Saturday, October 31, 2015

A Pirate's Life For Me!

2015-2016 Studio Theme

The Piano Bench students are searching for buried treasure this year! The 2015-2016 studio  year was kicked off with a great group lesson filled with pirate games and fun.


Arrrr Matey! A Bass Clef Spy Glass! 
A Music Symbols Treasure Hunt!
Game courtesy of  
http://www.eartrainingandimprov.com/pirate-treasure-hunt/



We spent a few minutes updating our
assignment binders for the new year.
Don't Eat Pete!

Scale building with moving boxes.



The Treasure Map
Students each colored their own ship at the group lesson. These were laminated and placed around the map in groups to begin their journey to find buried treasure.  

Once a student sails to an island's "X", they received a card.
Each island's prize card was printed using a business 
card templateStudents then head to the scratching station to  
discover their prize. The kids love the scratch off prize cards. Look here for how to make:  http://artmind-etcetera.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-to-make-scratch-off-lottery-tickets.html




Friday, October 30, 2015

2015 Spring Music at the Movies Recital

Tuning before the recital!
What a fun recital! Students prepared movie theme music and wowed the crowd!
Certificates, Awards, and Prizes... Oh MY!

All students were on the big screen at the spring recital!