Arrr ye mateys! It’s time to stir up some swashbuckling fun in your studio this week! Why? Because it’s international “Talk Like A Pirate Day” on September 19th!
In the months leading up to the “holiday season,” it’s important to find opportunities to break free from routine and surprise your students with a bit of silly fun. And what better way to do so this fall than with a pirate-themed lesson day!
To help you celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day in your studio this week we’re sharing a sight-reading printable for your young piano students and a swirling pop-infused sea chanty for your teens! Read on to find out how you can create a pirate-themed celebration this week in your studio.
A Treasure Trove of Pirate-Themed Printables
The new resources we’re sharing can be found below. The first is a sight-reading activity that will have your littles reinforcing bass clef note reading without even realizing they’re learning, and the second is an easy-to-learn teen piano solo that will have them feeling like they’ve stumbled upon buried treasure 😉
1. A Pirate-Themed, Primer Sight-Reading Activity
Click on the image below to download our pirate-themed, sight-reading printable. Your students will have a blast following a “sight-reading path” as they help the parrot find its treasure. See the provided instructions on the printable for more details.
2. Pieces of 88: A Teen Piano Solo
Some “die-hard” PianoBookClub members may remember this piece from a book we released back in 2014, but if you don’t already have it, you can access it by joining our new teen piano music Facebook group and then clicking on “files”. Listen to an audio sample of Pieces of 88 below:
Even More Pirate-Themed Piano Lesson Printables…
Did you know you can also use Talk Like A Pirate Day to kick off a pirate-themed practice incentive event in your studio? Motivate your kiddos this fall with our free, printable set! And, if you have kids exploring accidentals, this printable allows them to create a “fortune teller” full of pirate-filled excitement.
LINDA KIRKCONNELL says
Thank you. Super fun!
Andrea says
You’re welcome! Thank YOU for always taking the time to write – it means a lot to us 🙂
Michelle Gordon says
This is going to be fun tomorrow!
Andrea says
Hi Michelle! Great! We hope you have fun with it 🙂
Mary McG says
Thank you, thank, thank you! As a teacher with a limited budget, I really appreciate these. I was going to post that immediately when I received it, but waited till after lessons, and I’m happy to say my very challenging 11 year old LOVED it! Easy enough to have quick success with it, but cool enough to sound amazing!!! He did also come back this week playing “A Hero Returns” (Although he insists that the first few measures sound better in 4/4. Agh!!) Thanks. For sharing your talents!
Andrea says
Hi Mary! Thanks so much for your kind words 🙂 I’m so glad to hear that your student loves it so much and that he’s also having fun with the new Fearless Fortissimo books! 🙂 Thanks for commenting – we appreciate it!
Maureen C McNamee says
My 10 year old student loves “Pieces of 88” – I played it for him at the end of the lesson today, not sure whether he’d be willing to tackle it, but he loves it and we’re starting on it next week!
Also, which of the “Sessions” books do you recommend as being the easiest? I’d like to start one of my students with one of them. Thanks.
Andrea says
Hi Maureen! So glad he enjoyed it! Start with The Amadeus Anthems – it’s the easiest 🙂 Then The Beethoven Sessions and then The Chopin Sessions if you’re going in order 🙂 If he’s at the level of The Pieces of 88 he’d also be great in the new Adventures of Fearless Fortissimo series we have on Amazon – and if he liked the sound of Pieces of 88 he’d be really into those!
Linda Hyland says
Thanks for all of it! So fun!
Joanne says
Thanks so much!
Marilynn says
Pieces of 88 may be my favorite! My students will practice diligently to get it learned.