MasterClass
Group Lessons
Tips and Tricks
for Building Confidence
4 -6 Students
30-45 minutes
Teaching Demo | Student Demo
Positive Praise | Constructive Comments
2023 March MasterClasses
check with instructor for date and time
Practice Strategies
MasterClass Group Lessons
are instructional group meetings
– students of different levels
– critique of selected repertoire
– incorporation of student demo with a quarterly Practice Strategy
This instructional opportunity provides students with exposure to
more repertoire and opportunities to share their pieces with their piano friends.
Specifics
March MasterClass
Practice Strategy
Concrete Examples
“Explain and describe ideas with many details.”
‘Specifics’ Practice Strategies
– Use specific examples to understand abstract ideas.
– Help students extend their understanding by coming up with examples of their own.
The D-Major chord uses a white key, then a black key and then a white key…
just like this triple dip ice cream cone has a chocolate scoop in the middle of two scoops of vanilla.
Imagine the scoops of a C-Major triple dip ice cream cone…
or a D-Flat Major ice-cream sandwich