Rhythm Warm-Ups That Get Students Off the Bench

Rhythm Warm-Ups That Get Students Off the Bench Description:

• Level: Beginners to elementary
• Pages: 12 pages, cover included
• Format: Instant PDF download, zip file of rhythm images
• Studio License Bonus: Zip file of rhythm images for your practice pages

“Rhythm Warm-Ups That Get Students Off the Bench” starts with the basics and works up to today’s most common chord progressions.  Your students will be amazed at how easy it becomes to play chord progressions in a multitude of keys once they sing chords and play these piano warm-ups!

Rhythm Warm-Ups That Get Students Off the Bench Level:

“Rhythm Warm-Ups That Get Students Off the Bench” is a series of 10 sequential, off-the-bench warm-ups that combine learning chords aurally, singing, and playing chord progressions in multiple modes on the piano.  Each activity takes about 5 minutes of lesson time and covers at least 10 weeks of warm-ups for your studio.

Would you like your students to:

• Hear, recognize, sing and play common chords?
• Know how to transpose to a new key ‘on the fly’?
• Have a chord specific strategy for practice during the week?
• Improvise a melody over a given chord progression? (more advanced students)

Included is everything you need to introduce chords to beginners while challenging students to go beyond the basics.  These sequential warm-ups will cover almost 2 months for your entire studio.  And, they work BOTH IN-PERSON and ONLINE!

What’s included:

• Warm-up ideas for the start of each lesson
• Practice during the week ideas
• Review ideas for the start of the next lesson
• Different wording sets to take students beyond Solfege (using moveable Do)
• Enrichment activities for beginners, for a challenge, and lab time
• How to make this a studio challenge with points

Rhythm Warm-Ups That Get Students Off the Bench Bonus:

Included with “Rhythm Warm-Ups That Get Students Off the Bench” is a bonus zip file of rhythm images.  If you use digital practice pages, feel free to copy and paste each week’s rhythm image directly to the practice page.  This is the only part of this product that can be shared with students.

This resource includes everything you need to introduce chords to beginners to challenging intermediate students to go beyond the basics!

Other Similar Collections:

To round out your studio’s themed curriculum, consider the following collections that are designed for elementary to intermediate students.  These curricula focus on engaging students with learning that engages all the senses!

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• Happy Halloween!: Halloween-themed music that gets students laughing and smiling.

• Jazzed About Spring: Celebrate Jazz Appreciation month (April) with 8 incredible jazz musicians.
• 5 Ways Collection: Both practice resources in the collection are sure to get students excited about playing during the week!  A full year of resources is included in this collection.
• If You Can Sing Chords, You Can Play Chords: Your students will begin learning chords aurally away from the bench before playing them on the piano.
• Creating Beats On The Move: The ultimate year-long curriculum of warm-ups that combine movement and improvisation with backing tracks.

What is a studio licence?

When you purchase “Rhythm Warm-Ups That Get Students Off the Bench” you get a studio-license PDF of these warm-ups and bonus zip file of the rhythm images sent digitally via an email receipt.

You will need a program to open zip files to use this product.

If you have a multi-teacher studio, please contact Rosemarie directly for additional licenses. Thanks!

A studio license is a great way to stretch your studio budget.  Purchase these themed curriculums once and use them for years (even decades) with students you directly teach!  When these are updated, you will get access to these for free.

The only portion of this product that can be shared with students are the rhythm images.  These must be placed on a digital practice page.  Students can print the practice page, but not retain an electronic copy .

For more information on your studio license, check out the Terms and Conditions page.

What Is A Piano Warm-Up Activity?

Piano warm-ups are a fantastic way to bridge off-the-bench movement with practical application on the piano in an interactive way!  These are great for:

• Private lessons: Focus on a particular concept for extra practice while also providing a routine start to lessons.
• Group lessons: Help students get focused on the start of lessons by starting away from the bench, then moving to the piano to play.
• Online lessons: Moving away from the screen is fantastic for students to feel the lesson is more interactive!

Each of the 10 warm-ups is a mix of off-the-bench and playing to solidify the concepts.  By changing up the activities, students explore through hearing, singing, and playing.

Everything is included in your PDF so you can easily differentiate for each student in your studio.  Ideas are included for students that need extra time on a chord progression or students that are finding it easy.

These also make great videos for your studio’s social media marketing or a fun studio challenge!