Curriculums

The Baroque period is a treasure chest of legendary composers and keyboard repertoire but, students usually don’t ask to play the music from the powdered-wig style.

Go Baroque will change that with engaging activities to spark curiosity, mastery and creativity.

Bucket drumming is THE perfect solution or supplement for your holiday or summer camps, group and private lessons.

Get buckets full of tips and ideas so that you can learn how to teach bucket drumming in style. With the help of over 80 “recipe cards,” integrate bucket drumming into any of your current plans with pedagogically sound and guaranteed-to-rock activities.

This catalog of “spooky puzzle pieces” promises to spark creativity beyond the page. After your students choose a favorite “creepy” idea or two, they will be equipped to design their own Halloween hit! BONUS: it now comes with its prequel—Twinkle Treat!

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The resource is a plan for you to implement immediately into your tech-savvy studio.

Do you need app assignments to reinforce rhythm?

How about ideas for off-bench fun that will build rhythmic security?

Rhythm Make it Count is the resource for you!

Innovative, tech-savvy and engaging activities for you to implement immediately into private or group lessons on and off the bench.

Dive into the nitty gritty of the tune sung at every birthday party and mine it for unforgettable teaching moments. The colorful resource for private or group instruction is packed with plans to help students master an original arrangement. It features curriculum for at least four camp days, 2-6 hours each.

Explore and create with hip harmonies and pop-inspired patterns that ignite imaginations.

Loads of ideas!

Writing a good melody can be mysterious and that’s why we are thrilled to offer you this unprecedented 48-page resource to shed light on this area of creative music making. Packed full of melody-writing ideas organized into a hierarchy of importance, perhaps the best thing about it are that 15+ worksheets to equip you or your students with the practical skills to improvise and compose strong melodies.

Here’s a recipe for built-in success with occasions for creative decision making along the way.

 Some of the best cookies I’ve ever tasted had few ingredients: flour, sugar, vanilla and lots of butter. It doesn’t take much to make a really good cookie. That being said, I’m not opposed to chocolate chips, oatmeal, sprinkles, molasses, cinnamon, frosting, butterscotch chips or peanut butter added to a cookie, just not all at once.

The point being, a good cookie starts with a few quality ingredients with maybe a few extras for flair and flavor. The same is true with composing. A good composition starts with a few quality ingredients or elements. Extra touches add variety and contrast.

The Cookie Cutter Composing Resource gives you all the necessary ingredients to inspire composers in private and group settings.

Flip The Lid is a piano camp curriculum targeting beginning students up to early intermediate skills.  It is unique because it allows you to combine students of different ages and skills in one class.

The title,  Flip The Lid is in no way referring to losing control or being angry. It is about opening up the lid of the piano to discover how to make new sounds and the minuscule details that make up this beautiful instrument.

A flipped classroom and blended learning approach that motivates kids to learn theory concepts. 

An organized way to present music theory using Google Slides and fun activities, with some science mixed in!

A flipped classroom and blended learning approach that motivates kids to learn theory concepts. 

Pura Vida! is a piano camp for 8 to 14-year-old students with 8 lesson plans, 5 piano student books, music exploration and discovery, improvisation, and games.

It is flexible enough to adapt for private lessons and weekly group piano lessons.

This piano camp is for 4-7-year-old students who are just beginning their musical journey. The teacher guide includes 8 lesson plans with step-by-step instructions, a schedule, music lessons, piano lessons, and games.

A version of this piano camp is also available for ages 8-14.

This 12-page resource will help you feel organized and efficient when planning games and apps for your studio.

An action-packed resource with a dynamic incentive plan, secret missions, clever theory worksheets, improvisation activities in minor keys, and so much more!