Have you ever felt overwhelmed with the options and ideas available to you as a music teacher? It helps to understand which elements are essential and how they relate so that we can piece the pieces together and create holistic musicians. Listen to this 7 part series of episodes where we’re exploring the essential…
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VMT072: Essential Music Lesson Ingredient No. 1
Have you ever felt overwhelmed with the options and ideas available to you as a music teacher? It helps to understand which elements are essential and how they relate so that we can piece the pieces together and create holistic musicians. Listen to this 7 part series of episodes where we’re exploring the essential…
The Race Is On with this FREE Multi-Level Christmas Music Game
The race is on to name notes and chords in this multi-level Christmas music game! Can your students fly across the rooftops to find the green Santa hat? Reindeer Race has four great levels to suit different students: Level 1 to reinforce landmark notes Level 2 for notes on the staff Level 3 for ledger…
VMT071: Lyndel Kennedy on Creative Exploration with Preschoolers
Lyndel Kennedy is a truly inspirational teacher and her creative methods are sure to light a spark within you as you listen to this episode. This interview was done as part of my research for my new book Playful Preschool Piano Teaching. Pick up your copy at playfulpreschoolpiano.com. Relevant Resources Playful Preschool Piano Teaching Creative…
VMT001: How to Get Ready (Really Ready!) for a New Teaching Term
Are you ready for a new year of teaching? Follow along with my step-by-step process for putting everything in place and making sure that you don’t feel overwhelmed or stressed with everything we need to do at this time of year in our music teaching studios. Relevant Resources My Music Staff Calendly Leave Make-up…
A Simple Piano Student Goal Setting Sheet to Increase Student Retention
I asked Colourful Keys, readers and community members, how they measure success in their studios. One of the top answers was student retention, and I believe piano student goal setting exercises are a great way to increase retention. Student retention is a fantastic measure of success for a piano teacher to have. I hadn’t thought…
VMT070: Carina Busch on Involving Parents in Preschool Lessons
My guest on the show today, Carina Busch, is a piano teacher in Germany. She got into teaching preschoolers a few years ago and I’m so grateful she came on the show to share her experiences. This interview was done as part of my research for my new book Playful Preschool Piano Teaching. Pick…
How to Win Over a Reluctant Piano Student
Have you had a reluctant piano student? One who, for whatever reason, just did not want to be there? If you’ve been teaching a little while you probably have. Sometimes it’s because students change their mind in the middle of the year and sometimes their parents essentially force them into lessons. Whatever the reason, it’s…
VMT069: Kris Skaletski on Teaching Preschoolers in Groups
In this episode, you’ll hear from Kris Skaletski about teaching preschoolers in groups and how to create the perfect class environment. This interview was done as part of my research for my new book Playful Preschool Piano Teaching. Pick up your copy at: playfulpreschoolpiano.com Relevant Resources Playful Preschool Piano Teaching Preschoolers in Groups with Kris…
5 Stages of Piano Parent Onboarding
The first few weeks and months of lessons are a key time not just for your piano students, but for their parents too. Understanding the piano parent onboarding process can help you to fill your studio with involved and enthusiastic piano families. We all know how vital the role of piano parents is in our…
