6–7 Piano Etudes: Turning a Viral Meme into a Fun Way to Teach Scales
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6–7 Piano Etudes: Turning a Viral Meme into a Fun Way to Teach Scales

Another surprise from this week: 6–7 is still going strong!

If you’ve been around middle and elementary schoolers lately, you’ve probably seen the “6–7” hand motion that means absolutely nothing — except that it’s cool and slightly annoying to adults. 😆

So I did what any self-respecting piano teacher with an “evil plan” would do…
I turned it into a piano etude.

🎵 The 6–7 Piano Etude (Major Edition)

This short, catchy etude uses the C Major scale, with repeated emphasis on the 6th and 7th degrees

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🎄 Scales and Ladders: The Piano Game That Makes Scale Practice Fun Again
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🎄 Scales and Ladders: The Piano Game That Makes Scale Practice Fun Again

If you’ve ever run a scale challenge in your studio, you know the drill.

Students work hard and race toward their goals — learning, laughing, and collecting prizes along the way.

And then… reality hits.

A few weeks later, C Major sounds like it’s never been played before. 😅

That’s when I realized: my students needed a fun, ongoing way to keep scales fresh — long after our studio-wide challenge was over.

So when my team member Kennedy O’Daniel designed a Christmas-themed game that turns scale review into a musical adventure, I knew teachers everywhere would love it.

It’s called 🎹 Scales and Ladders 🎹, and it’s as festive as it is effective.

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