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Recent Guitar Pedagogy Creativity Repertoire Beginners Studio Business

by Tim Topham

If you had $100m to spend on designing, constructing and fitting out a dream music teaching empire, what would it look like? Philip Johnston is one of music education’s best-known writers and lateral thinkers, pianist, and composer. Aside from being a musical genius, Philip also holds black belts in three different martial arts and runs ... TC181: Inside Philip Johnston’s $100m Dream Music Teaching Empire

by Tonara

Find more time by using Tonara in your piano studio

by Emily Laney

Part Two highlights from Piano Pivot Live

by Tim Topham

Here’s a special bonus episode to end the podcast season. Special guest Philip Johnston discusses a thought experiment to kickstart your thinking.

by Tim Topham

Something special is coming to your favourite creative piano teaching site I’m super excited to announce that you’ll soon see some changes at TimTopham.com. A lot has changed since I started blogging in 2010. What started as a simple blog has now become a company with a team of fourteen people supporting teachers around the ... Introducing TopMusicCo

by Tim Topham

What can you learn from a 16-year old piano teacher about teaching, blogging, marketing, composing, selling and running a studio with 30 students? My guest today is 16-year old Alexa Madison who is a young piano teacher and budding composer moving her way up in piano teaching and business. She has successfully built a business ... CPTP174: How a 16 year old Teacher is Building an Online Empire with Alexa Madison

Plans & Pricing

by Tim Topham

Have you ever considered joining a membership, attending a conference, getting coaching or studying further to expand your skill set and knowledge as a piano teacher but too worried about the cost of investment? My guest today is Inner Circle member, Amy Comparetto. She shares her experience on how she invests in her professional development ... CPTP172: Getting value from professional development with Amy Comparetto

by Tim Topham

Being organised certainly pays off.

by Tim Topham

Have you ever thought about playing for weddings? Becoming a wedding pianist can be a great complementary income for piano teachers and a fantastic way to perform and keep up your playing chops as well as explore new music. Liz Craig has combined teaching with being a wedding pianist with great success and it now ... CPTP166: From piano teacher to wedding pianist with Liz Craig

by Liz Craig

A step-by-step guide to starting a performing business.

by Tim Topham

Have you ever thought about building a music academy? Something on a large scale rather than just working as a solo teacher from home? Building a music academy with 2000 students a week is never going to be an easy road, but my guest today, Jonny Wilson, would tell you that it’s worth it. Listen ... CPTP165: Building to 2000 students a week with Jonny Wilson