It’s Saturday, October 10, 2020, and time for Music at ClickSchooling!
Recommended Website:
(www.pianolessons4children.com/)
Age Range: 5-9 (Grades K-3, with parental supervision)
Designed for beginner and elementary level students, this website offers several video piano lessons as well as music appreciation lessons of famous composers and sing-a-longs.
This site is provided by Maria Miller, creator of Math Mammoth. The lessons, presented in a fun, friendly, and informative way include:
- Lesson 1: How to sit at the piano
- Lesson 2: Names of the white keys on a piano
- Lesson 2b: Names of the black keys on a piano
- Lessons 3 & 4: Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Lesson 5: Chords
- Lesson 6: Mary Had a Little Lamb, with chords
- Lessons 7 & 8: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
- Lessons 9 & 10: Old McDonald Had a Farm
- Lessons 11 & 12: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- Lesson 13: Alphabet Song
- Lesson 14: Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
- And more!
The famous composers section includes examples from the Baroque, Romance, Classical, and 20th Century periods. Each of these lessons provides a brief biography, images, and video and/or audio examples of great works being performed by various artists.
In the sing-a-long section not only will you find videos for your favorite children’s songs, but also the accompanying lyrics and downloadable sheet music!
This site is a great place to start when teaching your children piano and music appreciation.
