‘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. ̵
How to make piano students feel tempos and their changes? An effective exercise by Piano Comics
Changes of tempos is an important music element that students must master. Even beginners. This is an essential part of musical interpretation and although not given often in piano pieces for beginning levels, I always add one or two changes. The reason for this is so that the student feels the rhyt
What counting out loud does to piano beginners? by Piano Comics
One of the basic principles I teach as a piano teacher to all beginners, children and adults, is how to count out loud. Rhythm is the basis of music. No rhythm, no music. Now that we got that out of the way, I would like to share some thoughts on why counting out loud is […]
‘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
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
‘Panda mom – Panda baby’ for piano beginners by Piano Comics for training a harmonical ear
‘Panda mom – Panda baby’ for piano beginners by Piano Comics , free download at the end of this post A 6 year old beginner brought his favourite plushie to our lesson: a panda bear holding its baby. So we created this song. I taught him only the 2nd voice and combined it with body
‘Workbook Sheet Music’ for piano beginners by Piano Comics
The ‘Workbook Sheet Music’ for piano beginners by Piano Comics is a digital material ( PDF ) that teaches, trains and strengthens basic music theory principles. It is for piano students and teachers learning and teaching the beginners’ and late beginners’ level of piano ( 1-3 years ). Th
‘I forgot my scores Miss’ a 2 voice solfeggio for piano teachers, music classes and music theory
Piano Comics ‘I forgot my scores Miss’ a 2 voice solfeggio song by Boris Ibrishimov In this video I explain how you can teach and introduce singing 2 voices during music theory classes. This short and easy song is a great opportunity to train your piano and music theory students for sing
