Piano Tricks Bundle

Description

What’s included in the Practice Tricks Pack:

• A Note to Parents about Practicing – We’ve got to get the parents on board if we want our students to truly excel. This two-page letter explains the importance of consistent and effective practice and why parents need to stay involved; it also gives parents ideas of specific things they can do to be a great piano parent! This is perfect to distribute to parents with their child’s new Practice Trick Cards. 2 pages
• Practice Tricks Cards – Includes 33 full-color illustrated cards, size 2.5″x3.5″. Each card represents one of the practice “tricks” or strategies. They can be printed and laminated, and a set distributed to each student; they are also made to fit in a 3-ring-binder trading card sleeve, if you want to teach a few at a time and have students collect their Practice Trick Cards. Students use these at home to help them practice their repertoire using lots of different efficient strategies. These make a really adorable addition to any “practice kit” you may distribute to your students. 7 pages
• Piano Practice Tricks Explanations – In this document each practice trick is described in detail so students and parents can use the strategies effectively at home. Print for each student and put in their binder for easy reference. 8 pages
• Practice Tricks Signs – These cute 5″x7″ version of the Practice Tricks Cards are perfect for teaching a group of students the practice tricks, displaying in your studio on a bulletin board or wall, or for choosing a “Practice Trick of the Week” to display in a frame on your piano. 18 pages
• Piano Practice Bingo Cards – A fun way to get students to use ALL of the practice tricks! They can take a bingo card home and try to fill it out by practicing with each different practice trick. Try to complete a row or column each day or a whole bingo card throughout the week. 7 pages
• Practice Tricks Stickers – 10 of the most-used practice tricks are now adorable stickers! Use them to easily mark sections in a student’s music where a specific practice strategy would be most effective. Print as many as you need using Avery #4221 3/4″ round labels. 2 pages
• Practice Tricks Coloring Book – This coloring book allows students to color a picture for each practice trick, helping them to remember the 33 effective practice strategies. 10 pages

Included in the Memory Tricks Pack:

• Memory Tricks Cards, 17 pages. 40 Memory Tricks Cards each represent an effective memorization strategy utilizing one or more types of memory. Includes 6 other cards representing 4 different memory types and 2 different strategy types. Includes instructions for use. Also includes 40 Memory Type Cards to use in a Memory Matching Game.
• Memory Tricks Explanations, 17 pages. Detailed explanations of each Memory Trick, including which type(s) of memory it utilizes and whether it is a Memory Trick or Memory Check. Great resource for teachers, or to print off and send home with students.
• Memory Tricks Signs, 23 pages. 5”x7” signs of each of the 40 Memory Tricks and the 4 Memory Types. Use them to teach the Memory Tricks in a lesson or class, decorate your studio bulletin board, or use them to display a “Memory Trick of the Week.”
• Types of Memory, 3 pages. Explains the four different types of memory used in this resource, as well as the difference between Memory Tricks and Memory Checks. Use as a reference or a student handout.
• Memorization Bingo, 4 pages. Send these bingo cards home with your students so they can mark off all of the Memory Tricks they use at home to try and get 5 in a row! Can they clear a whole card over the course of memorizing their recital piece?
• Piano Piece Pop Quiz, 1 page. Students take this quiz (AWAY from the piano and AWAY from their music) to see how well they REALLY remember their piece! The ultimate test!
• Piano Memorization Plan, 1 page. Students use this sheet to plan out their memorization of their piano piece. Helps them to make sure they are using more than one type of memory for best memory results!
• Memory Tricks Coloring Book, 17 pages. A fun companion to the Memory Tricks Pack, this coloring book allows students to color all of the Memory Tricks and Memory Types to help them remember all of the strategies!

Included in the Sight Reading Tricks Pack:

• Sight Reading Tricks Cards – 15 Sight Reading Tricks Cards each represent an effective sight reading strategy. Includes instructions for use. 4 pages 
• Sight Reading Tricks Explanations – Detailed explanations of each Sight Reading Trick. Great resource for teachers, or to print off and send home with students. 5 pages
• Sight Reading Tricks Signs – 5”x7” signs of each of the 15 Sight Reading Tricks. Use them to teach the Sight Reading Tricks in a lesson or class, decorate your studio bulletin board, or use them to display a “Sight Reading Trick of the Week.” 9 pages
• Sight Reading Tricks Coloring Book – A fun companion to the Sight Reading Tricks Pack, this coloring book allows students to color all of the Sight Reading Tricks to help them remember all of the strategies! 16 pages
• 4 Steps to Super Sight Reading Tracker – These trackers are a perfect way to remind students of the 4 steps to Super Sight Reading. They can use them as a bookmark in their piano book or keep them in their piano binder where they will see them frequently. 1 page
• A Year of Sight Reading Tracker – One of the best ways to get good at sight reading is to do it EVERY DAY! Keep track of how many days you sight read this year by coloring in a box for each day that you sight read. 1 page
• Rainbow Flashcards for Sight Reading Practice – The Rainbow Note Flashcards are excellent for practicing naming letter names more quickly, but more importantly they will help to improve sight reading skills. They are a wonderful way to practice looking ahead in the music. 12 pages (This resource is also a part of the Irish Piano Pack.)
• Steps and Skips Strips – A wonderful resource for teaching beginning sight reading including steps, skips and repeats and directional reading on the staff. 5 pages (This resource is also a part of the French Piano Pack.)
• Know Your Intervals – This reference sheet shows what intervals 2^nd through octave look like on the staff. 1 page
• Color By Intervals – A fun worksheet to review harmonic intervals on the staff. 1 page