Circle Line Challenge
Turn scales, keys, and harmony into an exciting London-inspired musical journey!

The Circle Line Challenge is a hands-on, motivational system designed to help piano students confidently master:
• scales and key signatures around the Circle of Fifths
• chord building and harmonic progressions
• fifth relations and thinking in key
 
Inspired by the London Underground, students “travel” around the Circle of Fifths — just like riding the Circle Line — collecting beautiful London monument stickers as they complete each key. By combining visual learning, practical playing, and a fun reward system, students stay motivated while steadily building strong technical and theoretical foundations. Designed as a complete, progressive system, the Circle Line Challenge provides structured keyboard harmony work that can be used consistently across multiple terms and three levels of study.
 
🎵 How It Works
Students begin in C major and work their way around the Circle of Fifths, traveling first through the sharp keys (moving up a fifth each time) and then through the flat keys (moving down a fifth each time).
 
For each new key, they:
✔ play scales (pentascales, one octave, or two octaves depending on level)
✔ explore key signatures
✔ practice chords, chord inversions, and progressions
✔ earn stamps or checkmarks
✔ collect a London monument sticker for each completed “station” (key)
 
Teachers can set the pace — one key per week, every two weeks, or whatever suits each student. The visual progress and sense of journey keep students engaged and excited to continue.
 
📘 Three Progressive Levels
 
Explorer (Elementary)
• Pentascales and five-finger patterns
• Introduction to keys and fifth relationships
• Basic broken chord patterns
 
Traveller (Late Elementary / Early Intermediate)
• One-octave scales
• Primary chords in all inversions
• Simple primary chord progressions (cadences)
 
Navigator (Intermediate)
• Two-octave scales and arpeggios
• Cadences in all positions
• Circle of fifths progressions
 
🚆 Excursions Booklet (Extension Activity)
Designed for more advanced students, the Excursions booklet deepens harmonic understanding by having students:
• build chords on each scale degree
• move through fifth-related progressions
• use inversions smoothly
• identify chords by root and type
Perfect alongside the Navigator level or as a standalone keyboard harmony activity for older students.
 
📦 What’s Included in the Bundle
✔ Three levels of Passport Books (Explorer, Traveller, Navigator)
✔ Full-colour printable versions
✔ Low-ink black-and-white printable versions
✔ Digital PDF versions for tablet/online use
✔ Excursions extension booklet (colour, low-ink, and digital)
✔ London monument sticker sheets
✔ Sticker key and monument information page
✔ Teacher Information & Guide, including an A4 Circle of Fifths poster
 
🖨 Printing & Digital Options
• Print as A5 booklets from A4 paper (easy folding & stapling)
• Use digitally on iPads, tablets, or in online lessons
• Students can write directly on digital pages with stylus tools
Please note: This bundle is currently formatted for A4 printing (to create A5 booklets). US Letter size versions will be added soon as a free update.
 
🎯 Ideal For
✔ Piano teachers looking to make scales and theory engaging
✔ Students from elementary through intermediate levels
✔ Studio reward systems and progress tracking
✔ Building strong Circle of Fifths understanding in a fun, visual way