Teaching piano has many benefits, but one of the biggest benefits (in my opinion!) is the fact that it keeps me young! After all, in what other profession is “goofiness” encouraged and appreciated as much as it is in a piano studio?
And the thing is… goofy works. Young children respond to humor. They remember moments when they laughed. And if you can connect those happy memories with important piano concepts… well, then you have just stumbled upon a pretty powerful teaching tool!
You may have noticed that Trevor and I specialize in quirky and goofy. Our 10-year-old daughter has started to roll her eyes at us… but that hasn’t stopped us from continuing to unleash light-hearted and unique teaching materials that bring humor to piano lessons through our PianoBookClub and PianoGameClub materials. Today’s freebie printable is no different!
Bass Clef Note Reading With A Goofy Monster Printable
When your young piano students begin note reading, it’s important to isolate just a few notes at a time. This isolation allows your students to experience frequent success without confusing or overwhelming them. It also allows you to discover exactly what your student needs in terms of explanations and extra practice
Today’s printable (see download instructions below) will help you to zero-in on Bass Clef A-B-C for your young piano students who are note reading in Middle C Position. It can be prepped in seconds and requires only the printable, a die, and a pencil.
How To Play:
Your piano kids will love helping the goofy monster reach his favorite summertime treat! Get off the bench and have fun as your students race to roll a die, draw notes on bass clef staves and create pathways from the goofy monsters to the treats.
- Before the game begins, have your student circle her favorite summer treat at the bottom of the page.
- Next, instruct your student to roll a die until it displays a number that corresponds with one of the three die images. Below that image, have your student draw its corresponding note (A, B, or C) on the first staff.
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Step 2 is repeated until your student has drawn a note on each staff below one of the three die images, creating a pathway from a monster to its treat. Did a monster reach the circled treat first? If so, your student wins!
Where To Find Today’s Printable
We love sharing “kid-friendly” printables that are visually appealing and fun to use. To make all of our printables easy to find we are putting them up on WunderKeys.com. These printables will correlate with the Pimer-Level and Book 1 WunderKeys Method books coming out very soon!
Click here or on the image above to access today’s printable. While you’re happily printing, be sure to take a look at our completely re-vamped WunderKeys Piano for Preschoolers books. We’ve made it so easy to teach piano lessons to children ages 3-5!
Elaine says
Can’t begin to tell you how much I love these awesome printables, or how much I use them with kids who love them on a daily basis. I have laminated them all and have whiteboard markers in various different colours to use with them. Discovering your blog was the best thing that ever happened to my teaching… thank you so much
Can I ask a quick question? What age range are your new primer books going to be aimed at? I’m so excited that the first one will be out in time for the new school year here X
Andrea says
Hi Elaine – So happy that you enjoy these printables so much 🙂 The WunderKeys primer books will be a continuation from WunderKeys preschool as well as a primer book for students new to piano – starting from Age 5 but suitable for beginning students through age 9. First one should be out in August!
Laura says
Hi Andrea,
I use both theory books and theory sheets with my students, but at the moment I am not teaching 5 and 6 year olds, or I would definitely use these games and other worksheets with them. They look like great fun! 🙂
Is there any chance you could make some piano lesson printables for 10 to 14 year old kids?
Thanks for considering in advance if you do! 🙂
Laura
Andrea says
Hi Laura! There are often games for 10-14 year olds in our PianoGameClub.com sets! 🙂 Currently our focus for the free printables is on the young ones as we are releasing a primer and level 1 method book later this year, but in the meantime PGC would keep you well-stocked if you’re looking for materials 🙂
Lavinia Livingston says
I would like to add to the suggestion for materials of the “middle age” group — the 10-14’s who are edging toward intermediate level but still need review. Some days it seems that the pre-teens brains totally go to mush dealing with all the physical development happening to their bodies and review is always in order but they aren’t comfortable with juvenile materials. Any ideas? Thank you.
Alice says
Hear, hear! 🙂
Barbara says
I agree wholeheartedly, particularly when you have ‘transfer’ students who do not have the basic knowledge.
Milla says
I couldn’t wait and made my own based on your treble clef printable. Since I’m not that good with the computer it was a crude cut and paste. Glad to have a new neat one. Thanks for all your great ideas and for sharing them so generously.
Andrea says
Hi Milla – happy to be able to have one available for you that you were hoping for! 🙂