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Create a HOME RUN Baseball Theme Violin Lesson for your studio!

It’s spring in my studio and that means I see a LOT of students attending lessons in baseball gear and baseball jerseys.  
You can create a no-prep Baseball Theme Violin Lesson That’s sure to be a HOME RUN with your students!

Why create theme lessons?  Your learners will be excited to attend lessons that occasionally have a “birthday party” vibe.  What does this mean?  About once a month I plan a theme that will engage my learners at any level,

and usually quickly find a matching sticker, temporary tattoo and/or small gift that matches the theme.  These themed lessons mean that my students leave excited about learning their instrument, and share this excitement with their grown-ups (who are paying for lessons) and telling their friends (if you are looking for more students for your studio.)
You may think a small prize is overboard, but I see many learners return for months with the themed bracelet I gave them.  When friends ask, they’re sure to tell them they got it at their music lesson!

If you’re running a sports theme music camp this summer, these will definitely by a hit!
I’ve created some simple and awesome resources that will engage your beginning violin learners!
These are on sale NOW in my Teachers Pay Teacher store:
With these no-prep print and go baseball themed rhythm cards (with notes and Kodály included) you can do MANY fun activities with your Violin Students like:
-play an open string for each card (great for beginners)
-Make 2 piles-one of a rhythm card & one of a music flashcard (available in the back of all of my Very Fun Violin books)
pick a rhythm and a note for a great sight reading game!
-Clap Rhythms
-Match cards that have same note values
-Tap Rhythms in Bucket Drumming and Body Percussion or CUPS!
-Print two sets for Memory Card game style for younger learners.
-Be a composer-use different cards to create your own masterpiece!
-Ascending and Descending Scale Practice (this is what I use these cards for the most with my violin learners)
My private music students love to collect these cards and practice scales with these fun different rhythms.
The eight cards per page are perfect for scale practice with in-person or virtual learning!

Nothing says baseball like the piece “Take Me Out To The Ballgame.” I use this piece (yes even the big note version) with ALL my students.  Intermediate and advanced students learn it in 1st position, then 3rd, 5th, 2nd, 4th, 6th, or even all on one string (A string for this piece) if they have the skills! My intermediate students love the challenge and I LOVE that they can actually hear if they’re playing the correct pitches.  I always warn parents of those more advanced learners that this is a learning exercise so they might hear some unusual renditions of this simple piece!Beginning Violin learners in their first weeks of instruction can enjoy this BIG NOTE “easiest-to-read” unique arrangement of Take Me Out To The Ballgame from veteran teacher and arranger #ViolinJudy.

With landmark notes and fingerings labelled on each new note, learners will be able to decode this piece quickly.

It’s a fun piece you’ll enjoy performing for friends and family for years to come! You can purchase it here:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Take-Me-Out-To-The-Ballgame-9415432

These prizes are a great quality and I save the keychains for my true baseball fans: