Creative Piano Teaching Podcast

Thanks for reading TC193: Leading a Performing Arts School Through COVID-19 and Beyond with Jeff Davison from Top Music Co. Jeff Davison talks about leading a Bedford, NH performing arts school through Covid-19 and beyond. The post TC193: Leading a Performing Arts School Through COVID-19 and Beyond with Jeff Davison appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC192: The Flute Coach’s Non-Teaching Dream Studio from Top Music Co. Hear one Australian mom’s story about creating a non-teaching dream studio for flute lessons, where she runs the business while balancing a busy family schedule and PhD studies. Christie Gallen, aka The Flute Coach, has founded a successful online flute lessons business without doing the teaching herself, freeing up her time to study for an […] The post TC192: The Flute Coach’s Non-Teaching Dream Studio appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC191: Jennifer Foxx on Online Summer Camp Programs from Top Music Co. In some parts of the world, seasonal camps season is upon us, but what does it look like running online summer music camps?  Jennifer Foxx, a Top Music Pro expert teacher and owner of Music Educator Resources, talks to us about running great online summer camps for your piano students. If you’ve never thought about […] The post TC191: Jennifer Foxx on Online Summer Camp Programs appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC190: Inspiring and Motivating Teens with Jerald Simon from Top Music Co. Learn about inspiring and motivating teen students from the teacher who saved 100 students from quitting piano for good - Jerald Simon. The post TC190: Inspiring and Motivating Teens with Jerald Simon appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC189: 5 Tips for Teaching Piano to Teens from Top Music Co. What does it take to become the go-to piano teacher for teenagers? In this episode, I’m giving you my 5 tips for teaching piano to teens. Most of my tips are actually relevant to teaching students of other ages, too – including adults. I cover strategies you can use to approach teaching piano to teens […] The post TC189: 5 Tips for Teaching Piano to Teens appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC188: Inspiring Students with Interest-Based Learning with Tony Parlapiano from Top Music Co. Learn about the high-retention method Tony Parlapiano developed using interest-based learning and popMATICS The post TC188: Inspiring Students with Interest-Based Learning with Tony Parlapiano appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC187: Noa Kageyama and Rob Knopper on Maximizing Results with Online Lessons from Top Music Co. Are you a piano teacher and tech newbie trying to figure out how to maximize your results with online lessons? In this episode, I’m sharing audio from a webinar I conducted with Dr Noa Kageyama A.K.A. The Bulletproof Musician and Rob Knopper from the MET Opera Orchestra.  You’ll get heaps of ideas to help you […] The post TC187: Noa Kageyama and Rob Knopper on Maximizing Results with Online Lessons appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC186: How Carly Walton Teaches Online While Travelling the World from Top Music Co. Learn about how Carly Walton teaches online while travelling the world, without missing any lessons! The post TC186: How Carly Walton Teaches Online While Travelling the World appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC185: Look Inside Stephen Hughes’ Virtual Piano Studio from Top Music Co. Online teaching expert Stephen Hughes shows us inside his virtual piano studio The post TC185: Look Inside Stephen Hughes’ Virtual Piano Studio appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC184: Dr Anita Collins on the Neuroscience of Music Lessons and the Brain from Top Music Co. Learn why the brains of musicians are 30% denser and more connected, due to the high cognitive load of creating music. In this podcast episode, we’ll hear from leading neuroscience educator Dr Anita Collins on music lessons and the brain. Dr Collins’ work is based on neuroscience data and research findings. She explains how the […] The post TC184: Dr Anita Collins on the Neuroscience of Music Lessons and the Brain appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC183: How To Attract Your Dream Students Through Instagram with Ruth Power from Top Music Co. Learn how to attract your dream students using Instagram with Ruth Power from Piano Pivot Live conference The post TC183: How To Attract Your Dream Students Through Instagram with Ruth Power appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC182: Helping ALL Piano Students Achieve Greatness with Nicola Cantan from Top Music Co. By improving inclusivity, we are helping our piano students achieve greatness. In this episode, learn how to differentiate your teaching so that each and every one of your students can find success.  Nicola Cantan is a piano teacher, author, blogger and creator of imaginative and engaging teaching resources. She loves getting piano students learning through […] The post TC182: Helping ALL Piano Students Achieve Greatness with Nicola Cantan appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading TC181: Inside Philip Johnston’s $100m Dream Music Teaching Empire from Top Music Co. If you had $100m to spend on designing, constructing and fitting out a dream music teaching empire, what would it look like?  Philip Johnston is one of music education’s best-known writers and lateral thinkers, pianist, and composer. Aside from being a musical genius, Philip also holds black belts in three different martial arts and runs […] The post TC181: Inside Philip Johnston’s $100m Dream Music Teaching Empire appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading CPTP Bonus Episode with Philip Johnston from Top Music Co. Here’s a special bonus episode to end the podcast season.  Special guest Philip Johnston discusses a thought experiment to kickstart your thinking. Here’s a special bonus episode to end the podcast season.  Special guest Philip Johnston discusses a thought experiment to kickstart your thinking. The post CPTP Bonus Episode with Philip Johnston appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading CPTP180: Melody Bober in Conversation from Top Music Co. Do you compose your own music? Do you explore music composition with your students? Composers truly bring me in awe with their work and I am so honored to be interviewing a very well-known artist who I’ve wanted to have on the show forever.  I thought it would be fun to end Season 3 of […] The post CPTP180: Melody Bober in Conversation appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading CPTP179: Finding Flow and Conquering Performance Anxiety with Siskind and Chiu from Top Music Co. How do you help yourself or your students deal with performance anxiety? It’s one of the things many teachers and students go through whether it be just in front of 1 person or a whole stadium. It can really be nerve-racking! Today’s episode is all about the challenges of performance. Further, we can help our […] The post CPTP179: Finding Flow and Conquering Performance Anxiety with Siskind and Chiu appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading CPTP178: Running Music Camps and Holiday Workshops in Australia [Case Study] from Top Music Co. Are you open to the idea of exploring the world of music camps and holiday workshops in your area? Do you want to know what it takes to set these up? My guest today, Sofie Arhontoulis, has been a piano teacher in South Australia since 1994, teaching in schools and in her private studio, Saili […] The post CPTP178: Running Music Camps and Holiday Workshops in Australia [Case Study] appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading CPTP177: Are You Fit 4 Piano? Rae de Lisle Unpacks her Interactive Technique Book from Top Music Co. What approach do you use when teaching technique to your students? Are you familiar with the techniques you should teach? My guest today, Rae de Lisle, is the author of Fit 4 Piano eBook, Associate Professor of Piano at the University of Auckland, and one of New Zealand’s foremost piano pedagogues. Her teaching has produced […] The post CPTP177: Are You Fit 4 Piano? Rae de Lisle Unpacks her Interactive Technique Book appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading CPTP176: A Fireside Chat with Marvin Blickenstaff from Top Music Co. What approach do you use in teaching your students, especially beginners? My guest on this podcast episode, Marvin Blickenstaff, is one of the most well-known and well-loved teachers in the US. He is a teacher, lecturer, performer and publisher with numerous honours and awards under his belt. His extensive background in piano as well as […] The post CPTP176: A Fireside Chat with Marvin Blickenstaff appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.

Thanks for reading CPTP175: Top 10 Reasons to Book Your Piano Pivot Live Ticket NOW from Top Music Co.   Transcript If you’d like to download a PDF transcript of this episode, please click below. Have you booked your ticket to the Piano Pivot Live yet?  In this episode, I shared the top 10 reasons you need to book your conference tickets now. Apart from discussing major event details, I also talked about some of […] The post CPTP175: Top 10 Reasons to Book Your Piano Pivot Live Ticket NOW appeared first on Top Music Co - Supporting Creative Music Teaching.