Every year around this time we talk about the summer slide. This term refers to the loss of skill that occurs when piano students take an extended break.
But there are ways to minimize the effects of the “summer slide”.
If you send home a piano book that is unique and exciting, your students stand the best chance of maintaining everything they have learned.
That is why this summer you’ll want to introduce your mid-primer piano students to our newest book…
Who Slobbered On My Songbook? V. U. Level H (available right now on Amazon).
This adorable book, filled with songs and activities in the C 5-finger scales, is just what your students need to keep them practicing this June, July, and August.
In today’s post, we’ll dig deeper into this resource and share a visual preview.
Who Slobbered On My Songbook? V. U. Level H
Composed for mid-primer piano students, Who Slobbered On My Songbook? is packed with piano pieces and activities that reinforce playing in the C 5-finger scales.
This laugh-out-loud resource follows the hilarious adventures of a homework-hungry dog that has been framed for a chewy crime he didn’t commit.
Inside you will discover 7 piano solos, a teacher-student duet, warm-up exercises, note reading games, sight-reading and rhythm activities, a practice tracker, and a certificate.
If you just can’t wait to your hands on this book, it is available here.
Let’s Take A Look Inside:
1. Piano Pieces
The piano pieces in Who Slobbered On My Songbook? are composed for mid-primer piano students and reinforce playing in the C 5-finger scales.
In another “unique-to-WunderKeys” approach, we’ve designed this book so that engaging piano songs follow along with a hilarious children’s story. View sample pages below:
2. Activity Pages
Interspersed throughout the book are activity pages to supplement the music. These activity pages include sight reading exercises, note reading games, rhythm work, note printing activities, and a Color-It Note Reading Mystery Picture. Here are a few samples of these pages:
3. Warm-up Exercises
Who Slobbered On My Songbook? begins with two pages of getting ready, warm-up exercises that students should perform at the beginning of every practice session to boost note-reading skills, coordination, and finger strength.
4. A Practice Tracker and Certificate of Achievement
Kids practice more often when they take ownership of their learning. At the end of Who Slobbered On My Songbook? students will find a practice tracker page where they can keep track of their hard work in a kid-friendly way. They will also receive a Certificate of Achievement to reward their efforts. Simply cut out the certificate, fill in the relevant details, and present it to the deserving student.
Buy Who Slobbered On My Songbook?
If you have a mid-primer piano student you will definitely want to hop on over to Amazon right now and pick up Who Slobbered On My Songbook?.