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For over 25 years, Natalie has operated an independent piano studio, taught group music classes, hosted summer piano camps, and provided technology and teaching workshops for other music teachers. She has also been actively involved in the homeschool community, teaching public speaking, English grammar, and writing classes, as well as overseeing curriculum development for numerous children's programs.
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Cracking the Crystal Code | Incentive Program
Do you want your students to become experts of the notes and masters of the music? This practice incentive theme is designed to help every student become fluent and excellent at sightreading music. Much like learning any language this requires a solid grasp of the fundamentals, a large quantity of material to play through, and the ability to apply our knowledge in various contexts.Cracking the Crystal Code gives students the opportunity to work their way through three caves that correlate with t
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Classroom Community, Instrumental Music, Music
To the Isle with Powell and His Dragons | Piano Camp Curriculum
In this dragon-themed musical exploration, students will enjoy listening to a dramatic collection of pieces from John Powell’s score for How to Train Your Dragon. Along the way, they will learn about the design of the piano and have opportunities to create music for their own imaginary isles. They’ll also sing beautiful and fun songs, play games, participate in a highly rhythmic cup-tapping challenge, and join a journey with Tormod the Troll from Norway as he explores the instruments of the orch
PreK - 2nd
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
Huge Bundle of Music Theory Flashcards!
For virtual or in person learning! One of the most tried-and-true methods of learning new information, flashcards help people master everything from new words in a foreign language to technical medical terms. And now...anything you could hope for when it comes to music theory knowledge! This huge bundle of perhaps the world's largest set of music theory flashcards includes treble and bass clef notes, including sharps and flats; intervals - both distance and quality in different sets; key s
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Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
Secret of the Keys - Incentive Program Package
While this is specifically designed for use with piano students, creative teachers could easily adapt the ideas to implement a super fun incentive theme for any kind and class of students to help them reach goals and measure their progress throughout the year!The Secret of the Keys: A year of musical mystery! is a year-long practice incentive theme that will have students working toward mastery in every area of their piano studies to uncover clues to solve the mystery: What happened? Where
3rd - 6th
Classroom Community, Music
Collection of 165 Piano Keyboard Diagrams
This huge collection of 165 piano keyboard diagrams is perfect for creating your own music theory worksheets! The collection includes blank keyboards, piano keys, intervals, scales, scale fingerings, and triads. Organized in folders for easy access and use, just insert these as images into any document to design your own worksheets, flashcards, and more.
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Art, Instrumental Music, Music
Carnival of the Animals Music Camp
An action-packed week of learning and fun! Five days of creative and interactive activities to help students discover more about history, geography, language, science, music, art, and God's creation by listening to and understanding each movement of Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals. As students acquire new knowledge and deepen their understanding of musical motives, rhythm patterns, vocabulary terms and use, and pianistic techniques, they'll be working on composing their own musical pieces b
2nd - 6th
Music, Music Composition
World of Wonder - Incentive Program Package
While this is specifically designed for use with piano students, creative teachers could easily adapt the ideas to implement a super fun incentive theme for any subject or class of students to help them reach goals and measure their progress throughout the year!WORLD OF WONDER: a sightseeing adventure is a year-long practice incentive theme that will equip students to become proficient sightreaders through a systematic teaching approach and repetition. Along the way, students will visit some
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Classroom Community, Music
To Russia with Mussorgsky and His Exhibition - A Piano Expeditions Piano Camp
Each day students will discover world geography with their fun inflatable globes, listen to an imaginative movement from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky, sing traditional Russian folk songs, be introduced to piano key groupings and names, learn the instruments of a symphony orchestra through an engaging and interactive story, build a beginning knowledge of music vocabulary and technique, and improvise music at the piano. And of course, each day wouldn't be complete without a theme
PreK - K
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Jungle Expedition - Incentive Program Package
Specifically designed for use with piano students, creative teachers could easily adapt the ideas to implement a super fun incentive theme for any kind and class of students to help them reach goals and measure their progress throughout the year!Jungle Expedition: where mighty musicians survive is a year-long practice incentive theme for piano teachers and students. Students travel from hut to hut by earning Jungle Tickets at each lesson for practicing, recording specific difficulties and st
3rd - 6th
Classroom Community, Music
To Italy with Vivaldi and His Four Seasons - A Piano Expeditions Piano Camp
Journey through The Four Seasons with Antonio Vivaldi as he imaginatively captures the sounds of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter in his beloved Violin Concerto. Along the way we'll learn about major and minor pentascales, sing a traditional Italian folk tune, learn a lively tarantella dance, improvise and compose original music, and be transported to far away lands with a young piano student. So hold on tight as you embark on this adventure into the wild and wonderful world of music!Piano Exp
PreK - 2nd
Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music
Vanishing Voices: A Musical Race Against Time - Incentive Program Package
The year is 1400, but hold on tight because it won't be for long! In this fast-paced adventure students will find themselves traveling through time as they race against the clock to collect as many composers as possible for their portfolio. Time advances at the rate of 20 years per week while students earn travel miles for practicing and completing assignments. With each week's hard-earned Muscle Miles, Memory Miles, Mental Miles, Meter Miles, Music Miles, and lots of options for Bonus Miles the
3rd - 6th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
5 for Fun! Games and Activities for the Piano Lesson
Ever wish you could come up with a quick game off the top of your head to engage a student or help them better understand something? 5 For Fun! is a collection of easy (5-minute!) games and activities for the private piano lesson (or music class!). From Keys on the Piano, to Notes on the Staff, to Intervals, to Chords, to Key Signatures, to Rhythm, plus an appendix with additional resources, you're sure to find just the perfect game to help introduce or reinforce music concepts to your stud
3rd - 6th
Music, Music Composition
To London with Handel and His Messiah - A Piano Expeditions Piano Camp
A biblically-themed musical adventure that introduces students to the magnificent work of Handel in his oratorio, Messiah. Students will have a blast playing music theory games, learn and sing their own song based on a biblical psalm, explore the topography of the piano, learn to recognize basic rhythmic notation and patterns, improvise or compose their own musical ideas, and interact with a memorable story that introduces the bass clef staff notes. Enjoy this journey into the wild and
PreK - 1st
Music, Other (Performing Arts), Vocal Music
To France with Saint-Saëns and His Carnival - A Piano Expeditions Piano Camp
Each day students will discover world geography with their fun inflatable globes, listen to an animal movement from the fabulous Carnival of the Animals suite by Camille Saint-Saëns, sing a 3-part song set to Psalm 105:4, introduce piano key groupings and names, learn the note names of the treble staff with an engaging and interactive story, build a beginning knowledge of music vocabulary and technique, and improvise music together at the piano. Oh, and eat theme-related snacks, of course! Pi
PreK - K
Instrumental Music, Music
Beat the Pirates! - Incentive Program Package
In this fast-paced adventure, rhythm takes its place as the heart of music and becomes the most fun part of every lesson. Whether you're playing cool sounds at The Counting Cannons, using sweet moves at The Pulsating Palms, trying to figure out time signatures at The Treasures of Time, experimenting with varying speeds at The Tropics of Tempo, or keeping the groove through The Caves of Continuity, you're sure to have the time of your life! Use Tokens to make your moves each week and see
3rd - 6th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Ad Astra: A Journey to the Stars - Incentive Program Package
Your 25 trillion mile journey to the nearest star system begins now! Students will be motivated to earn miles by practicing daily, completing Stellar Skills challenges, acquiring Super Nova Knowledge, and sharing their music with others. It is amazing how much students can accomplish and progress in musical fluency when they choose and work toward specific goals. As they pass milestones along the way (viewing some of the incredible sights in our galaxy and beyond!), they will collect pl
3rd - 6th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
The PUZZLEMAKER: discovering the art of patterns | Incentive Program Package
Have you ever experienced the satisfaction of locating just the right puzzle piece to form the next part of the picture? Music is like a puzzle, with parts like rhythm and pitch and movement comprising the whole. With a relatively small variety of note values we can create thousands of rhythmic combinations. With only twelve distinct pitches on the piano keyboard we can form dozens of scales and compose millions of melodies. With just ten fingers, we can play music ranging from the simpli
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Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
Redwood Resistance: Overcoming to the Top of the Canopy | Incentive Program Pack
Redwood trees can grow over 300 feet, with the tallest one on record measuring 379 feet. Year after year, they resist numerous obstacles and continue to reach toward the sky. Their beauty is breathtaking! In the same way, successful pianists must resist and overcome numerous obstacles to continue to grow and flourish. Redwood Resistance is designed to promote consistent growth while also recognizing specific obstacles and developing solutions to overcome them. This yearlong practice incen
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Art, Instrumental Music, Music
The Aquarium Caper - Incentive Program Package
In this action-packed aquatic adventure, the student's goal is to fill their aquarium with all twelve unique creatures (no duplicates!) before the end of the year. They accomplish that by earning Aqua Coins for completing their assignments each week, practicing, participating in music events, and mastering Rhythm Deep Dives to help them develop excellent rhythm skills. The watery journey becomes even more exciting when students opt to use their Aqua Coins to travel invisible, buy sneak peek
3rd - 6th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Destination: GPS | Incentive Program Package
Pack your bags and get ready to travel to the ends of the earth on this destination-driven adventure! Students will set their sights on a new destination each week and use the GPS coordinates to calculate how many degrees of latitude and longitude travel will be required to get there. By completing tasks to help them Gain knowledge, Practice skills, and Share music they will earn 10° Coins that can then be used to travel to their next destination. Along the way they will have opportuni
2nd - 6th
Art, Instrumental Music, Music
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About the store
Experience
For over 25 years, Natalie has operated an independent piano studio, taught group music classes, hosted summer piano camps, and provided technology and teaching workshops for other music teachers. She has also been actively involved in the homeschool community, teaching public speaking, English grammar, and writing classes, as well as overseeing curriculum development for numerous children's programs.
Teaching style
Natalie is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM) and has operated an independent piano studio since 1998. She loves developing holistic educational materials that integrate many areas of learning in a memorable and fun way for students. She is a huge proponent of helping students take ownership for their educational pursuits by providing ample opportunities for personal choice as they work toward goals within a solid educational framework. She founded Music Matters Blog in 2005 and is dedicated to providing resources and ideas to inspire other teachers as they run their studios and classrooms with creativity as well!
My own education history
After graduating from high school Natalie continued her higher education primarily through short-term courses and distance learning, including special early childhood music education training through the Suzuki Association of the Americas. After many hours of study, documentation, examinations, prayer and support from numerous others, she achieved her goal of becoming a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM) in March, 2006. She continues her education through involvement in professional organizations and attendance at educational workshops whenever possible!
Additional biographical information
Natalie is married to the love of her life, Julian Weber, and together they enjoy being parents to four incredible children and two delightful granddaughters.
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