Any tips on how to make lessons interesting and fun without the pupil having to fall behind with progress? In other words I need productive fun activities for a 9 year old student.

I've looked for recourses on the web but had no luck there, there is nothing availible for free these days!

Try these Music Games...10% discount for teachers and free P&P...

http://www.musicroom.com/Browse/ShoppingGu...6&pagegroupid=2

Try

practicespot games and funky manuscript available, amongst other things

and

Brothersoft and if it's piano you want go to Metronimos where there are free (limited use) downloads for notation games under pianonimo