Summer piano practice usually goes like this: Kids swear they’ll play every day. Then June and July hit, and the piano is completely forgotten in favor of swimming, eating popsicles, and developing a sudden allergy to Middle C.
To give summer practice a fighting chance, we created the Not-Quite-Official Summer Piano Practice Pledge.
Think of it as a tiny, highly unserious legal document for young musicians.
It covers “Practice Obligations,” outlines “Acceptable Excuses,” and demands a “Parent Witness” signature, because nothing says summer fun like mild accountability in a decorative font.
It’s the perfect level of fake-official to get kids laughing and actually committed to playing.
Because even if the contract is a joke, the results aren’t. Keeping those fingers moving over the break makes the back-to-school transition a breeze… or at least less like teaching piano to someone who has never seen a keyboard before.
How To Use The Not-Quite-Official Piano Practice Pledge
The goal of this printable is simple: help students leave lessons with a summer practice plan that feels fun instead of forced.
When students sign the pledge, they are not just being told to practice. They are making a choice. They are picking practice times, agreeing to a few silly obligations, and acknowledging that “I was busy eating chips” may not be the strongest excuse in a court of piano law.
Print a copy for each student during your final lessons before summer break.
Read through the pledge together, especially the goofy legal sections. Let students choose their practice times, review the acceptable excuses, and sign their name at the bottom.
Then send it home for a parent witness signature.
You can make this a quick five-minute lesson wrap-up, tuck it into a summer practice pack, or pair it with a few favorite pieces students already love to play.
The point is not to make summer practice perfect.
The point is to make it visible, memorable, and just official enough that students feel like they made a real promise.
You can download your copy 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 Our Summer Piano Practice Pledge
Click here or on the image below to download our Summer Piano Practice Pledge for primer students from the Teach Piano Today Homework Pages.
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