THE LESSON SEQUENCE OF PLAY AND PLAY PIANO BOOK FOR BEGINNERS
The girls in the picture below are 7 and 8 year old beginners. They enjoy playing the singing games from their book, PLAY AND PLAY PIANO...
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Diane Engle
Sep 61 min
I'VE A GOT A NEW GROUP OF PIANO STUDENTS!
I had so much fun on Tuesday teaching a new group of girls, ages 7 and 8. I think this is the perfect age for beginning piano. Plus,...
Diane Engle
Dec 12, 20231 min
HERE'S THAT FUN GAME AGAIN!
This song is a good sightreading exercise for older students to practice the rhythm pattern of a single 8th note followed by a dotted...
Diane Engle
Nov 12, 20231 min
Remember that Practice Log? Check out the video below!
This was one of my favorite practice incentives in my piano studio. Students got to hammer a brass nail into a real log if I determined...
Diane Engle
Jul 28, 20231 min
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...
Diane Engle
Jun 30, 20231 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...
Diane Engle
May 27, 20231 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...
Diane Engle
Jan 20, 20231 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...
Diane Engle
Jan 19, 20231 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...
Diane Engle
Oct 26, 20221 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...
Diane Engle
Sep 6, 20221 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...
Diane Engle
Sep 6, 20221 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...
Diane Engle
Sep 6, 20221 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...
Diane Engle
Jan 31, 20221 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...
Diane Engle
Jan 31, 20221 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...
Diane Engle
Jan 5, 20221 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...
Diane Engle
Jan 5, 20221 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...
Diane Engle
Dec 13, 20211 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...
Diane Engle
Aug 10, 20212 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. ...
Diane Engle
Mar 3, 20211 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...
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