Choose the link below that has supplementary activities for the Let's Play Music Connections book lessons. The theory, improvisation, and music and movement activities can be done in private lessons, group lessons, piano lab, or assigned for at-home practice. #1 LPM Musical Elements and Chord Symbols #2 LPM Cadences and Inversions #3 LPM Note Naming and Chord Variations #4 LPM Rhythm and Counting #5 LPM Intervals #6 LPM Major Scales and Key Signatures #7 LPM Triads and Roman Numerals #8 LPM New Yellow -V7 Chords Related Posts: Let's Play Music Bridge Online ..read more

This post includes activities for Let's Play Music Connections Lesson 8   Music and Movement Listen to the audio of a video of your choice below as you march a steady beat with your feet and clap the rhythm of the melody. This song is sometimes called “Prince of Denmark’s March.” Prince of Denmark's March- Orchestra  Trumpet Voluntary Piano Cover Joseph Martin Trumpet Voluntary Organ Listen to Classics .for Kids Marches Not Written for Bands or Parades to hear a trumpet variation and more march music. Improvisation For Echo Edison improvise an “answer” using notes from the ..read more

 This post includes activities for Let's Play Music Connections Lesson 7 Triads and Roman Numerals. Music Sample Choose a version of Cockles and Mussels to listen to below. Can you spot any differences in the melody compared to your music? Patty Gurdy Molly Malone Sin'ead O' Connor Molly Malone  Supplementary Music with Triads Listen to the First half of the  demo of Heart and Soul if you need a reminder of the chord pattern. Play the I vi IV V chord progression as you listen to I Love the Mountains (or play duet) Can you change between root chords quickly enough to m ..read more

 This post includes activities for LPM Connections Lesson 6 Major Scales and Key Signatures, Theory Learn the Major Scale Pattern Song with this Free Printable Major Scale Pattern Sheet Music. Challenge: Can you transpose it to another key? "The pattern of the major scale starts with the Tonic - Whole Whole Half -Whole Whole Whole Half. That's a major scale!" Watch the first half of the  PianoAnne Circle of 5ths Video to learn more about sharp key signatures and the Circle of Fifths. Improvisation with One Octave Scales Watch the sample Create First Impro ..read more

This post includes activities for Let's Play Music Connections Lesson 5: Intervals and Staff Relationships Music Samples Listen to this Alouette Animated Variation as you clap the rhythm of the piece. Can you spot 2 measures in your music where the melody is different than the video? Theory Choose some games to play and review spotting and hearing intervals. Pedaplus Flash Intervals Theta Paddle Pitch 1 & 2 Theta Parrot Phrases 1 MTT Listen to 4ths/5ths Improvisation  Activity 1 Scale Improvisation Hamburger Pentascales (D,A,E) Play each scale hands together. (E is Double ..read more

 This post includes activities that correlate with Let's Play Music Connections 4 Lesson on Rhythm and Counting. Rhythm Practice Videos Choose a video to Count, Tap Clap, or Stamp along with each rhythm sample in the videos. Remember to count aloud using the smallest note pattern found in each example.  Eighths: 1 & 2 &, etc. Sixteenths: 1 e & a, 2 e & a, etc. Musical Minds: Quarter, Half, Eighth Notes and Rests. Musical Minds: Dotted Quarters and Single Eighth Notes Musical Minds: 16th Notes Musical Minds: 16th and Dotted Quarters Musical Minds: Multi Level Eigh ..read more

 This post includes activities for Let's Play Music Connections Lesson 3 on Note Naming and Chord Variations. Music Sample Listen to this version of the A section of Russian Sailor Dance as you clap on the staccato notes and slide your hands together on legato slurs and half notes.  Theory The B section of Russian Sailor Dance has a different time signature than the A Section. Watch this Time Signature Video to learn about the meaning of numbers in the time signature and hear music examples.  Try the PedaPlus Flash Notes Game to see how quickly you can identify not ..read more

This post includes activities for LPM Connections Lesson 2 Cadences and Inversion.   Music Samples and History Listen to the Classics for Kids The Story of Peer Gynt to hear the story behind the song “Morning” or listen to the  Selfish Giant audio book and listen for the Morning Theme. Theory Watch the first 5 minutes of  Pianote Piano Chord Inversions Tutorial to review inversions if needed. Supplementary Music Piano Safari Rote Technique Piece Half Step Song (Part 2)  Roll ups  Reminder Video Half Step Song  Roll Up High 2x, Roll Down Lo ..read more

This post includes piano activities that correlate with Let's Play Music Connections Lesson 1: Musical Elements and Primary Chords Music Samples and History Choose a primary chord song below and listen to hear when the chords change. Choose your favorite to learn with a lead sheet or sheet music.  C Major Kiss the Girl (Little Mermaid) I Belong to the Church of Jesus Christ Down on the Corner Lava (Pixar short) Challenges:  Try Everything (Zootopia) - Play and sing in C, than transpose to Db to play with the video. Try Everything by Shakira I-IV-I-V: I-IV-I-V-I ..read more

Balance Watch the Chord Voicing and Melody - Graham Fitch Tutorial Articulation  Pictionary/Cranium Illustrate a music dictionary as you watch excerpts from the videos below.  Then take turns acting (silently), sculpting or drawing the words for your teammates to guess (large group) or play the VMT Articulation Ivy Game (small group). 14 Types of Articulation (slur, legato, phrases, tie, staccato, staccatissmo, portato, accent, sforzando, marcato, tenuto, tenuto/slur, fp, fermata) Staccato Tutorial Watch Graham Fitch's 4 Types of Staccato Tutorial Video&nbs ..read more