Teachers
The Piano Learning Center - an index of resources and links for piano teachers
Scholarship Opportunity for Teachers - PTG is pleased to announce the creation of two new scholarships to help MTNA-certified teachers further their teaching skills through continuied education and/or performance study. Click here to download eligibility requirements and an application form.
Lesson Plans and Activities
Find downloadable resources for teachers, parents and students. Visit frequently to find new materials.
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Lesson Plans
The Music Box: The Story of Cristofori – Learn about the history of pianos by reading about the creator of the first modern piano. Elementary age level.
Pianos Through the Pages - Learn about the history of pianos by exploring the PTG Learning Center site and completing a word search puzzle. Middle school age and up.
How Does A Piano Work? – Identify the parts of a piano and see how they all work together. Includes a fact sheet, a piano facts quiz and diagrams of the inside of a piano.
What’s the Difference? – Learn about the unique characteristics of an acoustic piano and how the different parts of a piano allow you to “express” yourself. Includes a student fact sheet, discussion questions and piano exercises. Middle school age and up.
Preparing for a Performance - Use the book Henry the Steinway and the Piano Recital along with other tips to help your students get ready for a piano recital. Elementary age level.
Piano Learning Center Treasure Hunt – Take a trip through the different areas of PTG’s Piano Learning Center web area. Includes a student worksheet and teacher answer sheet. Middle school age and up.
What Do You Hear? – Learn how a piano creates sound. Includes instructions and activities. Preschool and early elementary. Coming Soon
Piano Art – Fun and easy projects for preschoolers and early elementary ages. Coming Soon
The Piano In Children’s Literature Reading List – Read aloud to your child or class, assign book reports or incorporate these stories into your lesson plans.
MTNA 2006 Presentation Notes – Mary Smith, RPT
Recreational Music Making (RMM) - Learn about an innovative program
that reaches adult learners through group-based music-making
activities. See a video about the benefits of RMM and find out about
teacher training opportunities.
Activities
Piano Parts Word Search – puzzles for elementary and middle school levels
Test Your Piano IQ Worksheet – elementary and middle school levels
Origami Piano – fold your own 3-D vertical piano
Coloring Pages –sample pages from the PTG coloring book; preschool and early elementary levels
Piano Learning Center Treasure Hunt
Piano History Fact Sheet
Acoustic Pianos Fact Sheet
About Your Piano Fact Sheet
Teacher Organizations
Music Teachers National Association Homepage
(MTNA) - An organization of mainly independent music teachers
Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
A brochure about choosing a music teacher
MTNA Teacher Directory
Online searchable directory of National Certified Music Teacher
MENC National Associate for Music Education
An organization of mainly school music teachers
National Music Council
MusicLessonsNow.com
a Directory of piano and music teachers in the UK
Klavierunterricht - A German site with links to piano teachers in Germany.
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