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370: How to Add Piano Accompanying to Your Income Portfolio with Dr Rachel Ehring


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In today's episode, we delve into the world of piano accompanying with Dr. Rachel Ehring, a distinguished pianist, teacher, and music administrator. With a DMA in Collaborative Piano from the University of Colorado Boulder, Rachel brings a wealth of knowledge and experience. She is passionate about empowering music teachers to create engaging lessons for students of all ages. Join us as we explore how to add piano accompanying to your income portfolio, discussing Rachel’s innovative course on collaborative piano, its creation, marketing strategies, and the invaluable skills required for effective accompanying. Don't miss out on Rachel's valuable tips and insights on expanding your musical skills and income opportunities and her upcoming free webinar.
  • Tim highlights and appreciates Rachel's role as the host of the TopMusic Piano podcast.
  • Discussion on Rachel's role as a course creator at Dream Lavender Music Studio.
  • Rachel explains collaborative piano as an equal partnership between musicians.
  • She shares her journey from a piano performance undergrad to earning a doctorate in collaborative piano.
  • Importance of sight-reading and listening skills.
  • Tim shares his experiences accompanying students and the challenges of repertoire.
  • The fun and educational benefits for students engaging in collaborative piano.
  • Advantages of collaborative piano for teachers.
  • Rachel’s motivation to create a course on collaborative piano.
  • She shares her course structure, target audience, course content, course launch and success.
  • She discusses the main modules and learning stages of her course.
  • She shares her course creation process, marketing and course launching.
  • Importance of repeated communication and personal engagement.
  • Rachel shared some advice for aspiring course creators.

  • Guest Links Mentioned
    • Rachel Ehring's website

    • Register for Rachel's Live Webinar
      • How to Earn Extra Income by Playing the Piano Webinar (Monday, June 24th, 7:00 AM PST)

      • Links Mentioned
        • Music Teacher Startup Course
        • CPTP166: From Piano Teacher to Wedding Pianist with Liz Craig

        • Today's Guest
           
          Dr. Rachel Ehring is a pianist, teacher, music administrator, and lover of piano teaching gadgets. She holds a DMA in Collaborative Piano from the University of Colorado Boulder and a MM in Accompanying from the University of Kansas. She currently serves as Director at St. John’s Conservatory of the Arts in Orange County, CA. Previously, she held positions at Concordia University Irvine and Henderson State University. Rachel is passionate about empowering music teachers to create engaging and exciting lessons for students of all ages. When she isn’t playing the piano, you might find Rachel reading books with her son or walking her beagle Frieda.
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