Eyes on the Keys: Visual-Motor Integration in Piano Lessons
Visual-motor integration refers to the smooth teamwork between what we see and what our hands do. Think of it as your eyes sending information to your brain, and your brain sending it to your hands.
Visual-motor integration is sometimes called hand-eye coordination.
Piano students need to be able to quickly scan notes on the staff, translate that information into finger movements, and then land on the correct keys. There’s a lot going on at once!
Piano Lesson Activities to Improve Visual Motor Integration
Color Drumming and Lap Tap Clap from my Favorite Piano Teaching Resource Teach Piano Today blog.
Lap Tap Clap Activities
Discovery Toys Tricky Fingers is a student favorite.
More Visual Motor Integration Activities from OTToolbox.com, which is an amazing resource.
https://www.theottoolbox.com/visual-motor-integration-developmental
- Coloring
- Playing with stickers
- Drawing
- Tracing activities
- Playing with a ball
- Building with blocks
- Puzzles
- Board games
- Cause and effect toys
In piano lessons, keeping an awareness of visual-motor integration in mind might help our piano students excel!
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