![]() ![]() Some decades ago I was available as a pianist/keyboardist for progressive/rock/etc groups doing gigs. It is certainly not needed for many, sure, but could become very useful someday. What are your favourite aural skills games for piano beginners?ĭo you use aural voting paddles like these, or do you have another go-to exercise? Share your beginner ear training activities in the comments below or in the Vibrant Music Studio Teachers Facebook Group.Yep, as you mention, invaluable for composition, improvisation and more. ![]() If you need ideas for ear training past the beginner level, head over to the Ear Training section of my Music Theory page for the latest and greatest. Play very high or very low notes (as these are generally more difficult for people to hear clearly).Don’t speak at all until the worksheet is complete.Talk through what you are playing (“Now here’s the second note,” for example).And if you laminate the page, students can use the same worksheet over and over with dry erase markers. I kept this worksheet straightforward, so I could easily adapt it to each student. We repeat the same process with the voting paddles, usually in lesson two or three.įirst they hold the paddles, I play notes, and they need to hold up the correct sign – high in the sky like a bird, or low deep down in the sea like a fish. The next ear training element I discuss with piano beginners is high sounds vs low sounds. This reinforces the concept and gets them to explore the piano.įor the littlest of the little kiddos, I encourage them to hold the paddle high in the air up above their head just because it makes us giggle…and if they need to get the wiggles out, I have them jump up and down while waving the paddle! High and Low Lastly, we swap roles – as I hold up a paddle, they need to play their own example of same notes or different notes. ![]() We usually start off with them facing the piano, so they can see the keys I’m playing, and then we turn their chair around so they need to rely on their ears. As I play notes, they need to hold up the corresponding paddle. Next the student gets the two paddles, one for each hand. Then, we relate this information to the piano, playing the same note twice, and then two different notes. Depending on the age of the student, same and different may not be a concrete concept to them yet – so with preschoolers, I start with the pictorial paddles by talking about how the 2 orange slices are the same but the orange slice and the strawberry are different. Usually this is in the first or second lesson, when we’re just starting to explore the piano together.įirst we simply look at the paddles together. The first listening element I introduce to beginner piano students is same vs. The first 4 aural elements I like to focus on with beginners are same/different, high/low, long/short and loud/soft.
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