Fun ways to…
I’m Alison, co-founder of Melodic Decoder, and piano teacher to a bunch of primary-school aged kids! Theory is a core part of my lessons from day 1, and so I’m always gathering together ideas I’ve found or created for fun ways to get the concepts across to kids.
In this blog I’d like to share with you some tried and tested activities that my students love!
(More) Fun ways to teach kids rhythm
Here’s an idea for a simple game to play with students to develop their rhythm reading and memorisation skills.
Fun ways to…teach time signatures
This off-the-bench activity is a great way to help kids understand time signatures in a visual way, focusing on 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures.
Fun ways to teach kids … note reading (2)
Using flashcards to continually test kids’ note reading can feel like groundhog day, so in this post I’m sharing some alternative games I play with my students during their lessons to help with note-reading.
Fun ways to… teach kids scales
Teaching kids the tone and semi-tone pattern of scales can sound complicated, so I use a handy visual aid with my students to help make sense of it in a practical way.
Fun ways to… Teach little kids note-reading
The shape that notes make and the relationship between them is just as important, if not more so, as the note names themselves. Here I share some fun games that I play with my younger students to encourage them to look at musical shape and their relationships on the stave.
Fun ways to…Teach Dynamics
Today I’m sharing a fun activity to introduce the dynamics terms and symbols to kids, with a free print-out!
Fun ways to… teach kids rhythm
In this blog I’ll share 3 fun ways to teach rhythm to little kids. I’ve played all these games with my younger students - they love them, and don’t even realise they’re learning at the same time!