Don't Build A Snowman

We've all had students who rush into a piece without checking hand position and start notes, and then proceed to "start over" a dozen times.  

​I was super inspired by an idea that was talked about in one of the music Facebook groups this week. It was based on the Hangman game kids play for guessing a word, and was geared towards helping students to play carefully rather than impulsively.

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I love the idea, though I didn't really want to use Hangman, and then I saw someone suggested building a snowman instead of a hangman. Today I put together a PowerPoint activity that we will be using this month to get everyone ready for their Christmas Piano Postcards.  ​It worked so well in today's lessons that we'll be sharing it with the Piano-Together Club members later this month!