湘怡老師樂記-Hsiangyi’s Music Journal

湘怡老師樂記-Hsiangyi’s Music Journal Piano Education - Infusing Music into the Rhythm of Life

09/03/2026

💖Everybody loves Saturday night, but for me, I love Friday night more because it reminds me that I'm planning to go hiking during the weekend, and Max’s family likes the same outdoor activities too. 🎉Don't hesitate—just join us and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere! 👏

07/14/2026

Max and Leo are such cute siblings. 💕They love creating their own stories and drawing them in their sketchbooks. 😍

Since June 21st was Father’s Day in Malaysia, we decided to give their dad a special gift: a musical Father’s Day card. We learned two pieces for the occasion: "Go for a Walk" composed by Chihiro Todoroki and "To a Wild Rose" composed by Edward MacDowell. It was so sweet to see these two brothers perform. Let’s see how they did! 👏

06/28/2026

Let’s celebrate Father’s Day! 🎉

In this video, Hiro, Kaylee, and Felix wanted to give their superhero Daddy a special gift for Father’s Day. 💕Hiro performed a short piece named "You Rock," Kaylee performed "A Jazzy Song for Mr. Bach" with her mom and me, and Felix invited his dad to join our piano lesson. It was a wonderful way to celebrate the day. 💖I hope everyone enjoys this short video! ❤️🙇‍♀️



06/22/2026

Although Father’s Day is on August 8th in Taiwan, we celebrate it on June 21st in the United States. This is my first time expressing some deeper feelings to my Dad in English. I’m not aiming for a perfect performance, just wanting to honor the occasion. ☺️ For my next post, I’d like to share some videos and photos of my students showing their love for their Dads in their own unique ways. 💕

06/14/2026

Meet Lia! We have been using WunderKeys Piano for Preschoolers in our lessons, and we always have so much fun together. 🥰

Since Lia’s grandparents recently arrived from Taiwan, I invited her grandma to join our "WunderKeys Journey."
We tapped rhythm patterns, played musical games, and even performed with maracas as a team. It was such a wonderful experience to witness the bond between grandparent and grandchild.😍

I was especially touched to see how Lia’s grandma gave her so much encouragement every time she succeeded, no matter how small the achievement. Please enjoy these precious moments! ❤️🙇‍♀️💖

06/14/2026

"WunderKeys Piano for Preschoolers," created by Andrea and Trevor Dow, aims to help preschoolers embark on a lifelong musical adventure by encouraging them to explore the piano in a fun and engaging way. In each unit, we focus on eight dimensions of musical literacy:
1. Observing: Learning symbol-to-sound recognition for their fingers.

2. Thinking: Identifying logical sequences and patterns.

3. Listening: Improving aural awareness.

4. Playing: Tapping rhythm patterns together after reading each stanza.

5. Writing: Drawing notes in their sketchbooks (even though the book contains minimal theory, this reinforces their learning).

6. Reading: Integrating picture books like The Carnival of the Animals, Peter and the Wolf, and The Kissing Hand.

7. Drawing: Completing worksheets associated with our musical games.

8. Performing: Practicing finger independence and coordination.

While this approach reflects my personal adaptation of the WunderKeys program based on each student's unique learning ability rather than the authors' original curriculum in its entirety, it has proven to be a wonderful, engaging way to introduce music to preschoolers.

Meet Felix! He is 3.5 years old and loves playing with Legos. To keep him engaged, I use colorful cubes to help him "collect" rewards that correlate with the stanza. He then taps out the rhythm patterns and plays with his "Wunderbie fingers" on the piano. Please enjoy the video, and I hope you like it! ❤️🙇‍♀️💖

05/28/2026

Since Gavin will be returning to China for his summer break, I thought, why shouldn’t we try learning some famous folk songs from our respective home countries? I chose ‘Fengyang Flower Drum’ for Gavin, which originates from the Anhui province. I explained to him that when people perform this song, they dance, sing, and play the drums simultaneously. It’s quite a challenging feat! However, we don't need to worry about that; we can simply focus on playing the melody on the piano. Please enjoy our performance. ❤️🙇‍♀️

05/21/2026

Let’s celebrate Mother’s Day and May 20th—a season full of love! 💖

I truly love my students' creativity in making special, heartfelt gifts 🎁 for their moms. 🥰 Anyway, do you have any wonderful memories of moments when you showed love to someone or received love from others? Could you share some stories about your experiences? 🤗

05/19/2026

Happy Mother’s Day! 🎉

“Songs My Mother Taught Me" is the fourth piece from Antonín Dvořák’s 1880 cycle Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55. The piece expresses a profound sense of nostalgia. The opening lines of the lyrics are: "Songs my mother taught me, in the days long vanished; Seldom from her eyelids, were the teardrops vanished…" 🥹

The lyrics are incredibly beautiful. 💖 Since May 10th was Mother’s Day, I planned some special extra activities for the occasion, and "Songs My Mother Taught Me" was one of them. 🤗

Aiden is a very mature, thoughtful, and kind junior high school student! 👏 He has always appreciated how hard his mom works to take care of him and his brother. So, I encouraged him to prepare a surprise gift for his mom and taught him how to say "I love you" in Mandarin. 😂 I hope Aiden’s mom will love this special gift for this great occasion! 💕

05/13/2026

Martin is a smart and outgoing boy 😍 who finds joy in even the smallest things. Over the past two lessons, we focused on learning quarter notes and half notes. Before we finished, he asked, "May I have a piece of blank paper? I want to draw something." ✍️

Taking Martin’s request as an inspiration, I saw a perfect opportunity to review the curriculum, so we created a music theory game:

1. Roll a die🎲to determine how many beats belong in each box.

2. Brainstorm different ways to combine rhythm patterns to match those beats.

Afterwards, Martin asked, "May I decorate the picture?🎨" and the result was a true masterpiece🎉. I love the moments when children express their creativity🥰—sometimes they are even more imaginative than adults! I look forward to seeing Martin’s "Musical Storybook" published one day. 🥳

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