Rebecca Singerman-Knight runs a busy teaching in practice in South West London, teaching students from age 3 to 93! She loves teaching young beginners but is also passionate about keeping teens playing throughout the more challenging years. In order to do this, she tailors her approach to each individual student, finding the music and strategies that will work best for them rather than following a set curriculum or method. She also has a number of adult students and finds that this individualised approach works best for them, too.

Rosemarie Penner is an educator, composer, writer & clinician. She has a Bachelor of Education (with a focus on special needs education) plus ALCM teaching diploma in piano pedagogy. One of the main things Rosemarie has learnt in over a decade of teaching is that, as educators, we never really stop learning or exploring new ideas. When Rosemarie isn’t teaching, writing, or composing, she loves spending time with her family, reading copious amounts of novels, enjoying a cup of tea, & baking plant-based goodies! The Unfinished Lesson is her guide to balance for your life & creativity for your studio. Rosemarie believes that you should never have to choose. She focuses on all the skills that take teaching & running a business from overwhelming to fulfilling through creative strategies & engaging music!

Anamarie Sabbagh has been teaching music since 1995. She has built a reputation as the premier studio for young learners. Her unique multinational background, fluency in other languages and cultures combine to create a welcoming atmosphere that resonates within the community. She has presented internationally at various events on her approach to both learning and studio management.

Rebecca Stewart studied piano at Melbourne University. For 20 years, Rebecca taught with Yamaha Music Education Centres. She enjoyed being a national teacher trainer in the Yamaha method, and is a qualified practicing Yamaha grade examiner. Rebecca’s first book “Sight Reading Secrets Grade One” was published in 2004, and there are now nine books in the series. She believes that sight reading skills can be strengthened through integrating by-ear playing, improvisation, transposition, composition, singing and more!

Tara Wright has nearly two decades of experience as a music educator and is the founder of Melodic Mentors where she creates resources and inspires other music educators by combining her expertise in running successful music schools with her background in web design, wedding planning, and ostrich farming. She is also the Community Manager of TopMusicPro.

Janna Williamson is a highly sought-after teacher of students of all levels with two decades of professional teaching experience. She maintains a home studio in West Chicago and taught at the Wheaton Yamaha Music School from 2001-2020. She has been an MTNA Nationally Certified Teacher of Music since 2004 and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance. Janna enjoys performing solo or collaboratively and can be heard throughout the Chicago area on a regular basis.

Danny Thompson is the host of The Music Lesson Business Academy podcast and owner of the Music Factory School of music in Costa Mesa, California. A constant student of business, Danny enjoys sharing business ideas, tips, and trends with members of his coaching program. After 20 years in upper management at The Guitar Center corporation, Danny went back into music full time and has since toured the world extensively and recorded multiple albums with his band Face to Face. He has appeared on Radio Shows such as ” Love Line” with Dr. Drew and has made various TV and radio appearances. When not playing music or talking business, Danny enjoys motorcycles, bicycles, Flying, and hanging out with pitbull, Triumph.

Jonny Wilson is the founder of Build a Music School and Goodtime Foundation. His musical journey started with a music teacher that totally changed his life. After completing his music degree, he decided that he wanted to build a music academy so he could also make a massive impact in young people’s lives through music. In 2009, he launched Goodtime Music Academy. In less than 10 years, his tiny music school with just 30 students, scaled to over 7 figures, grew from 30 to 2,000+ students and a team of over 50 people.Goodtime Music Academy became New Zealand’s largest private music school.

Joyce is an event photographer for Australia’s leading business groups and a professional speaker on music education. When she’s not photographing events or professional speakers, Joyce will be travelling and photographing the world’s diverse wildlife, or photographing musicians like Dami Im and Jessica Mauboy as they tour Australia.

Georgina Wilson is a piano teacher who is a big believer in making music education fun and engaging for both the students and the teachers. Georgina runs BusyLittleTurtle, a site dedicated to quirky and creative music resources that help make teachers’ teaching lives a little easier and give students another reason to love their music lessons!

Nicola Cantan is a piano teacher, author, blogger and creator of imaginative and engaging teaching resources. Nicola’s Vibrant Music Teaching Library is helping teachers all over the world to include more games and off-bench activities in their lessons, so that their students giggle their way through music theory and make faster progress. Nicola also runs a popular blog, Colourful Keys, where she shares creative ideas and teaching strategies, and hosts regular training events for piano teachers.

Andrea Vahl is a Social Media Speaker and Consultant who is passionate about helping businesses understand and leverage the power of social media to actually grow their business. Andrea is the co-author of Facebook Marketing All-in-One for Dummies and her newest book is Facebook Ads Made Simple. She has appeared on top lists on Entrepreneur.com, Inc.com, and other influential sites. She is the founder of Facebook Advertising Secrets an online learning program with over 700 students.