Games/Activities for young students

[deirpg]

Does anyone have any ideas regarding some games or activities for young kids during lessons.  I'm giving these lessons a try with a 3 and a half year old.  Frankly, I don't have much hope that it's going to work out, but I'm willing to give it a go.  Any ideas for good games?

Deirdre

[deirpg]

I must REALLY be going crazy because I'm answering my own questions LOL!

I just met a potential student for the first time - she is 2, and you're all probably thinking I'm nuts for agreeing to taking her on as a student, but this child was quite remarkable.  She had more interest and focus than most 12 year olds.

Anyway, I came up with an idea.  If I was to put stickys on my piano with pictures of frogs, ducks, etc.  (or just colored dots), I can make simple songs on paper with these same pictures.

Any other ideas?

[DuLudvig]

Hmm...

What if you got a keyboard or better yet one of those "toy" pianos and put the stickers on the keys of it so you play along with the student?

Du

[bernhard]

If you do not know this book, you will be interested:

Michiko Yurko - Musical mind games. (Warner)

I also suggest that you have a look at Candida Tobin's website:

www.tobinmusic.co.uk.

Best wishes,
Bernhard

[pianostring]

I have a book of games that are modeled on familiar household games, which other teachers have found to be great fun and a shortcut to teaching music skills.  It's called "Morphed Music Games".   (I quote Nancy Stokes:
"You're a genius!")

Examples are "soccer" for teaching note names, "war" for reading intervals, "tic-tac-key" for key signatures, and "twister" for naming keys.  

Some of the games are for preschool kids which I usually teach in groups, and some are for more advanced students (especially Level 2-3).  We often pull in family members or the previous or following student to make a group for playing.  

You can email me at juelle@merr.com for information.  

[kulahola]

Hi
What are you exactly teaching ? music or pressing keys ?
I cant stand all these "fun" methods which are not serious about piano playing.
I teach piano with Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Schumann, not stickers nor colours.

[deirpg]

Considering some of your other posts that I have read, you are the one who doesn't teach your students anything beyond pressing the keys.  And considering you don't even allow your students to ask questions, I can't say that I value your opinion as a teacher.

[bbnd]

I do think lots of young children like sticker and color graphs...

[Swan]

check out this site for some interesting ideas on games.  The article tells you how you can make your own.

https://pianoeducation.org/pnotgame.html