RESOURCES

In this resource area I have created fun, engaging and colorful piano teaching materials, including piano and theory worksheets (PRINTABLE). I have used all of these materials with my own students in both private and group lessons and they have proved to be really motivating and effective at all levels, so I would love to share them with other teachers and students. I hope you find them helpful!

STAFF PAPER DOWNLOADS

4 Single Line Staves (LARGE)

6 Single Line Staves (MEDIUM)

8 Single Line Staves (SMALL)

PRACTICE LOG

I would like to encourage students to practice regularly, so I have given the students a new practice chart during our masterclass week, and I would like to let parents know how the practice system works. Each box on the chart is worth 5 minutes of practice, so when they have completed 5 minutes, they can add a sticker or check off a box. Each column is 100 minutes of practice. Students still need to log in their practice minutes on our website, www.musicstaff.com, with the goal of reaching at least 100 minutes (and ideally more!) for the studio record, but the chart can be used as a great visualization tool. 

Our practice system has been divided into two parts:

  1. Incentive part from the parents (to log more than 100 minutes): We would encourage parents to set up an incentive system at home to help students reach their goals since parents know best what may motivate them and can discuss this with them. For example, some parents have “reward envelopes,” and when a student reaches 100 or 200 minutes of practice time, they get to open the envelope and receive the reward written in the envelope. Students will receive a reward from the treasure chest for each 100 min. if they like, but it would be great to have a custom reward at home.  

  2. Punishment part from the teacher (less than 100 minutes logged): On my side, I’ll be in charge of the consequences, so if a student hasn’t reached 100 minutes of logged practice time by the end of the semester, they will have to come into the studio piano lab for a 60-minute straight practice session. 

I find this system works great for both parents and students as students are more motivated to practice and take responsibility, and parents don’t have to push them to practice as much. I like to let the parents decide on the reward system as they know what would incentivize the students, and as the holiday season is fast approaching, perhaps that could be a motivation. Hopefully, this practice system will motivate students to increase their practice time, and by working together, we can help them reach their best learning outcomes for the semester (by the way, I have attached the practice chart and reward ideas to help give ideas and inspiration to everyone).

**Click on the image to download the file**