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The Chopin Method: Explanation video
This video demonstrates how Chopin taught his students. The explanation is given by David Cools and Anthony Hughes.
A number of issues are discussed in this video:
- preparation regarding sitting posture when playing the piano;
- the importance of posture …
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Familiarize yourself with scales: Playlist with explainer videos
Finding your way in scales is a mystery to many students. In these teaching videos made in corona time, Stéphane clearly explains the theory. The topics covered in the playlist are:
- twelve keys;
- major and minor;
- preliminary drawing;
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George Collier: Transcriptions of the boogie woogie with score
Do you have students interested in the boogie woogie? Then you have certainly noticed that it is not easy to find scores for these piano blues. Maybe you can help them with the transcriptions and link to the free scores in this playlist?
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Improvising around Halloween in piano lessons
With this improvisation around Halloween you can go in all directions. Your students playfully get to know the parts of the piano and experiment with them to create a beautifully decorated spectacle in which they integrate all the discovered …
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Professor Longhair: Method for piano
In this video you will receive an introduction to Professor Langhaar's didactics for piano teachers who teach in the lower grades. In the method Get it done with Professor Langhaar, fun is the cement between theory, technique, improvising and …
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Practicing note names, chords or inversions visually: Dice game
With this dice game you can, for example, playfully practice the note names.
The parents of the students in this resource have given permission to the teacher to use this video material.
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Practice or repeat a new music in a playful way: Easter game (1)
In this learning resource we see a student at work who practices a new piece of music around Easter or repeats a known piece of music in a playful way.
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How do I disinfect my piano: Instruction video
Playing the piano is and remains a very safe activity, especially if only you play your piano. Then additional measures are not necessary at all. If several people are playing the same instrument, it is recommended to disinfect in between. Pianos …
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Understanding keyboard and rhythms: Game
Game that can be used to gain insight into the keyboard as well as to learn simple rhythms.
The (English) explanation and the game materials can be found via the following links:
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Repeating music theory through a search game
The students name pictures of music characters. The images are hidden in the room.
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How would an animal play the piano?
Nice way of working during the piano lesson:
- play as soft as a mouse;
- play as slow as a turtle;
- crawl like a worm with your fingers over the piano;
- jump like a rabbit over the piano;
- walk like a hermit crab;
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Take a head and find the poo: Combine exercise
The students read the question on the card with the animal head and then find the card with the appropriate answer.
When they turn this card over, they see an animal poo. If the answer was correct, they get a correct drawing of an animal.
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