This video is the fourth in the series: Colourful Keys Quick Clips. You can catch all the quick clips published so far by clicking here.
This rote piece from Piano Safari is always a hit with students and makes a fantastic first recital piece too.
My student absolutely FLYING through this, many students would just be working on one part a week, perhaps with the last two together. She remembered almost the entire piece at this lesson, but was just having a little trouble with part four so that’s what we’re working on in this clip.
This video is only her third lesson working on this (and sixth lesson ever) and you’ll see how quickly she latches on to the patterns and makes the changes needed. This is the power of pattern based rote teaching.
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Thanks for this Nicola. My students get a bit stuck on part 4 as well, I think its because the rhythm is completely different to the other parts. This piece is certainly a hit with all students in my studio. I’ve also had some success with my more experienced students learning the secondo part and having 2 students play the duet together.
Oh how fun! I’d love to get that happening in my studio soon. (*brain begins whirring*)
Hi Nicola. I’m wondering if you give the Piano Safari Level 1 Repertoire Book to students straight away or do you wait. If you wait, what point do you give the book? I really appprecite all your resources. I am seeing great results using a gamified approach = particularly in attention and focus and wanting to learn.
thanks
Sue
I wait to give almost all students a book. The younger they are, the longer we go without a book at first to explore movement, games, singing and rote pieces.
As for when to introduce it that really depends on each child so it’s hard to give a guideline. In general, I would introduce the book when they are learning rote pieces well and can read sight reading A cards with a little guidance.