My students seem to be bringing Christmas into the studio earlier and earlier every year. Just this past week I had one student show up in a Santa hat and two others excitedly tell me all about decorating their trees.
Whew! They caught me off guard!
But, I guess it’s almost that time of year. And if you also have piano students in your studio who are starting to get amped up about the holidays, then you’ll be equally excited about the printables in today’s post.
Below we’ve rounded up some great Christmas-themed activities from the blog that will guarantee a holiday season of fun in your studio.
And if Christmas isn’t a huge deal in your studio but you’re desperate for printables to cut down on your planning in December, keep an eye on the blog next week for some cool winter-themed goodies 🙂
Our Top 5 Christmas Piano Teaching Activities
We’ve shared a ton of Christmas activities and printables on the blog, but we’ve narrowed them down to our five favorites. Warm up that printer and get ready to plan your December lessons in no time flat!
As you prep for holiday recitals, sometimes your piano students just need to take a break and have fun finding freedom on the keys. Our “Santa’s Workshop” improv activity will provide this much-needed break. Simply print and play! Even if you’ve never taught improv before, it’s guaranteed to work.
If you or your teen students need a flashy piece to play for recitals, church, or other gatherings, then you’ll be excited to download our two free teen piano pieces. Three Ships is a showy tune that is accessible for most intermediate students and In The Bright Sky is a holiday mash-up that teens adore.
Using the holidays as an inspiration for composing always results in a ton of fun. This printable is a step-by-step approach to creating a mini-masterpiece that your students can complete in lesson time.
Building keyboard awareness skills gets a Christmas twist with our printable Holiday Fortune Teller! Steps, skips and intervals are the focus of this fun theory activity that young piano students go crazy for!
If you take a break from teaching over the holiday season then you’ll definitely want to make sure that your piano students are motivated to continue to practice! These fun piano practice printables and activities turn regular old practice into a holiday treat!
But Wait… There’s More!
If you’re stoked about goodies then you’ll be really excited to know that we’re giving away brand new beginner piano resources every day for 7 days starting December 1st. To celebrate the launch of our new WunderKeys Piano for Preschoolers books coming in January we’re holding the “7 Days of Wunder”. Sign up here to get in on the fun!
Natalia Faris says
November 26, 2016 at 5:27 amThank you, Andrea! This is awesome!
Andrea says
November 26, 2016 at 6:34 pmYou’re more than welcome Natalia! LOTS more to come to of brand new winter printables (LOTS!!) 😉
Beth says
November 26, 2016 at 5:29 amMy teens & adult students thoroughly enjoyed your two Christmas pieces (Three Ships and In the Bright Sky) last year. They’ve happily pulled them out again for this year too. Thank you!
Andrea says
November 26, 2016 at 6:34 pmThat’s so lovely to hear Beth!
Robbin says
November 26, 2016 at 6:47 amThanks. You guys have made a significant impact on my studio through the years. Be blessed.
Andrea says
November 26, 2016 at 6:33 pmThrilled to hear it Robbin! Have a great holiday season 🙂
María Laura says
November 26, 2016 at 2:19 pmThis activities are so fun!! My students will be delighted! Here in the south emisphere we are aproaching the end of the academic year and sometimes at this point it’s very difficult to keep them motivated, but with all these activities they will be so excited they probably want to continue with classes over the summer months!Thank you so much!! 😀
Andrea says
November 26, 2016 at 6:33 pmSo glad to hear it Maria! Hoping the snowmen etc. aren’t too “far fetched “for them 😉
María Laura says
November 26, 2016 at 9:15 pmNot at all! On the contrary, here all the winter themes are asociated to the holidays season and we love them ♡ 🙂
anna says
November 26, 2016 at 9:26 pmThank you again. Your hard work shows with your awesome worksheets, music, games, and it usually inspires me with more ideas to try out. Thank you thank you thank you.
Trevor says
November 27, 2016 at 6:51 pmThrilled to hear it Anna 🙂
Roni Rothwell says
November 27, 2016 at 1:59 amThank you once again for these activity sheets. My pupils loved the Halloween improv sheets and wanted to do them well into November – so now we’ve got new ones, yay!
I have a few special needs pupils, and these pages are invaluable for allowing them to make rhythm discoveries and games at their own pace.
Ronda Lonsdale says
December 3, 2016 at 11:43 amI LOVE IT! The Santa composing activity was such a hit this past week with my (many) students. Some students did their part and I played the other…while more advanced students learned the whole song. All the students wrote repeat signs, because they didn’t want to just play it through once. We played it on the piano and then on keyboards with a “Christmas” sound. We turned the disco ball and studio Christmas lights on, the ‘regular’ lights off, and invited parents in for an impromptu concert at the end of the lesson. Then the students put a cotton ball on the beard of a cardboard picture of Santa, for their good work that day. Two sisters even did their parts they composed on different pianos at the same time and turned it into a trio with me. None of the kids wanted to leave, one little girl said she couldn’t wait to get home so she could play it over and over again, and one boy started to cry when his lesson was over. Thank you for imaginative and creative ideas that keep students loving their music lessons.