Feeling insecure, crabby, or a bit disillusioned with your piano teaching lately? You’re not alone. In this episode, we explore why these feelings show up, why common “fixes” like scrolling social media, watching YouTube, or even taking a break often don’t fully help, and what actually makes a difference: connecting with other teachers—especially in person. Plus, get an inside look at the first-ever Irish Piano Pedagogy Conference (IPPC), happening June 6–7 in Dublin, and learn how sharing your ideas with colleagues can be a game-changer for your teaching mindset.If you’ve been wondering how to beat burnout, overcome imposter syndrome, or just feel reinvigorated in your teaching, this episode is for you.Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

Feeling insecure, crabby, or a bit disillusioned with your piano teaching lately? You’re not alone. In this episode, we explore why these feelings show up, why common “fixes” like scrolling social media, watching YouTube, or even taking a break often don’t fully help, and what actually makes a difference: connecting with other teachers—especially in person. Plus, get an inside look at the first-ever Irish Piano Pedagogy Conference (IPPC), happening June 6–7 in Dublin, and learn how sharing your ideas with colleagues can be a game-changer for your teaching mindset. If you’ve been wondering how to beat burnout, overcome imposter syndrome, or just feel reinvigorated in your teaching, this episode is for you. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

Piano Teachers! Here's Why You Feel Insecure Disillusioned and Crabby

Practical and proven tips, ideas and advice for private music teachers. Listen in to improve your instrumental or vocal music studio business and find that oh-so-elusive feeling of balance in your life.

Welcome to The Vibrant Music Teaching Podcast! This is the show for you if you’re an instrumental or vocal music teacher that wants friendly, creative and accessible advice. 
I’m your host Nicola Cantan. My membership site, Vibrant Music Teaching, helps teachers all over the world to include more games and creativity in their lessons, so that their students giggle their way through music theory and make faster progress. I also run a popular blog, Colourful Keys, where we write about creative ideas and teaching strategies and an interview show, Teaching Studio Stories. 

Every Monday I provide bite-sized bursts of inspiration and ideas for instrumental and vocal music teachers. The episodes are usually between 10 and 20 minutes – the perfect length of time to put away some of the music books scattered all over your studio and hide the rest of them in the piano bench.

Listen to a few episodes and hit the subscribe button. When you come across an episode you love, make sure to tell your teacher-friends they can get it for free in any audio app that supports podcasts.

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Practical and proven tips, ideas and advice for private music teachers. Listen in to improve your instrumental or vocal music studio business and find that oh-so-elusive feeling of balance in your life. Welcome to The Vibrant Music Teaching Podcast! This is the show for you if you’re an instrumental or vocal music teacher that wants friendly, creative and accessible advice. I’m your host Nicola Cantan. My membership site, Vibrant Music Teaching, helps teachers all over the world to include more games and creativity in their lessons, so that their students giggle their way through music theory and make faster progress. I also run a popular blog, Colourful Keys, where we write about creative ideas and teaching strategies and an interview show, Teaching Studio Stories. Every Monday I provide bite-sized bursts of inspiration and ideas for instrumental and vocal music teachers. The episodes are usually between 10 and 20 minutes – the perfect length of time to put away some of the music books scattered all over your studio and hide the rest of them in the piano bench. Listen to a few episodes and hit the subscribe button. When you come across an episode you love, make sure to tell your teacher-friends they can get it for free in any audio app that supports podcasts. https://vibrantmusicteaching.com https://colourfulkeys.ie https://instagram.com/colourfulkeys https://www.facebook.com/groups/vibrantmusicstudioteachers

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