A big welcome to new students and welcome back to returning students! The first week of lessons has been exciting. It was great connecting with students after their summer break and learning what adventures they had during that time. Some of the older students surprised me with pieces that they had found and learned own their. Their beautiful performances quite literally blew me away! They did such a fine job. This is going to be an amazing year! Welcome! We’re Getting Crafty With Practice Volume 5, Issue 1 September-October 2016 Carol’s Piano Studio Inside this issue: Make-up Lessons 2 Note Rush App 2 Welcome to New Students 2 Keys to the City 3 And the Winner is... 3 Wall of Fame 3 Studio Calendar 4 We’re getting all crafty about how we practice with a fun craft project. During the first week of lessons, students person- alized their own practice clips and we learned how to use them. The clip has many uses. It can hold the page of your book open. The beads help us remember how many times to thoughtfully play each piece. The ‘Steps to Success” card out- lines the practice goals, every step of the way, for each piece we are learning. Step one is to play the piece focusing on the correct notes. Step two is to play the piece counting the rhythms out loud. Step three is to play the piece with a steady beat using the metronome. Step four is to play the piece with dynamics and articula- tions. Step five is to ‘perform’ the piece. Thoughtful practice with five purposeful repetitions will produce excellent results. Please ask your student about their prac- tice clip and encourage them to use it for each piece that they are assigned. All elementary students made practice clips. The clip was offered to middle and high school students to make at their discretion, and most accepted the offer. (Continued on page 4.)
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A big welcome to new students and welcome back to returning students!
The first week of lessons has been exciting. It was great connecting with students
after their summer break and learning what adventures they had during that time.
Some of the older students surprised me with pieces that they had found and
learned own their. Their beautiful performances quite literally blew me away! They
did such a fine job. This is going to be an amazing year!
Welcome!
We’re Getting Crafty With Practice
Volume 5, Issue 1 September-October 2016
Carol’s Piano Studio
Inside this issue:
Make-up Lessons 2
Note Rush App 2
Welcome to New
Students
2
Keys to the City 3
And the Winner
is...
3
Wall of Fame 3
Studio Calendar 4
We’re getting all crafty about how we practice
with a fun craft project.
During the first week of lessons, students person-
alized their own practice clips and we learned
how to use them. The clip has many uses. It can
hold the page of your book open. The beads help
us remember how many times to thoughtfully
play each piece. The ‘Steps to Success” card out-
lines the practice goals, every step of the way, for
each piece we are learning.
Step one is to play the piece focusing on the correct notes. Step two is to play the
piece counting the rhythms out loud. Step three is to play the piece with a steady
beat using the metronome. Step four is to play the piece with dynamics and articula-
tions. Step five is to ‘perform’ the piece. Thoughtful practice with five purposeful
repetitions will produce excellent results. Please ask your student about their prac-
tice clip and encourage them to use it for each piece that they are assigned.
All elementary students made practice clips. The clip was offered to middle and high
school students to make at their discretion, and most accepted the offer. (Continued
on page 4.)
Page 2 Carol’s Piano Studio
We warmly welcome the following new students to the studio:
Daniel Hutchison, Patrick Hutchison, Kennedy Nelson, Anna Chapman,
Jacob Lee and Abby Lee.
We’re so glad you’re learning piano with us!
As always, parents, your referrals are greatly appreciated.
Welcome To New Students
Make-up Lessons … It’s all online and as easy as A B C!
Cancelling a lesson and scheduling a make-up is super easy! Just go to the studio web-
site, click on make-up lessons and follow the steps. Your information will be sent au-
tomatically to Carol with no need to directly email her. So simple and time saving!
Before you cancel a lesson, remember that siblings can swap with siblings or have an
hour lesson in the case of back to back lessons. You can also swap with a friend who
is currently enrolled as a student with Carol’s Piano Studio provided Carol knows of
and approves of the swap first.
Please remember, make-ups for missed lessons are not guaranteed and are strictly sub-
ject to availability (another student cancelling their lesson) and can be taken any time
during the regular teaching schedule until June 17, 2017.
Note Rush … A new note reading app
I’ve been using a new note reading app with students called Note Rush. Students
practice their note reading skills on the grand staff by playing on a real piano!
Note Rush times you as you play each note one by one, like a deck of flashcards. You
can choose your favorite theme and race to earn stars and beat your best time!
Note Rush helps students learn a strong association between notes on the page and
keys on your instrument by using your device's microphone to detect when you play
each note.
I will be using Note Rush in the studio to chart students’ note reading progress over
the coming weeks. You might like to consider getting the app for home use. At