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Because of the many benefits of piano lessons for young children, parents don?t want to wait too long before enrolling their kids in piano. They do want to be sure, however, that their young child is old enough to benefit from formal musical training. Fortunately, making this decision is a straightforward process.
Because playing piano is an inter-play of left and right brain activity some basic language and math skills are very helpful. Your child will need to know all of these to succeed in school as well as to begin piano. And in turn learning to play the piano will improve your child?s overall educational achievement in school. Below are five things kids need to know to begin piano lessons and some resources parents can use at home to prepare young children for lessons.
1. Knows the alphabet (music alphabet is the first seven letters.)
Knowing the alphabet is important because it is foundational to music theory. Notes, sounds, and the piano keys are identified by their letter names.
2. Identifies and counts numbers 1 to 10.
Knowing their numbers is necessary to learn note values as well as for fingering. For example, ?Play this note with finger number 2.?
3. Knows opposites - up and down; right and left; high sounds and low sounds.
Opposites give necessary perspective to important musical concepts.
4. Likes to play one key on the piano at a time, and listens to the sound each makes.
If your child is attracted to the piano, and out of curiosity enjoys playing the keys one at a time to hear their sounds, and likes to experiment a little, they are ready for piano. If your child, however, simply runs to the piano and starts banging on the keys with their fists, they are probably not quite ready to be a thoughtful piano student.
5. Is beginning to read.
Music always tells a story, so being able to read and sing the fun stories that often go along with beginning piano music is very helpful for young children. This develops the ear and gives context and meaning to each piece of music. This is what makes piano fun for kids.
For great home piano activities parents can use to help children ages 5 to 11 develop their musical talent, visit Piano Adventure Bears Music Education Resources You?ll find a treasure box filled with piano resources to create an exciting musical adventure for your child - right in your own home! Visit their website and subscribe to their f?ree internet newsletter so you can download f?ree piano sheet music and mp3s of original piano compositions.
These exciting stories, games, piano lessons, and inspirational gifts feature the Piano Adventure Bears, Mrs. Treble Beary and her new piano student, Albeart Littlebud. Young students follow along with Albeart to learn what piano lessons are all about in a fun way that kids readily understand appreciate. Click here to visit PianoAdventureBears.com For a wealth of information about piano lessons, visit tallypiano.com
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January 7, 2009
Looking for educational games to help students learn while having fun is a great way get kids excited. Everyone knows that students learn in a wide variety of ways, and in order to optimize learning, whether kinesthetic, visual, or auditory learners, we must tailor instruction, so every student learns as much as possible, in the way that works best for them.
Creating a token economy is a great way to set up educational games to help all students learn. The value of token economies is used in training animals, getting co-operation from young children, getting co-operation from people in large, institutional settings, and in classrooms. Educational games go hand-in-hand with the learning processes, and work wonders in aiding learning, by inspiring students to compete for a common goal.
The role of educational games in a token economy is one of positive reinforcement. At a special occasion, say the end of the term, when finals are cumulative, and difficult to study for, have two different colors of lollipops, and have each student choose one as they come into the door. Once they have taken their seats, tell the students that all the people with red lollipops are the “A-Team” and students with green lollipops are the “B-Team.” The moment students enter the classroom or party site, and are given a treat, they know something special is going to happen, and are catapulted into a party mood.
Instruct the students that you are playing a game, to help them all prepare for the final exams, because you know how difficult it can be to remember something you learned at the beginning of the term, and you want every one to do well on the exams. Tell them that you have cheese dip, chips, and drinks for after the game, but the losers will have to serve the winning team, before they get to enjoy the treats.
My favorite educational game is “Learning Jeopardy” there are squares on the board, under various categories, each worth increasing amounts of points. Encourage students to take notes, and remind them the test will be taken directly from the material covered in the educational jeopardy game. Going down the line, each student will get to choose a category (Macbeth, Beowulf, Grammar police, etc.) and a dollar amount. Flip a coin to determine who begins, and the educational game is ON! If the team doesn’t know the correct answer, the question is passed to the other team, and the team with the most points at the end of the game, are the winners.
This is only one great educational game, and one way of turning your classroom (or at home study party for your child, and some of their classmates) into a fun, educational game certain to make learning fun!
Mrs. Party… Gail Leino is the internet’s leading authority on selecting the best possible party supplies, using proper etiquette and manners while also teaching organizational skills and fun facts. Free Party Games to help complete your event.
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