Creative Piano Teaching Podcast

Thanks for reading TC293: How to Build Partnerships Between Music Organisations with Emily Dollman from TopMusic.co. I’m so happy to have Emily Dollman on the podcast today and we’re talking all about how to build partnerships between music organisations. Emily is the head of music education and pedagogy at the elder Conservatorium of Music at the University of Adelaide. She is also the artistic director of the open Music Academy, which ... TC293: How to Build Partnerships Between Music Organisations with Emily Dollman The post TC293: How to Build Partnerships Between Music Organisations with Emily Dollman appeared first on TopMusic.co - Your Integrated Music Teaching Hub.

Thanks for reading TC292: What is No Book Beginners? from TopMusic.co. Teach your students without a method book in their first 10 lessons with my No Book Beginners Framework, which we’ll be unpacking in today’s episode. Many of you will have heard about it, I’m sure some of you have used it in your studio. I will run through everything you need to know about No ... TC292: What is No Book Beginners? The post TC292: What is No Book Beginners? appeared first on TopMusic.co - Your Integrated Music Teaching Hub.

Thanks for reading TC291: UME Piano Exams with Michelle Madder from TopMusic.co. We’re all about the exam game. Today’s episode is all about the Universal Music Exam program, which is founded by Michelle Madder. We’ll be unpacking everything you need to know about UME piano exams program, from what it is, to how it works, and when and why you’d want to check it out. Guest Links ... TC291: UME Piano Exams with Michelle Madder The post TC291: UME Piano Exams with Michelle Madder appeared first on TopMusic.co - Your Integrated Music Teaching Hub.

Thanks for reading TC290: Tim’s Top Productivity Hacks in 10 Minutes from TopMusic.co. Do you have a million things going on but have trouble working on and accomplishing them all? Are you feeling overwhelmed, frazzled, and behind in life and business? Then this episode is for YOU. In this episode, I’m going to share my top productivity hacks and tips for having a productive mindset. I’m by no ... TC290: Tim’s Top Productivity Hacks in 10 Minutes The post TC290: Tim’s Top Productivity Hacks in 10 Minutes appeared first on TopMusic.co - Your Integrated Music Teaching Hub.

Thanks for reading TC289: How to Find Music Students Fast for Your Studio with Carly Walton from TopMusic.co. You are not alone – I know how challenging the search for new students can be! So to help you out with this, I teamed up with the amazing Carly Walton from Teach Music Online to put together our ultimate Find Music Students Fast Checklist. And that’s what we’re going to be talking about today. ... TC289: How to Find Music Students Fast for Your Studio with Carly Walton The post TC289: How to Find Music Students Fast for Your Studio with Carly Walton appeared first on TopMusic.co - Your Integrated Music Teaching Hub.

Thanks for reading TC288: Connections Thru Chords – Hesitant to Hero Challenge Day 5 from Top Music Co. We’re now in day 5 of our Hesitant to Hero Challenge Series on the podcast and today’s topic is all about connections through chords. By helping students see the connections between old and new music, we can unlock huge potentials in our students and deepen their understanding as well. Today, we are going to demonstrate ... TC288: Connections Thru Chords – Hesitant to Hero Challenge Day 5 The post TC288: Connections Thru Chords – Hesitant to Hero Challenge Day 5 appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC287: Hook, Line and Sinker – Hesitant to Hero Challenge Day 4 from Top Music Co. We’re now in day 4 of our Hesitant to Hero Challenge series on the podcast and today’s topic is all about hook, line and sinker. The idea is to teach your students classical and pop hooks and riffs. We’ll be talking about how giving students modern pop hooks to play can build their identity as ... TC287: Hook, Line and Sinker – Hesitant to Hero Challenge Day 4 The post TC287: Hook, Line and Sinker – Hesitant to Hero Challenge Day 4 appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC286: Repertoire Remix – Hesitant to Hero Challenge Day 3 from Top Music Co. We’re now in day 3 of our Hesitant to Hero Challenge Series on the podcast and today’s topic is all about Repertoire Remix. What is repertoire remix and how can it spark creativity in your students? In this episode, we unpack the three levels of creativity in music, how remixing works, and some piece examples ... TC286: Repertoire Remix – Hesitant to Hero Challenge Day 3 The post TC286: Repertoire Remix – Hesitant to Hero Challenge Day 3 appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC285: Lead Sheets in Lesson 1 – Hesitant to Hero Challenge Day 2 from Top Music Co. Day two of our Hesitant to Hero Challenge is called Lead Sheets in Lesson 1. It’s all about how you, as a teacher, can teach students about harmony and base some really simple ideas right from when they’re first starting to read their right-hand pieces. You’ll see and hear how the process of teaching this ... TC285: Lead Sheets in Lesson 1 – Hesitant to Hero Challenge Day 2 The post TC285: Lead Sheets in Lesson 1 – Hesitant to Hero Challenge Day 2 appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC284: Chord Quick Wins – Hesitant to Hero Challenge Day 1 from Top Music Co. If you’re looking for something completely new to teach to your students or different ways of practicing and building skills for your students, then the Hesitant to Hero Challenge is for you. In just a few days, you’ll have the strategies and skills you need to engage your students. We’ll give you proven methods that ... TC284: Chord Quick Wins – Hesitant to Hero Challenge Day 1 The post TC284: Chord Quick Wins – Hesitant to Hero Challenge Day 1 appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC283: The Magic of Pushing Outside Your Comfort Zone with Jason Sifford from Top Music Co. Are you looking for inspiration or push to get you outside of your comfort zone? Well, you’re in luck because in this episode, Jason Sifford shares his inspiring musical journey from childhood to eventually going into academia and quickly leaving to move to a different state to start his career anew. He took a chance ... TC283: The Magic of Pushing Outside Your Comfort Zone with Jason Sifford The post TC283: The Magic of Pushing Outside Your Comfort Zone with Jason Sifford appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC282: Invitation to a TopMusic Power Hour from Top Music Co. What are you currently struggling with as a music teacher right now? With hundreds, even thousands, of available websites and information available to us with the click of a button, it’s so easy to say that it isn’t lack of information but rather, a lack of motivation, focus, and accountability to get things done. In ... TC282: Invitation to a TopMusic Power Hour The post TC282: Invitation to a TopMusic Power Hour appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC281: What’s the Secret to Building a Life-long Connection to Music? from Top Music Co. What’s the secret to building a life-long connection to music? In today’s episode, we’re sharing the presentation that I gave at Nicola Cantan’s Teacher Turboboost event this year titled “Why playing with others helped me play for life.” We’re going to unpack one of the key factors, I believe, that contributes to students forming a ... TC281: What’s the Secret to Building a Life-long Connection to Music? The post TC281: What’s the Secret to Building a Life-long Connection to Music? appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC280: Introducing the TopMusicGuitar Podcast with Michael Gumley from Top Music Co. Michael Gumley, Head of Guitar at TopMusicPro, is joining us once again on the podcast to talk about the newly launched TopMusicGuitar Podcast he’s hosting. In his podcast, Michael interviews awesome guitar teachers doing awesome things in the music education space to share their expertise and knowledge to help you in our own teaching and ... TC280: Introducing the TopMusicGuitar Podcast with Michael Gumley The post TC280: Introducing the TopMusicGuitar Podcast with Michael Gumley appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC279: How to Take a Break and Really Unplug from Top Music Co. Running a studio isn’t easy and because you work so hard, you definitely deserve to go on that dream holiday you’ve been wanting for so long. When it’s finally time to take one, you want to be able to relax and let go of all the worries that come with running a business. But it ... TC279: How to Take a Break and Really Unplug The post TC279: How to Take a Break and Really Unplug appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC278: The Interview That Made Me Cry with Glory St. Germain from Top Music Co. I was so honoured to be interviewed by Glory St. Germain for her book The Power Of Why: Why 29 Musicians Climbed to Superstar. And that’s what I’m going to share with you in this episode. What we talked about in this interview later became a chapter in her book called Notes from Miss Mac. ... TC278: The Interview That Made Me Cry with Glory St. Germain The post TC278: The Interview That Made Me Cry with Glory St. Germain appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC277: Our Top 10 Courses Inside the TopMusicPro Academy from Top Music Co. Achieving ongoing success as a music teacher is all about having the right tools at your disposal. TopMusicPro offers you access to courses, workshops, lesson plans, and resources so you can provide your students with the very best in music education. To help you find the most valuable courses for your teaching needs, I’ve listed ... TC277: Our Top 10 Courses Inside the TopMusicPro Academy The post TC277: Our Top 10 Courses Inside the TopMusicPro Academy appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC276: Using Facebook Groups and Social Media to Find New Students with Benjamin Nguyen from Top Music Co. In this episode, our guest Benjamin Nguyen is going to help us understand why social media is a fantastic way to nurture your community and encourage new student sign ups. It’s definitely one of the fastest ways to grow your studio because it has become embedded in our social culture so much that it’s increasingly ... TC276: Using Facebook Groups and Social Media to Find New Students with Benjamin Nguyen The post TC276: Using Facebook Groups and Social Media to Find New Students with Benjamin Nguyen appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC275: Teaching Expression in Intermediate Historical Repertoire with Janna Williamson from Top Music Co. Teach your young students the magic of music by unlocking their expression. In today’s episode, we give you a sneak peek into one of Janna Williamson’s workshops inside the TopMusicPro membership where she explores the world of expression in repertoire. Janna is our historical repertoire expert inside the membership and she gives us tips and ... TC275: Teaching Expression in Intermediate Historical Repertoire with Janna Williamson The post TC275: Teaching Expression in Intermediate Historical Repertoire with Janna Williamson appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC274: Is It Time to Double Your Rates? Chat with Eric Branner of Fons from Top Music Co. In this episode, Eric Branner of Fons will give us details on how you can create a plan to double your rates and grow your studio while enjoying teaching. The ideas he shares will help you think about different ways to renew your business and feel more confident about it. We also dive into how ... TC274: Is It Time to Double Your Rates? Chat with Eric Branner of Fons The post TC274: Is It Time to Double Your Rates? Chat with Eric Branner of Fons appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.