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LINKS  helpful links to enhance your piano learning experience!

 

Royal Conservatory Examinations - deadlines, results, popular selections list, etc.

Practice Spot - lots of neat ideas to keep practicing interesting!

Nova Scotia Kiwanis Festival - link for dates, application forms, syllabus.

Sheet Music 1 - note naming drills, free music and teacher resources.

Naxos.com - listen to classics (To hear the entire piece you must subscribe.)

Sibelius Music - listen to and download sheet music to print

Teach Them Well - One home school Mom's take on curriculum, teaching, loving and learning!

 

 

Fun online enrichment:

Easy

Mighty Music Man - name the keys on the piano and help this Super Hero.

Simple Piano Key Identification - click the keys, print your report!

Treble Space - Test your treble clef space notes and travel through space!

Spelling Bees - Treble Clef   Bass Clef

Bass Invaders - Bass Clef lines and spaces

Bass Clef Notes and Chords - help the dog get some bones!

Battleship - guess the enemy position and name note to "hit" their ships!

Soccer Notes - shoot on this soccer goal tender if you know your lines and spaces!

Word Warrior - help this robot blast the notes away by spelling words

Seconds or Thirds - take this quiz to see if you know your neighbors(seconds) and skips (thirds)

Whole Steps /Half Steps - choose carefully! (Prelim. Rud)

Half Step HoeDown -name the note that is a half step up or down. (Prelim. Rud.)

 

Medium

Rhythm Identifier - listen to these rhythms and see if they are correct!

Interval Fling the Teacher - warning mild violence! teacher is flung in a barrel if you win.

A-Chording to Santa - play the correct notes of these chords to get a nice note from Santa (Prelim Rud)

Chord Hoop Shoot - name the missing chord notes and score some hoops!  Maj/min (Prelim Rud)

Rhythm Math - trivia quiz

Fling the Teacher - warning mild violence - teacher is flung in a barrel if you win. answer rhythm trivia questions in the style of Millionaire. (Prelim Rud.)

Time Signature Match - which measure has the correct time signature?

Santa's Delivery - help Santa pick up his presents by answering questions about rhythm (Prelim. Rud)

See Saw Balance  - which is more time?  Don't forget to include rests! (Prelim. Rud)

Going Nuts over Time Signatures - help the squirrel eat nuts by answering questions about time signatures (Prelim Rud.)

Scales Quiz - choose the correct notes for each scale. (Prelim. Rud)

Hard

Arpeggio Identifier - know your chords well and find the arpeggios

Fishy Major Scales-do you know all your major scales? - find out! (Gr. 1 Rud)

Missing Note - fill in the note missing from these scales. (Gr. 1 Rud)

Key Signature Quiz  - name the key (Gr.1 Rud.)

Magnificent 7ths - Build 7ths and Dominant 7ths.  (Gr 2 Rud.)

 

Listening

Grade 5 - 3rd 4th 5th   6th 7th octave