Piano Comics
When teaching piano beginners a natural confusion may occur. When we need to play higher or the treble clef the kids don’t always have a reflex of using their right hand or looking to the right of the keyboard. This is understandable because they have always in their everyday life – and
‘Changes of dynamics’ a game for piano beginners by Piano Comics
Want to teach changes of dynamics in piano effectively and have students get it in the first try? Use an intriguing and funny game. But first, spend 10 minutes of the piano lesson to show the basics. What is a change of dynamic? Make up a sentence or play a phrase on the piano doing […]
Teaching dynamics to young piano beginners by Piano Comics
I have not found a better way in my 19 years of piano teaching experience to teach young students music elements than to give examples from everyday life, our speech, movements, feelings, nature. Maybe it’s because they can relate immediately or live examples gain their attention and automatic
