Modern Piano Teaching

One of your must valuable assets of your teaching are your lesson plans. Having them on paper will allow you to review them, further polish them and update them. In this episode I focus on the main component of a lesson plan: the lesson objectives.

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Wondering how you can showcase your Studio to prospective families beyond a free interview?

In this episode you will hear all about a paid offer to showcase to prospective families your Studio.

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Beginner's piano technique is rich in resources. In this episode, I share the fundamental components I work with my beginner students regarding piano technique.

Resourcefulness is a key skill you will need to "teach" if one of your goals as a teacher is for your students to continue playing and learning new repertoire long after they completed their piano studies. In this episode, I share the strategies I use at my Studio to model resourcefulness.

Syllabi and publications from Examinations Boards are rich sources of information. In this episode, I share three ways I take advantage of these bodies of knowledge at my Studio in addition to exam preparation.

The Independent Piano Teacher's Studio Handbook written by Beth Gigante was a welcomed addition to my reference library. Many of the lessons I learned back then are still current and relevant. In this episode, I share with you four lessons I learned from this book.

In this episode, I share how I use Toes In The Sand by P. Keveren to expose my students to different areas of music-making and piano playing.

There is a vast body of research about people's preferred ways of learning. In this episode, I share how helpful it is to keep in mind Honey and Mumford's learning styles to provide my students with a rich, engaging, and gratifying learning experience.

Are you wondering how to leverage summertime to grow your Studio? In this episode, I share the three areas I always take care of during the summertime.

A music method book is as good as you are able to make it work for your students regardless of their pace of learning, personality, and learning style. I share in this episode four strategies I regularly use to make the most of the Alfred series Music for Little Mozarts at my Studio.