Not sure where to start teaching kids about chords? Check out my 10-week chord teaching plan (available now to Inner Circle Members). If you’re used to teaching from the music alone, you may have missed the fact that pop music always features guitar chord symbols above the music (see below). Chord progressions are one of the best ways of teaching students about the construction of music so don’t miss this opportunity. Even if you’re learning the music from a good arrangement, teach them the outline of the song using chords while you learn the notation. Learning quickly = more practice = more fun! While this means that they won’t be able to play along with YouTube, they’ll be able to learn and understand the music much more quickly. Change the key. Whether you’re learning the song by ear, from chords or from the music, change the key if it makes it easier for the student (most online sites allow for changing the key).This is great for exploring the key and chord progression and getting a feel for the music and whether it’s at the right level for the student. Google will likely find versions on musicnotes and sheetmusicplus and you’ll be able to preview the first page of music.
Google the song title to see what other arrangements might be available. Note: I will be offering a 30% off Noviscore discount to Winter Webshop participants this weekend.
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You can download the arrangement and print right in your lesson. If it is a popular new song, search for the music on Noviscore first. This is a fantastic new resource for piano teachers as the guys at Noviscore produce excellent arrangements of songs for students at three different levels of difficulty. Yes, this might take a few minutes, but it helps you understand how the song goes, the key elements (bass line, rhythm, drums, riffs) and the part that they want to learn (see Commandment 1). If a student asks you to help them with a song, or they bring music you music with which you’re unfamiliar, jump on YouTube, search for the song and watch the video together in the lesson.
Just focus in on the section they want to learn and watch them focus like never before. 9 times out of 10, they will only really want to learn a section of the piece, so if that’s near the end, there’s no point teaching from the beginning. The first and most important commandment! Make sure you ask the student which bit of the song they want to learn. Plans & Pricing The 10 Commandments of Teaching Pop
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