Piano lesson games

You’ve signed your kids up for music lessons, excited to give them all the benefits of music lessons you’ve heard so much about! They love playing their new

Do you have a favorite rhythm game or activity to use in your music lessons? Rhythm is something that always needs review, so you can never have too many

I feel like I am always in search of good, fun, and free music theory games in my piano lessons that are painless to throw together. I wanted them in one place to just refer back to when I need music theory concepts that I want to teach or review and have fun at the […]

Ever in need of freshening up your piano lessons? Do you get tired of doing the same thing over and over? Well if that's you, I’ve compiled a list featuring 10 of my tried and true piano activities that you can seamlessly incorporate into any piano lesson. If you start using these activities on a regular basis, I promise you won’t feel bored of teaching and your students will be eagerly asking for more. 😏 Head to the blog to read more!

Sometimes my students need a break during piano lessons and need to move around. Off the Bench Games to the rescue! These are some of my favorite off-the-bench piano games for teaching piano key names.

The piano world is an interesting place right now. Some teachers are returning to in-lesson learning. Some teachers never had to stop in-lesson learning. And, others are still teaching through a computer screen. Regardless of your situation, Trevor and I are trying to create piano printables and activities that can be used in many situations. […]

Here’s a game that I use with my piano students that is always fun to play! All you need are two tokens of some sort (I use game pieces) and letter cards (A-G, including sharps and flats if y…

Free printable piano keys music themed I spy game for kids - a great piano theory and music game for kids

Which free piano teaching games are the best? Which ones do you need in your teaching toolkit? These top 9 are the perfect place to start!

Check out these 8 piano lesson must have items and Montessori game ideas for each teaching tool to make piano lessons more fun!!!

Engage your piano students from the very beginning of their piano lessons with these creative ways to start a lesson. Read more.

Get a FREE preschool piano game that helps you teach your preschooler how to play the piano! This is the first game I teach every piano student! Kids will ask to play it over and over again.

This morning with my homeschool music class, I played this game with my students: As I was lesson planning last night, I was trying to think of a new way to practice the names of the piano keys. My homeschool music class is mostly a music history class, but we’ve been learning basic music/piano concepts… Continue reading Spell-A-Keyboard Game

These five finger piano pieces are perfect for beginners. Well known tunes like these are great because they give kids a lot of satisfaction and can be learned easily. They work really well when used in a lesson to balance out the more challenging tasks so that the pupil can relax and have fun with […]

Whack-a-Time-Signature is a fun teaching game to help students listen to and review time signatures. Not only does it help the students count out a measure and keep the beat, it requires team coordination! This game is awesome — and a favorite — for a music classroom! Level: Beginner to Advanced Objective: For ear training on […]

Level: Beginner to Intermediate Objective: To help build sight reading skills by reviewing notes on the staff and learning to quickly correlate notes with each other (steps, skips, etc.). A player wins when he/she has consecutive notes that either ascend or descend. Materials: Music note flashcards (Subscribe to our emails for a […]

My Favorite Piano Game Resources This post includes printable piano games organized by concept and level that make great lesson starte...

Bring the magic of spring into your piano lessons with the Cascade Method's spring-themed piano games. We have a variety of piano games to help pianists of all levels learn. Our games can help your students learn everything from rhythm ear training to reviewing key signatures. All the games require no preparation and are great for both in-person and online piano lessons. Check out the blog now!

Being able to identify intervals immediately is an essential skill for sight reading. That’s why I like to do all I can to get my students to identify an interval by sight as quickly as possible. This game helps do just that! This game is also a helpful assessment tool for me to see just […]

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