Category Archives: Piano

Piano music and teaching resources.

Circle of Fifths – Piano Lesson Central

The circle of fifths always confused me, for some reason, but I eventually figured it out. The “fifth” referred to is the interval from one key signature to the next key signature. You start on one note, let’s use C, … Continue reading

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Christmas Piano Music

Here are some sheet music websites for popular Christmas tunes. Enjoy! http://www.defordmusic.com/carolsforpiano.htm http://www.carols.org.uk/ http://makingmusicfun.net/pdf/sheet_music http://8notes.com/christmas/ (also includes some band/orchestra instrument music)

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Group Education Controller (GEC III) by Korg

As I was in a three-week subbing position for a high school teacher I found myself looking at what is called a Group Education Controller (specifically the GEC3). What a useful device! Essentially, you can hook up an entire piano … Continue reading

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Piano – Links

Piano Piano Street http://www.pianostreet.com/ The Piano Guild: http://pianoguild.com Susan Paradis: http://www.susanparadis.com Piano teaching resources. Piano Scales – http://www.pianoscale.org Korg Group Education Controller – http://www.soundtree.com/music-education/korg-geciii For piano labs. (See my blog about this). Printable Scale Pages: http://www.music-for-music-teachers.com/12-major-scales.html “True Piano Lessons”: http://www.true-piano-lessons.comContinue reading

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