Making piano lessons fun and engaging!: September 2022

Friday, September 30, 2022

Autumn Piano Art Activity

Happy Autumn! This week my students are completing an art activity. This activity is easy to assemble and adds a nice artistic component to my lessons.

I first drew a bare tree and made multiple copies of it.

Then I used clip art to write out meanings of musical terms and printed the terms onto 8"x 11" self adhesive shipping labels so that I could adhere the pieces onto the tree without the added step of using glue.

I drew music symbols onto confetti leaves. Down below is what I purchased from a nearby hobby store. It came 300 to a pack!

I poured some craft glue onto a paper plate and had my students use a Q-tip to dip into the glue and smear it onto the term they wanted the leaf to adhere to. It takes no more than 2-3 minutes for my students to complete this activity and they're left with a beautiful piece of fall art.

Until next time, piano blogger signing off......

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