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How a Top-Level Pianist Returned to Teaching and Built Her Music Coaching Business Using TopMusicPro
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Why the Traditional Approach to Teaching Guitar is Bad for Your Students
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How to Find Music Students Fast For Your Studio
Are you in need of an extra 2-3 students quickly, but don’t have much ...
7 Ways to Add Character to Your Piano Lessons
Here are 7 ways to break up the routine and add a little character to your ...
TC188: Inspiring Students with Interest-Based Learning with Tony Parlapiano
What if you created a studio experience where instead of lesson books, students study based ...
Lessons I've Learned From 150 Creative Piano Teaching Podcasts
What began in March 2015 as an experimental addition to my site, has become a favourite ...
Teach Christmas Carols with No Book Lead Sheets
A Fresh Take on Classics: Teach Christmas Carols from Lead Sheets When I look back ...
CPTP171: How to Teach Piano Songwriting with Lisa Donovan Lukas [FREE DOWNLOAD]
Have you thought about incorporating songwriting into your students’ piano lessons but just don't know ...
How to Streamline Your Music Lesson Planning (And Reclaim Your Own Time!)
It might seem like lesson planning is just the domain of school teachers, but this ...
CPTP158: [Case Study] How to 3X Your Piano Teaching Income with Eric Rinehart
Eric Rinehart is a young piano teacher who is seriously going places. Eric is an ...
CPTP117: Creating Preschool Music Programs that Rock with Dave Simon
Have you ever thought about bringing rock bands into your teaching studio? Many teachers would ...
CPTP106: The Power of Keyboard Ensembles with Susan Ogilvy
For piano students, working in keyboard ensembles is fantastic for so many reasons. They teach ...
Why do YOU Practise?
"Why do you practise?" I asked my student, Nima. Nima was an incredible shining star ...
5 Surprising Ways to Grow Practice Motivation
5 Surprising Ways to Grow Practice Motivation Have you ever felt like a lone wolf in ...
Be Kind to Yourself
Thoughts On Being Kind to Yourself as a Teacher & Mentor Be kind to yourself. ...
How to Motivate Piano Students in the Digital Age
Motivate Piano Students Generation Z. Whether we love them or not, they are the leaders ...
Product Review: Rockschool Piano Method
As a piano teacher who has proudly used the Rockschool Exam Syllabus in my lessons ...
Take it Easy – The Benefits of Accessible Piano Music
In our modern world, progression is of utmost importance. However, when it comes to finding ...
CPTP180: Melody Bober in Conversation
Do you compose your own music? Do you explore music composition with your students? Composers ...
CPTP179: Finding Flow and Conquering Performance Anxiety with Siskind and Chiu
How do you help yourself or your students deal with performance anxiety? It’s one ...
Improving Audio for Online Music Lessons with Cleanfeed
A year ago, many teachers were just hearing about Zoom for the first time. Zoom ...
4 Different Budgets for Music Teachers to Create a Professional Recording Studio
Music recording studio equipment can start from a few hundred dollars and go up in ...
Expert Roundup: Taking Piano Teaching Online for COVID-19
The teaching industry has redefined itself overnight. Many of us are now navigating a quick ...
TC181: Inside Philip Johnston's $100m Dream Music Teaching Empire
If you had $100m to spend on designing, constructing and fitting out a dream music ...
