Benefits of Learning to Play Piano____________________
For interesting statistics on the benefits of learning to play piano, please go the following websites:
http://www.keynotespianostudio.com/Tallahassee_Piano_Lessons/benefits-of-piano-study/
http://pianonet.com/all-about-pianos/benefits-of-playing/
http://www.keynotespianostudio.com/Tallahassee_Piano_Lessons/benefits-of-piano-study/
http://pianonet.com/all-about-pianos/benefits-of-playing/
Fun Sites and Resources for Students__________________
Some New Apps for ipad
Note Rush - a great new ipad app for learning notes. The student actually plays the note displayed on his own piano or keyboard. It has many levels of play from beginner to advanced. It can separate Bass Clef and Treble Clef or display the Grand Staff. ( $3.99) (now also available for Android)
Little Musician - Note Reading
Little Musician - Intervals
Little Musician - Rhythm - These are great for beginning note readers. Great for learning to recognize notes and intervals. (free)
Noteworks - The free version helps students learn to read notes on the Treble Clef staff. The full version includes both the treble and bass clef staff.
Rhythm Cat Lite and Treble Cat Lite - Identifying treble clef notes and playing rhythms. (free)
Flash Note Derby - A fun way for students to learn and practice reading music notes -
Staff Wars - Best for intermediate note readers - it challenges students to read notes at an ever increasing rate of speed.
Rhythm Training - Playing rhythms with the metronome. (free)
Computer Games_______
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/interactives/steprightup/whackanote/ - Whack A Note - A fun game for note name identification.
http://www.musiclearningcommunity.com/freegames.html
A sampling of games that we have previously used during lessons on the Music Learning Community Website.
http://www.freddiethefrog.com/games/Freddie_the_Frog_and_the_Treble_Clef_Island/ - A matching game for Treble Clef Notes.
http://www.funbrain.com/notes/index.html - The Piano Player - tests ability to recognize notes on the piano keyboard. Four levels of difficulty are available.
http://www.musictheory.net - Try Note identification; generic interval identification; and keyboard identification.
http://pianoeducation.org/pnokids.html - The kids page from the Piano education page network. Provides interesting articles for young students.
http://www.musictechteacher.com - this website has a huge list of lessons and games. For starters, try the Flash Piano Game, Choose Your Path, Fabulous 4, Mighty Music Man, See-Sawing Note Values; How's Your Timing; or Add It Up Rhythms.
http://www.creatingmusic.com/ - this is an on-line creative music environment for children of all ages. It's a place for kids to compose music, play with musical performance, music games and music puzzles.
http://www.musictheory.net - Try Note identification; generic interval identification; and keyboard identification.
http://pianoeducation.org/pnokids.html - The kids page from the Piano education page network. Provides interesting articles for young students.
http://www.musictechteacher.com - this website has a huge list of lessons and games. For starters, try the Flash Piano Game, Choose Your Path, Fabulous 4, Mighty Music Man, See-Sawing Note Values; How's Your Timing; or Add It Up Rhythms.
http://www.creatingmusic.com/ - this is an on-line creative music environment for children of all ages. It's a place for kids to compose music, play with musical performance, music games and music puzzles.
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5040 E. 1st Ave., Denver, CO 80220 Cell Phone: (720) 353-0110