Celebrate the milestones of music students. Share pictures that showcase their latest achievements.

Piano Playground LLC

Fond du Lac, WI

Barb Gray has been teaching piano since 2000. Her studio averages 50 students, with kids as young as 4. She is a master adjudicator with WSMA, and is engaged to Scott Matthew, her partner in Piano Playground LLC.

You can easily showcase the achievements of music students, with attractive “Milestone” pictures that you can email, or share on social media. 

I’m a piano teacher, with 50+ students. I regularly post pictures to my studio Facebook page of my students, holding a beautiful “Chalkboard” Picture Prop.

These aren’t actual Chalkboards . . . though they do look like them. They are actually printed on heavy cover-stock paper. Frame and all. Even the corners are rounded, to complete the visual effect!

I came up with a number of designs for my own music studio, and I had a very talented graphic artist create them. I had them printed, and started posting the pictures. They were a big hit with students and parents.

If any parent ever wants to opt out of my posting the pictures, I will simply email the pictures to those parents, and let them share them as they wish . . . but so far everyone loves the posts.

Eventually, I asked music teachers from around the world for their ideas. I got more than 1450 thoughtful suggestions for new music Picture Props. I appreciate all the help I’ve gotten.

My original goal was 50 total designs, but I actually settled on 58!

20 of the designs are perfect for Beginning students. They touch on the early Milestones of music students just starting out. And recognize those steps. If you only teach beginners, you could just use those.

This kind of early acknowledgement can be so important for students — especially those with special challenges, who may not get recognized often enough. And it keeps them engaged and motivated to continue practicing and learning.

30 designs are created for Intermediate/ Advanced students, and they highlight many of the steps it takes to begin to master an instrument. If you only teach more advanced students, you might prefer this reward.

Finally, I want to include EIGHT Bonus designs, to showcase still more unique Milestones.

If you teach students from beginners to advanced, you may want all 58 of the designs. You can choose PDF format, a printed set, or both. (The PDF set will include 16 extra variations as well, that I think you’ll like.)

Posting these Milestone pictures also helps my studio. Prospective parents can scroll my studio Facebook page, and see all the past posts. It lets them feel the special attention their child will get in my studio.

Parents often share these Milestone pictures on their own pages. In fact, a parent can even have a set of Picture Props at home, and take their own pictures as Milestones are passed. This would work great with Virtual lessons. They can email them to family, and post them as they like. This attention encourages kids to practice and work hard.

Purchase options for you to consider:

PDF: You can get all 58 designs in PDF form, plus 16 more variations that didn’t make the cut. I’ll email this PDF to you. You can print as many copies of Picture Props as you like for your personal use. You can even send them home with students! This option is $8 when ordered alone, or just $4 as an “add on” with any printed set.

20 Beginner Designs: Printed on heavy cover stock paper, and mailed to you. $12.

30 Intermediate/Advanced Designs: Printed on cover stock paper and mailed to you. $15.

58 total designs: 20 Beginner, 30 Intermediate/ Advanced, plus 8 Bonus designs, Printed and mailed to you. $19 for the first set, $17 for each extra set.

(Please be sure to check out the additional 148 designs I’ve added to the PDF. You can learn more at the bottom of this page, below the Chalkboard design pictures.)

Thanks again to everyone who took the time to contribute an idea. It’s been great fun.

Musically yours,

Barb Gray
Piano Playground
Fond du Lac WI
Barbara@PianoPlayground.com

PDF collection, emailed to you

$8.00 ($4 with any printed set)

You'll get a PDF that will include 20 Beginner designs, 30 Intermediate / Advanced designs, 8 Bonus designs, plus 16 variations that didn't make the "Top 58" for printing.

Delivery Method:

Email (Check Spam Folders)

20 Beginner designs mailed to you

$12.00

You'll get 20 beautiful chalkboard designs for students just starting out. Printed on heavy cover-stock paper, mailed to you.

Delivery Method:

U.S. Postal Service

Ships to

Anywhere in the world

30 Intermediate/Advanced designs mailed

$15.00

You'll get 30 beautiful chalkboard designs for more advanced students. Printed on heavy cover-stock paper, mailed to you.

Delivery Method:

U.S. Postal Service

Ships to

Anywhere in the world

58 Beautiful Chalkboard designs mailed

$19.00

You'll get all 50 Beginner to Advanced chalkboard designs. Plus 8 Bonus designs! Printed on heavy cover-stock paper, mailed to you.

Delivery Method:

U.S. Postal Service

Ships to

Anywhere in the world

2 sets of 58 Beautiful Designs mailed

$36.00

You'll get 2 full sets of 58 beautiful designs. All 50 Beginner to Advanced chalkboard designs. Plus 8 Bonus designs! Printed on heavy cover-stock paper, mailed to you.

Delivery Method:

U.S. Postal Service

Ships to

Anywhere in the world

5 sets 58 Beautiful Designs mailed

$86.00

You'll get 5 full sets of 58 beautiful designs. All 50 Beginner to Advanced chalkboard designs. Plus 8 Bonus designs! Printed on heavy cover-stock paper, mailed to you.

Delivery Method:

U.S. Postal Service

Ships to

Anywhere in the world

10 sets of 58 Beautiful Designs mailed

$169.00

You'll get 10 full sets of 58 beautiful designs. All 50 Beginner to Advanced chalkboard designs. Plus 8 Bonus designs! Printed on heavy cover-stock paper, mailed to you.

Delivery Method:

U.S. Postal Service

Ships to

Anywhere in the world

Here are my 20 Beginner designs, 30 Intermediate/Advanced designs and Bonus designs

Along with the 74 Chalkboard versions you see above, I’ll also include 74 “Frameless” versions, for display on a hand-held tablet. Finally I’ll include 74 “White Board” versions of those Chalkboard designs, making home printing more “toner friendly”. You’ll get all 222 versions in PDF form.

Here are some examples of the “White Board” version:

About Us

Piano Playground LLC

Fond du Lac, WI

Barb Gray has been teaching piano since 2000. Her studio averages 50 students, with kids as young as 4. She is a master adjudicator with WSMA, and is engaged to Scott Matthew, her partner in Piano Playground LLC.