THE GROUP PIANO BLOG

KeyNotes Music brings you news, information and tips on teaching and learning in group class settings. In our blog we refer to collaborative group teaching, everyone learning and playing together.

The biggest learning motivator for kids? Learning with their peers. theory of learning Jun 20, 2020

Never ever did I think I would be saying this, but my kids have had three months off school!

Three months!

And by the time they go back it will be six months.

What a journey it has been, and we are...

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10 Last-Minute Activities to Pull Out! online teaching Jun 08, 2020

It seems that many teachers are slowly transitioning back to in-person lessons, which is wonderful news!

For me, however, and probably many others, this still looks a long way off.

So I thought I wo...

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Five great outcomes of online group piano lessons! online teaching Apr 28, 2020

How are you getting on with your group lessons online?

You are probably relieved to be able to continue your teaching, but know that compromises are being made. Well that's certainly how I feel. Howe...

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Easter Lesson Online online teaching Apr 07, 2020

You know something that I really didn't predict happening in the midst of a global pandemic? That it would mean IĀ would start using PowerPoint again!

When I was a school teacher, using PowerPoint pre...

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Presenting a Seminar group piano beginners Mar 06, 2020

This has been a big week for KeyNotes and for group piano in general, as I took to the stage and presented a seminar about teaching early stages pianists in groups. I had 45 minutes to summarise a hug...

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Composing in a piano class: Why and how? composing Feb 21, 2020

In every KeyNotes workbook we have a theme or a story, we learn pieces based around that theme or story and then we end the workbook by taking everything we have learnt and putting it into a compositi...

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