Recital season creates two kinds of piano students.
The ones who are calm, cool, and collected… and the ones who suddenly forget how fingers work the second they sit at the piano bench.
Honestly, most kids are a little bit of both.
And that’s exactly why we created The Curious Case Of The Nutty Piano… a goofy “before-or-after recital song” that gives primer students a chance to laugh about recital season while still playing something educational and engaging.
This printable pairs an adorable one-page comic with a Middle C position piano piece that tells the story of a recital disaster involving a piano that mysteriously stops working mid-performance. When the lid is lifted, the problem becomes very clear…
It’s silly. It’s unexpected. And it’s the kind of humor six and seven-year-olds absolutely adore.
But here’s what makes this recital season piano activity especially useful: it fits perfectly into lessons right now.
Before recitals, it gives students a quick mental break from performance prep without losing lesson momentum. After recitals, it helps teachers shift students out of “I’m done for the year” mode and into something lighthearted that still gets them excited to play.
And because the song sits in Middle C position, primer students can jump in quickly and feel successful right away.
Today’s printable is available at the bottom of the post but first…
It’s Time To Grab Our Note Reading Workbooks
Summer break has a funny way of turning confident little note readers into kids who suddenly stare at the staff like they’ve never seen it before 😉
Andrea and Trevor Dow’s Timed Note Reading Tests For Piano: Book 1 delivers short, focused note-reading drills that are easy to assign and even easier for students to complete over the summer months.
It’s the kind of workbook that keeps note reading fresh without making kids feel like they’re doing piles of homework during their break.
Structured enough to build real fluency, but light enough to keep motivation high, this resource helps students return to lessons ready to play instead of needing weeks of review.
Click here or on a cover below to learn more.
Download Today’s Comic Strip Piano Song
Click here or on the image below to download our Before-Or-After Recital Song for primer students from the Teach Piano Today Homework Pages.
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