TEACHING MUSIC TEACHERS
I just completed my fourth year of teaching Pedagogy and Folk Song Research and Analysis at the Cheneniah Summer Music Institute, part of...
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dianeengle52
- Jun 30
- 1 min
WE PLAYED AND PLAYED AT PIANO CAMP-Even the Teenagers!
There were two sessions of piano summer camp 2023. The first session had young beginners and the second session had teenagers. The...
dianeengle52
- May 27
- 1 min
REVISED PLAY AND PLAY PIANO BOOK
I am excited to share the revised version of both the student and teacher editions of PLAY AND PLAY. The Revised Teacher Edition has...
dianeengle52
- Jan 20
- 1 min
TEACHING MUSIC TEACHERS OUR GAME SONGS FROM THE PLAY AND PLAY PIANO BOOK
"Over the River to Feed My Sheep" is a song found in the PLAY AND PLAY piano book for beginners. This song has the piano students...
dianeengle52
- Jan 19
- 1 min
OLDER PIANO STUDENTS LIKE GAMES, TOO!
Older students enjoy activities and movement in group piano class just like the younger students. Here's a fun way that I've had older...
dianeengle52
- Oct 26, 2022
- 1 min
PRACTICING RHYTHMS WITH BODY PERCUSSION
Teenagers enjoy movement in piano class as well as younger students. The girls in this video were practicing 8th note and 16th note...
dianeengle52
- Sep 6, 2022
- 1 min
I'M STILL BUSY! SOMETHING NEW IS COMING!
I wrote the piano book, "Play and Play" several years ago along with the Teacher Edition. I really enjoy teaching young beginners with...
dianeengle52
- Sep 6, 2022
- 1 min
PLAY AND PLAY AT THE PIANO RECITAL
Students at our May 2022 recital each played a solo piece and an ensemble piece. The ensemble pieces were game songs from the Play and...
dianeengle52
- Sep 6, 2022
- 1 min
PRACTICE LOG CENTERPIECE
Remember the practice log from the last piano year? Students who demonstrated evidence of practice got to hammer a brass nail onto the...
dianeengle52
- Jan 31, 2022
- 1 min
PIANO SUMMER CAMP AND FRANCE!
As I'm thinking of the upcoming piano summer camps at my studio, I'm reminded of a fun time teaching a group piano lesson last fall in...
dianeengle52
- Jan 31, 2022
- 1 min
PIANO SUMMER CAMP---ALWAYS ON MY MIND!
Yes, it's the cold winter, but I'm always thinking of piano summer camp. I am looking through materials now for the June and July, 2022...
dianeengle52
- Jan 5, 2022
- 1 min
WE'RE BACK AFTER THE HOLIDAYS!
We're back in piano after the holidays. These students were singing the rhythm names as they clapped. They were reading music from the...
dianeengle52
- Jan 5, 2022
- 1 min
PIANO CHRISTMAS EVENT
Piano students entertained their parents at our Christmas event. It was a Come-and- Go affair. Students played their Christmas pieces as...
dianeengle52
- Dec 13, 2021
- 1 min
PRACTICE LOG
Yes, it's really a log! The piano students who demonstrate evidence of practice get to nail a shiny brass brad onto the log. Our goal...
dianeengle52
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
TIME FLIES!
Oh my! Time certainly does fly! I've been so busy that I haven't posted in a while. We've had the piano recital and two summer camps. ...
dianeengle52
- Mar 3, 2021
- 1 min
BEADS-THEY'RE WORKING!
Just look at these strings of beads. Students add a bead for each day of practice. Several younger students have earned extra trips to...
dianeengle52
- Feb 16, 2021
- 1 min
SNOW DAY IN SW LOUISIANA!
There is no piano this week because of a winter storm that's projected to last through the week. We've had 2 hurricanes this piano year...
dianeengle52
- Feb 16, 2021
- 1 min
PURPLE PAPER CLIPS
I put a purple paper clip on the beginner piano classes' page in their piano book. The clip was used to attach an additional song to...
dianeengle52
- Feb 2, 2021
- 1 min
WE'RE ALL PRACTICING!
Piano students started a fun incentive for weekly piano practice. Each student has a wire on which to string beads, one bead for each...
dianeengle52
- Jan 9, 2021
- 1 min
GAME SONGS-AURAL LEARNING BEFORE VISUAL LEARNING
A chase game is always a good game song is a good way to start back after the holidays. "We Are Dancing in the Forest" is a favorite game...
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