Pick any 5-finger scale.Use those 5notes to playJingle Bells byear!Make up lyricsfor a song youhave learnedwithout wordsPractice your"technic" or warmupexercises each dayyou play the piano.Remember to usegood hand position!Listen to a Christmascarol and write therhythm on staff paper.Clap and count yourrhythm to check andsee if it's right! (Attachwhat you wrote)PracticeEVERYDAY(20 days)over thebreakComplete yourAAA list (you don'thave to have allpiecesmemorized, justperformanceready)"Enhance" one ofyour recentlylearned songs byadding abombastic endingor create a newbeginningUse pencil towrite in thebeats of yournext lessonbook songLearn a newpiece out ofyour lessonbookPractice forover 30 mins inone practicesession (45mins for highschoolers)Count the candycanes on yourtree...then pick atricky section fromone of your songsand carefully repeatit that number oftimesLearn 5 newsongs and playthem forJessica (a fewof these can be"easy" songs)Find one ofyour old booksand play everysong in thebook over thebreakMemorizea piecefrom yourAAA ListListen to a piece youhave never heardbefore by Bach,Beethoven or Mozart.What was it? Whatkinds of things did youhear? (Write down andattach your answers)Learn a newChristmassong out ofyour bookParticipate in groupmusic making (suchas a ward program,caroling, a familygathering, etc.) Thiscould be on the piano,singing, or anotherinstrument!Perform one ofyour favoritesongs for afamily memberor friendCompose apiece justusing theblack keysPracticetwice inone dayGo to aconcert(attach theprogram)Compose yourown piece andplay it forJessica at yournext lessonTeach a non-pianoplaying sibling orparent how to playa song from yourlesson bookSing whileyou playthe pianoRevisit anold song andplay it likeyou mean itPick any 5-finger scale.Use those 5notes to playJingle Bells byear!Make up lyricsfor a song youhave learnedwithout wordsPractice your"technic" or warmupexercises each dayyou play the piano.Remember to usegood hand position!Listen to a Christmascarol and write therhythm on staff paper.Clap and count yourrhythm to check andsee if it's right! (Attachwhat you wrote)PracticeEVERYDAY(20 days)over thebreakComplete yourAAA list (you don'thave to have allpiecesmemorized, justperformanceready)"Enhance" one ofyour recentlylearned songs byadding abombastic endingor create a newbeginningUse pencil towrite in thebeats of yournext lessonbook songLearn a newpiece out ofyour lessonbookPractice forover 30 mins inone practicesession (45mins for highschoolers)Count the candycanes on yourtree...then pick atricky section fromone of your songsand carefully repeatit that number oftimesLearn 5 newsongs and playthem forJessica (a fewof these can be"easy" songs)Find one ofyour old booksand play everysong in thebook over thebreakMemorizea piecefrom yourAAA ListListen to a piece youhave never heardbefore by Bach,Beethoven or Mozart.What was it? Whatkinds of things did youhear? (Write down andattach your answers)Learn a newChristmassong out ofyour bookParticipate in groupmusic making (suchas a ward program,caroling, a familygathering, etc.) Thiscould be on the piano,singing, or anotherinstrument!Perform one ofyour favoritesongs for afamily memberor friendCompose apiece justusing theblack keysPracticetwice inone dayGo to aconcert(attach theprogram)Compose yourown piece andplay it forJessica at yournext lessonTeach a non-pianoplaying sibling orparent how to playa song from yourlesson bookSing whileyou playthe pianoRevisit anold song andplay it likeyou mean it

Christmas BINGO Practice Contest - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Pick any 5-finger scale. Use those 5 notes to play Jingle Bells by ear!
  2. Make up lyrics for a song you have learned without words
  3. Practice your "technic" or warmup exercises each day you play the piano. Remember to use good hand position!
  4. Listen to a Christmas carol and write the rhythm on staff paper. Clap and count your rhythm to check and see if it's right! (Attach what you wrote)
  5. Practice EVERYDAY (20 days) over the break
  6. Complete your AAA list (you don't have to have all pieces memorized, just performance ready)
  7. "Enhance" one of your recently learned songs by adding a bombastic ending or create a new beginning
  8. Use pencil to write in the beats of your next lesson book song
  9. Learn a new piece out of your lesson book
  10. Practice for over 30 mins in one practice session (45 mins for high schoolers)
  11. Count the candy canes on your tree...then pick a tricky section from one of your songs and carefully repeat it that number of times
  12. Learn 5 new songs and play them for Jessica (a few of these can be "easy" songs)
  13. Find one of your old books and play every song in the book over the break
  14. Memorize a piece from your AAA List
  15. Listen to a piece you have never heard before by Bach, Beethoven or Mozart. What was it? What kinds of things did you hear? (Write down and attach your answers)
  16. Learn a new Christmas song out of your book
  17. Participate in group music making (such as a ward program, caroling, a family gathering, etc.) This could be on the piano, singing, or another instrument!
  18. Perform one of your favorite songs for a family member or friend
  19. Compose a piece just using the black keys
  20. Practice twice in one day
  21. Go to a concert (attach the program)
  22. Compose your own piece and play it for Jessica at your next lesson
  23. Teach a non-piano playing sibling or parent how to play a song from your lesson book
  24. Sing while you play the piano
  25. Revisit an old song and play it like you mean it