If you know me, you know I love experimenting with AI and building custom prompts.
So naturally, when the perfect moment showed up in lessons this week… I had to test something out.
Meet the Twins
I’ve got this awesome pair of 13-year-old twins—one plays piano, the other plays guitar. Their lessons are some of my favorites because:
- Sometimes they play solo
- Sometimes they collaborate
- And sometimes they make me sing along (and roast me for it later—because singing is hard, okay?! 😅)
During a recent lesson, the piano twin was flipping through my lead sheet book and spotted “Clocks” by Coldplay.
Her exact words?
“Wait, can we do this?”
YES.
But instead of jumping into teacher mode and doing what I’ve always done…
I decided to do something a little different.
Enter AI: My Lesson Plan Assistant
I asked ChatGPT to help me create a collaborative 6-week lesson plan to teach this piece using lead sheets.
Here’s what I gave it:
- Twin students, age 13
- Piano + guitar, playing together in 30-minute weekly sessions
- Both familiar with chords and lead sheets
- The goal: Learn Clocks over six weeks as a duo
Here’s What the AI Gave Me (And Why I Loved It)
I won’t lie—what came back was surprisingly solid.
It broke the lesson into clear, progressive stages and even told me what roles each student should play.
🔥 Highlights from the AI Lesson Plan:
- Week 1: Break down the song together, assign roles (piano riff vs. guitar chords)
- Week 2–3: Lock in groove, layer in left hand, build transitions
- Week 4–5: Add expression, dynamics, and optional fills
- Week 6: Perform it together, reflect, record it if possible
The AI even suggested different intro ideas, bridge concepts, and ways for the twins to cue each other during performance.
💡 It was like having a co-teacher brainstorming with me in real time.
Here’s the Full Lesson Plan AI Generated for Me
Why This Worked So Well
The plan wasn’t just generic—it helped me:
- Assign meaningful parts to both students
- Structure the entire project over multiple weeks
- Build in creative layers like dynamics, intros, and improv
- Encourage the twins to collaborate and even lead each other
And here’s the best part…
They loved it.
They were more engaged, more focused, and 100% bought into the idea of building “their version” of the song.
Want to Try the Same Prompt?
I shared the exact prompt I used—along with some teacher notes—in this post:
👉 Create a Piano Lesson Plan Using a Lead Sheet (with AI)
You can use it to teach any song, in any setting—from solo piano to ensemble lessons.
New to Lead Sheets?
If you’re not quite sure where to start with lead sheets or why they’re such a game-changer, start here:
👉 Teaching Lead Sheets to Piano Students: Why It Matters More Than You Think
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