Philosophy of
Kimberlystic Piano lesson
Nurture Creativity
Helps Develop a Whole Person
For Everyone, All Ages. Age Appropriate
Care for Individuality
Educationally and Pedagogically Sound
Achievable
Approaches Used In a
Kimberlystic Piano Lesson
Orff Schulwerk - Use of Percussion Instruments
Kodaly - Solfege Singing
Yamaha - Use of Keyboard and Piano
Dalcroze - Use of Movements
Educational Kinesiology/ Brain Gym
Suzuki - Parents involvements
Elements In a
Kimberlystic Piano Lesson
Concert Pieces
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Performing concert pieces in classs helps building confidence
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Prepares for performances outside of the classe
Keyboard Ad Lib
Short Keyboard Pieces
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Introduce & reinforce different aspects of music and playing skills
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Prepares for concert pieces
Hello Song
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Incorporates Brain Gym (Educational Kinesiology)
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Cross crawl helps to integrate both sides of the brain
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The "puppet" movement or homo-lateral crawl helps to wake up each side of the brain
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Helps prepare for fine & gross motor coordination
Ensembles
Ensembles benefit a child in a myriad of ways, including:​
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innate musicality through listening and playing with others
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experience of making music with friends
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building self-confidence to interact as a part of a group
Multi-Modal
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Play on different piano
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Move to different locations in the room
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Use backing tracks and other resources like percussion in the learning process
Aural Development
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Memory Solfege
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By ear Solfege
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Chord Singing