Chris Foley is a pianist, teacher, vocal coach, and blogger. He is a senior examiner, faculty member, and Adjudicator Certification Program Specialist for The Royal Conservatory of Music. Over the last 10 years, he has worked as a vocal coach, musical director, and performer for many productions with Tapestry New Opera in Toronto. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music from the Eastman School of Music, and currently runs the popular Collaborative Piano Blog.

"Just Being At The Piano" by Mildred Portney Chase

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Paul Andrews has been teaching guitar for over 12 years and during this time has taught over a thousand students to play the guitar. Paul runs a successful teaching studio in the South of England and is part of the international G4 guitar school network. He recently released the third edition of his book "Learn to Play Electric Guitar” through his publishing company 6 string books which became an Amazon best seller and has written articles for Acoustic guitar, Play Guitar and Teach Guitar magazines.

"How to Teach Guitar & Start Your Own Music Instruction Business" by Desi Serna and Donnie Schexnayder

"Book Yourself Solid" by Michael Port

Learn more about Paul Andrews:

GuitarLessonsAshford.co.uk

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Nick Johnson, is a passionate musician with a unique ear for music, and helping artists grow creatively and professionally is one of his specialties. Recognizing an artist's vision for a song or an entire album is something he is very adamant about because he knows that it is up to the producer to bring an artist's idea or rough song to life while maintaining the initial intention of each project. Outside of the studio, he is all about sharing, harboring, and generating inspiration by interviewing artists and sharing their unique message to the masses through a podcast called TAP To Music. Not only does this help the artist being interviewed but it helps the listener learn and become inspired to create themselves.

"The Rise of Superman" by Steven Kotler

"Everything You Need to Know About the Music Business" by Donald Passman

"No Booker, No Bouncer, No Bartender: How I Made $25K On A 2-Month House Concert Tour (And How You Can Too)" by Shannon Curtis

Learn more about Nick Johnson and the TAP To Music Podcast:

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Tim Topham is an internationally-renowned music educator, piano teacher, writer and presenter.

Tim has 20+ years of experience in education, having taught in the United Kingdom and a number of states of Australia in subjects as varied as music, outdoor education, PE, mathematics and IT.

Through his blog at timtopham.com, Tim regularly inspires over 8000 teachers across the globe with his imaginative teaching tips and ideas.

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"Performance Success" by Don Greene

"The 4-Hour Workweek" by Tim Ferriss

"Content Machine" by Dan Norris

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"The way to create art is to burn and destroy

ordinary concepts and to substitute them

with new truths that run down from the top of the head

and out of the heart"

-Henry Charles Bukowski

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Graham Fitch, based in London, maintains an international career not only as a pianist, but also as a teacher, adjudicator, examiner, lecturer, writer and commentator on piano playing and musical subjects. His workshops and classes, which he gives all over the world, have received high praise for their creative and illuminating approach to the subject. During much of the 1990s, Graham Fitch’s career straddled the Atlantic with solo and chamber performances in England, Europe and North America. The New York Times spoke of his playing as “unalloyed pleasure.” An international tour of Bach’s Goldberg Variations elicited rapturous reviews on four continents, and invitations to return to Australia, New Zealand and the USA. More recently he has given a recital, a masterclass and a keynote address at the 7th Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference, and been in residence at London’s Royal Academy of Music. A published author, Graham has written several articles on aspects of piano playing and musical style. He has also produced a generation of teachers through his influence as a teacher, and through his pedagogy programmes. He is currently a principal tutor on The Piano Teachers' Course (EPTA) UK and the author of a popular series of ebooks Practising the Piano, available via his blog www.practisingthepiano.com

Use the coupon code PTPOFFER2 for 20% off any publication in the Practising The Piano Catalogue

"The Art of Piano Playing" by Heinrich Neuhaus

"Speaking of Pianists" by Abram Chasins

"Practising the Piano" by Frank Merrick

"Music Studies in German" by Amy Fay

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Folks involved on this conversation:

Colin Thomson (The Modern Musician Show Host)

Walt Kruhoeffer (Bands Beyond Labels Host)

Dan Meyers (Awesome guy in LA )

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Walt Kruhoffer is an independent blues-rock guitarist, songwriter and bandleader hailing from Minneapolis, MN. Walt’s unique style of rock music has been featured on numerous Minnesota media outlets including Twin Cities Public Television, KFAI Radio and WCCO Radio in Minneapolis / St. Paul. 

Walt’s rock band “The Lost Wheels” have independently released two studio albums that have garnered praise from Twin Cities Daily Planet as, “Some of the best blue-collar, meat and potatoes music since Foreigner”  In 2014, Walt’s band was awarded “Best Blues Band” of Minnesota as well as winner of WFMU’s (New York / New Jersey) “Battle of the Bands.”

Walt also hosts the Bands Beyond Labels podcast, where he interviews successful independent musicians to get their takes on how new bands and artists can develop a career in music without the help of a record label.

Recommended Book: "The Indie Band Survival Guide" by Randy Chertkow

Learn more about Walt Kruhoeffer:

BandsBeyondLabels.com

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Twitter: @BandWalt

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Joel Boggess is the host of the “ReLaunch” show, and the author of the #1 Amazon bestselling book – Finding your Voice. Joel is passionate about sharing fresh ideas, success tips and inspirations through real life stories. He is a “natural” with broadcasting, and he enjoys teaching podcast and radio show hosts on how to book great guests and have engaging interviews. Joel’s vision is that, by May 2017, after 3 years of “ReLaunch”, he would have helped 200,000 listeners to learn to believe in themselves again.

Learn more about Joel Boggess:

RelaunchShow.com

RelaunchShow.com/Podcasters-Training

Twitter: @JoelBoggess

FaceBook.com/FindingYourVoiceRadio

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