Musical Hopscotch

Hopscotch notes games. 
Beginner: Toss a bean bag onto the notes and find the notes on the piano, or grand staff... or on your violin. For advanced:  students hop along the notes on the piano with your fingers (not your feet lol) , skipping the note the bean bag landed in.

Patience + FUN = Success

Patience and fun is the key to success in music.  As a teacher I spend a lot of out of class time thinking of ways to help my students learn to play. Each student is different, what they want out of music and how they learn music.

But one thing I have found is that if parents do not pressure their kids to practice the child will learn. If a parent wants to be involved, I highly recommend making a game of it -- this is why I make up games for students to take home to practice their instrument.

Eventually when the child knows how to read and play their instrument the music itself will be rewarding -- For instance, playing Vivaldi is very rewarding in an of itself !! Music is magical, but getting to the place where we can play music takes time and PATIENCE.

Patience + FUN = Success