

Song Strips require little prep and have simple instructions making them the perfect at-home homework tool. And because students, and not teachers, must play the music that is being listened to, Song Strips also improve sight-reading skills. Song Strips are simple, linear puzzles that are assembled with listening skills instead of visual skills. Using Song Strips With Your Piano Students And because kids are motivated to complete challenges in “record time” they will use the Song Strips over and over without losing interest. Song Strips are musical puzzles that use familiar tunes to build up the sight-reading and ear training skills of your level 1 students. With some simple modifications and some interesting musical additions, they can be a wonderful teaching tool for your eight, nine, and ten-year-old students too! Over the past month, teachers have been using our Note Reading Trains and our Cut and Play Keyboard Recognition printables to reinforce early piano skills with their primer and preschool students.īut puzzles aren’t just for the youngest piano students in your studio. Puzzles are a motivating, play-based, musical tool for piano teachers.
