Christmas Composing Activity for Beginning Piano Students
What if your piano students could give someone a song for Christmas? This Christmas composing activity helps beginning students create a little holiday song they can play for a parent, grandparent, or someone special. With Christmas Compose With Dice, students roll a die to choose melody notes, write them on the staff, and hear their […]
7 Christmas Piano Lesson Ideas for the Last Lesson Before Break
The last piano lesson before Christmas break is always a little different, isn’t it? Students are excited about the holidays, everyone’s counting down to vacation, and let’s face it, focusing on regular lesson material isn’t exactly at the top of anyone’s priority list! But that doesn’t mean we have to abandon learning altogether. In fact, […]
Christmas Piano Lead Sheets for Beginners: A Better Way to Teach Holiday Songs
Looking for Christmas piano music that’s easy enough for your beginning students but still sounds like the holiday songs they know and love? Christmas piano lead sheets are a fun way to introduce beginners to playing familiar holiday favorites while exploring chords and simple left-hand accompaniments. And here’s the best part: students don’t need to […]
12 Easy Christmas Gift Ideas for Piano Students (Teacher-Approved!)
Here are 12 no-stress Christmas gifts for piano students that won’t break the bank. Whether you have a small studio or big studio, Younger students or older students (or a mix)… Whether you want to go big this year or keep it super simple, I’ve got a Christmas gift idea for every situation! What Should […]
Best Christmas Piano Books for Beginners and Intermediate Students
Are you a piano teacher looking for the best Christmas piano books for each one of your piano students–from beginners to intermediate? You’ve landed in the right place! After teaching for over 20 years, here are the Christmas piano books I find myself reordering year after year, arranged by level. These are the books with […]
Christmas Sheet Music for Beginners [Free Download]
Christmas piano sheet music for every level—from pre-reading to intermediate! Includes free beginner pieces and festive solos for your students.
