Teaching Piano to Preschoolers
https://www.onlinepianocoach.com/piano-keyboard-diagram.html
https://www.palomapiano.com/blog-post/10-activities-to-use-with-preschool-students/
#2 Name the Finger
After teaching finger numbers I practice with the student by touching different fingers on his hand and having him call out the finger numbers. I also let the student point to my fingers as I call out the finger numbers. The fun part is to go faster and faster as the game goes along.
#3 Key Finder
I call out note names and have the student find the keys. For example I might say find all of the D’s on the piano. or play two different G’s with your second finger. I always give the students the chance to play teacher and call out keys for me to play. Sometimes I ask the student to catch my mistakes.
#4 Clap Back
Clap rhythmic combinations and have the student clap the combination back to you. The student can also play teacher and clap examples for you to repeat.
#5 Sing Back
Play pitches on the keyboard and have the student sing the pitches back to you. If the student experiences difficulty you can sing along with him.
#6 High, Middle and Low sounds.
Explore high, middle and low sounds on the piano. Have the student sit in a chair facing away from the piano, play high, middle and low sounds for the student to identify.
#7 Copy Cat
Play notes on the piano and have your student repeat what you have just played. (See the “Copy Cat” song in the Petite People’s Primer).
#8 Name That Tune
Play a familiar song or piece from the Petite Primer, see how long it takes for the student to call out the name of the song.
#9 Rhythm Only
Clap the rhythm to a song and have the student identify the song by rhythm only. For my preschool students I play two songs on the piano, I then clap the rhythm to one of them for the student to identify.
White Keys and the Basic Notes
Here is another piano keyboard diagram with the note names of the white keys, or the basic notes:
You can see that the 7 basic notes (A B C D E F G) are repeated over and over. But each time the pitch (how high or low the tone is) is sounding one octave higher (if you go to the right).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuI999bwvXAhttps://www.palomapiano.com/blog-post/10-activities-to-use-with-preschool-students/
#2 Name the Finger
After teaching finger numbers I practice with the student by touching different fingers on his hand and having him call out the finger numbers. I also let the student point to my fingers as I call out the finger numbers. The fun part is to go faster and faster as the game goes along.
#3 Key Finder
I call out note names and have the student find the keys. For example I might say find all of the D’s on the piano. or play two different G’s with your second finger. I always give the students the chance to play teacher and call out keys for me to play. Sometimes I ask the student to catch my mistakes.
#4 Clap Back
Clap rhythmic combinations and have the student clap the combination back to you. The student can also play teacher and clap examples for you to repeat.
#5 Sing Back
Play pitches on the keyboard and have the student sing the pitches back to you. If the student experiences difficulty you can sing along with him.
#6 High, Middle and Low sounds.
Explore high, middle and low sounds on the piano. Have the student sit in a chair facing away from the piano, play high, middle and low sounds for the student to identify.
#7 Copy Cat
Play notes on the piano and have your student repeat what you have just played. (See the “Copy Cat” song in the Petite People’s Primer).
#8 Name That Tune
Play a familiar song or piece from the Petite Primer, see how long it takes for the student to call out the name of the song.
#9 Rhythm Only
Clap the rhythm to a song and have the student identify the song by rhythm only. For my preschool students I play two songs on the piano, I then clap the rhythm to one of them for the student to identify.
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