Today, I have a new resource for you – a reading guide to accompany the new Piano Inspires Kids publication from The Francis Clark Center!
It’s been three years since we first learned that Piano Explorer Magazine was being discontinued. It was a sad day for many who enjoyed sharing the fun and unique resource with students.
Luckily, in 2023, The Francis Clark Center launched Piano Inspires Kids – a similar publication!
Printed quarterly, each issue will contain feature articles on musicians, composers, musical styles, music in the news, practice tips, new music, theory lessons, creative activities, games and puzzles, and student submissions.
At the time of this post, individual subscriptions are $29.99/year or $14.99 for a single issue. Group subscriptions of 5 or more copies are available at $24.99 (per copy) per year. (International subscriptions are also available.)
I would have created this resource sooner, but I wanted to wait until a few publications were out to ensure I produced an accompanying sheet that would work across all issues.
This two-page guide allows flexibility in how students spend their time exploring the magazine. The questions are intentionally open-ended to help students reflect on what they’ve read and to use the process of writing things down to aid retention.
There are five areas:
Discover & Explore
Hear Hear!
Q&A
What do you remember?
Create & Share
This resource could be utilized either part of an off-bench music lab time in-studio or sent home with students to complete at home.
It would be possible to use only one copy of the magazine for all students if they complete it during an off-bench lab time at your studio. That being said, the benefit to each student having their copy is that they could complete it at home AND enjoy completing the puzzles. 🙂 It’s up to you!
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