Category Archives: Teaching
Winter-themed piano resources
Winter is officially here in Ottawa! Snow, icy roads and happy kids amusing themselves in [...]
Interactive online piano games
Online teaching has never been my favourite type of teaching, but that’s what I could [...]
The Color Collection Series by Rebekah Maxner
When you teach piano day after day, year after year, you feel like you already [...]
Note and Rest Review with Rhythm Pumpkin Patch
I still want to see Autumn colours behind my windows and go for long walks, [...]
Spooktacular Piano Printables for your Halloween week
Can you believe that we are reaching the end of October?!! The wind is tearing [...]
Note Value with Halloween Spooky Math
Whether or not your students are going trick-or-treating this year; you can make your Halloween [...]
Halloween Keyboard Geography Worksheet
The piano lessons are in a full swing and we are jumping right into October! [...]
Strengthen Piano Fingers with Robot Fingers Tapping Cards
The finger independence and the use of finger numbers are two crucial elements of early [...]
Koala Ledger Notes Play the Piano
Three ways to use notes game to assist with bass ledger notes reinforcement One of [...]
Step and skip recognition to strengthen the note-reading skills
Note reading. We all could agree that reading music is an important skill for any [...]
Note-to-key recognition activity
The lessons are in full swing and you want to be ready for any unexpected [...]
Keyboard Geography with Keys on Top Game
Keyboard geography is one of the first concepts the beginner piano student is introduced to. [...]
Listening activity cards for your youngest piano students
Yesterday was the first in many months of quarantine in-person lessons in the studio and [...]
Accidentals on the keys concept reviewing with unicorn printable
Accidentals shouldn’t be difficult. And today’s unicorn-themed printable was created to prove that. It will [...]
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3-step Major Scale Building Strategy
When the students are familiar with the whole and half steps it is time to [...]
Music Terms and Signs 5 Minute Review
When I was a piano teacher fresh from college I had trouble understanding how to [...]
C-Intervals Worksheet for Summer Piano Lessons
Intervals anyone? Actually, I love teaching intervals. It is my favourite concept. I do some [...]
Unicorn Ledger Notes Game for Your Beginner Piano Student
Do you have a student who is a good note reader but when it comes [...]
Beginner Piano Sharp Note Reading Worksheet
How many of you had a student who is scared of sharps and sharp note [...]
Top 4 Beginner Piano Lesson Activities for Online Teaching
Welcome to the Piano Heroes blog. Today we are entering the realm of online piano [...]
Integrating Piano Improvisation into Beginner Lesson
Improvisation is a key to sparking creativity and maintaining interest in the process of studying [...]
Valentine Piano Games and Worksheets
Christmas is a distant memory, and it is time to colour your studio in different [...]
Bring Fun to the Studio with Unicorn’s Interval Worksheets
Themed worksheets are the best way to add some excitement to your everyday studio practice. [...]
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Progressive Strategies to Practice Piano Scales
Playing scales is the most common way to develop finger dexterity, hands independents and coordination. [...]