When it comes to making piano practice happen, teachers must use every tool at their disposal. From bookmarks to lesson assignment sheets to practice pals, anything that gets your kids playing the piano daily is invaluable.
Whether or not kids stick with lessons is almost entirely dependent on what happens between the time when they walk out your studio door and then walk back in a week later.
If kids don’t get into a daily practice routine, they are unlikely to stick with piano lessons and you will be left trying to fill an empty hole in your schedule.
So, if you want your students to return to lessons having practiced every day, you’re going to want to use today’s printable tool… Piano Practice Bookmarks!
Piano Practice Bookmarks: A Surprising Multitool
Piano Practice Bookmarks are a handy tool because they inspire kids with a weekly goal, allow teachers to track weekly practice and, of course, mark the student’s current page.
To start using this tool, first, print out our piano practice bookmarks (click the link that follows the image below). Next, cut out and laminate the individual bookmarks. This will allow students to track their practice week after week without requiring a new bookmark. Finally, distribute the bookmarks to your students and ask them to record their weekly practice by placing a check (with a dry erase pen) in the appropriate circle on their bookmarks after completing daily practice sessions.
When your students return the following week, check for completed bookmarks and then wash off your students’ markings and encourage them to track their practice sessions again.
A fabulous teacher in our WunderKeys Facebook Community first shared this idea – thank you, Ellen!
Today’s printable pack includes bookmarks that correspond with WunderKeys Piano For Preschoolers, WunderKeys Primer Piano, WunderKeys Elementary Piano Level 1A and WunderKeys Elementary Piano Level 1B.
