Our Great Gem will be Focus. In the month of February you can earn extra jewels for completing theory sheets. You can earn one jewel for each theory sheet you complete.
This week's Pirate is Jay Daniel.
Reminder: February payment is due by the 15th.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Winter Semester: Week 9
This week we are focusing on rhythm and matching them to the correct time signature. We are matching the correct hat to the snowman.
Our Great Gem will be Focus. In the month of February you can earn extra jewels for completing theory sheets. You can earn one jewel for each theory sheet you complete.
This week's Pirate is Jay Daniel.
Reminder: February payment is due by the 15th.
Our Great Gem will be Focus. In the month of February you can earn extra jewels for completing theory sheets. You can earn one jewel for each theory sheet you complete.
This week's Pirate is Jay Daniel.
Reminder: February payment is due by the 15th.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Winter Semester: Week 8
Our fishing for notes was a big hit this week. I have learned my students love goldfish!
This is the last week to sign up for the GMTA Piano Festival at UNC-G on March 3rd. For more information look at the end of this post.
This week we are playing "Race to the Igloo" a great game to reinforce those note names.
Our Pirate of the Week is: Juletta Klein
We had some great scores in the one minute club with three students getting a new high score!
Here are the results of the one minute club:
This is the last week to sign up for the GMTA Piano Festival at UNC-G on March 3rd. For more information look at the end of this post.
This week we are playing "Race to the Igloo" a great game to reinforce those note names.
Our Pirate of the Week is: Juletta Klein
We had some great scores in the one minute club with three students getting a new high score!
Here are the results of the one minute club:
One Minute Club
January 2012
Goal: 23 notes
- Christina Beasley
- NATHAN WEEMS
- RYAN DOUGLAS
- Maddie Woods
- Kelsey Walrond/ ALEC BRADLEY
Purple: 42 notes learned
Teal: 38 notes learned
Orange: 30 notes learned
Blue: 25 notes learned
Red: 23 notes learned
UPPERCASE: New individual high score
Reminder about the GMTA Musical Festival:
The Greensboro Music Teacher's Association is hosting their annual piano festival at UNC-G School of Music on Saturday, March 3rd. The cost is $10.00 per person and the fee is due by Jan.31st. Students will play two selections from memory and get a certificate of participation. They will get a superior or excellent rating based on their performance. Students who receive a superior rating for two years in a row are eligible for a trophy. If you are interested in participating, let me know as soon as possible so we can start preparing.
The Greensboro Music Teacher's Association is hosting their annual piano festival at UNC-G School of Music on Saturday, March 3rd. The cost is $10.00 per person and the fee is due by Jan.31st. Students will play two selections from memory and get a certificate of participation. They will get a superior or excellent rating based on their performance. Students who receive a superior rating for two years in a row are eligible for a trophy. If you are interested in participating, let me know as soon as possible so we can start preparing.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Winter Semester: Week 7
We are focusing on note recognition with a fun game called "Fishing for Notes". Students will use goldfish crackers on a staff or keyboard to identify different notes.
This week our pirate of the week was:
Nathan Weems and Ryan Douglas
We had a great time playing Changing Cups Challenge.
Reminder about the GMTA Musical Festival:
The Greensboro Music Teacher's Association is hosting their annual piano festival at UNC-G School of Music on Saturday, March 3rd. The cost is $10.00 per person and the fee is due by Jan.31st. Students will play two selections from memory and get a certificate of participation. They will get a superior or excellent rating based on their performance. Students who receive a superior rating for two years in a row are eligible for a trophy. If you are interested in participating, let me know as soon as possible so we can start preparing.
The Greensboro Music Teacher's Association is hosting their annual piano festival at UNC-G School of Music on Saturday, March 3rd. The cost is $10.00 per person and the fee is due by Jan.31st. Students will play two selections from memory and get a certificate of participation. They will get a superior or excellent rating based on their performance. Students who receive a superior rating for two years in a row are eligible for a trophy. If you are interested in participating, let me know as soon as possible so we can start preparing.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Winter Semester: Week 6
We had a wonderful week back and the students enjoyed telling me all about their break. This week are playing Changing Cups Challenge where students stack and rotate cups to make intervals and chords. I also want to test for the One Minute Club for students who know 23 notes or more. You drill card flip book is a great resource to practice notes. You can also use the many resources on the Online Music Games list to practice those note and chord names.
Our pirate of the week is Nathan Weems!
Reminder about the GMTA Musical Festival:
The Greensboro Music Teacher's Association is hosting their annual piano festival at UNC-G School of Music on Saturday, March 3rd. The cost is $10.00 per person and the fee is due by Jan.31st. Students will play two selections from memory and get a certificate of participation. They will get a superior or excellent rating based on their performance. Students who receive a superior rating for two years in a row are eligible for a trophy. If you are interested in participating, let me know as soon as possible so we can start preparing.
Our pirate of the week is Nathan Weems!
Reminder about the GMTA Musical Festival:
The Greensboro Music Teacher's Association is hosting their annual piano festival at UNC-G School of Music on Saturday, March 3rd. The cost is $10.00 per person and the fee is due by Jan.31st. Students will play two selections from memory and get a certificate of participation. They will get a superior or excellent rating based on their performance. Students who receive a superior rating for two years in a row are eligible for a trophy. If you are interested in participating, let me know as soon as possible so we can start preparing.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Winter Semester: Week 5
I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. We are starting back with piano lesson this week. We will be doing a Mitten Match rhythm game.
The Greensboro Music Teacher's Association is hosting their annual piano festival at UNC-G School of Music on Saturday, March 3rd. The cost is $10.00 per person and the fee is due by Jan.31st. Students will play two selections from memory and get a certificate of participation. They will get a superior or excellent rating based on their performance. Students who receive a superior rating for two years in a row are eligible for a trophy. If you are interested in participating, let me know as soon as possible so we can start preparing.
Reminder: January monthly fee is due by Jan.14th
The Greensboro Music Teacher's Association is hosting their annual piano festival at UNC-G School of Music on Saturday, March 3rd. The cost is $10.00 per person and the fee is due by Jan.31st. Students will play two selections from memory and get a certificate of participation. They will get a superior or excellent rating based on their performance. Students who receive a superior rating for two years in a row are eligible for a trophy. If you are interested in participating, let me know as soon as possible so we can start preparing.
Reminder: January monthly fee is due by Jan.14th
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