piano teacher primer

"aha moments"

"Eureka, I've got it"

"light bulb moments"

I share a few of my own, a few from my students, and how these moments can illuminate your piano teaching!

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This is your brain on music....superbrain!

This episode shares some statistics, quotes, and my own less-scientific observations of the effects of learning a musical instrument in general

-and in le…

In honor of Thanksgiving, and my podcast turning 1 year old, I am feeling so grateful for 3 things in particular that piano teaching has given me:

1. A chance educate cute kids, be a kid myself, and …

One of the most challenging things about teaching piano lessons!

I get a lot of questions about choosing music for students, so I have 3 tips for you!

1. Have the student try it out, sightread

2. Pl…

I find myself saying these things over and over to students, so I will repeat them one more time and your students can hear it too!

The focus changes for us as teachers, but most of the episode is f…

Yes we have Andrea Miller from Music Studio Startup as a guest on the piano teacher primer podcast!

I think as piano teachers we're so excited about the kids, passionate about music, but maybe nervou…

In this episode, we uncover the benefits and strategies for incorporating group piano classes into your private lesson routine. Discover the advantages of building a sense of community, encouraging c…

My friend Laura and I could not stop talking!

She has been teaching piano for 30 years, and teaches cello as well.

Like me, she has mentored students with teaching also.

Laura has developed an inn…

Those computer questionnaires that help you decide what to be when you grow up....not that helpful

My own intuition plus advice from my mom and piano teacher? ...very helpful!

I share what it was lik…

This podcast is not just helping piano teachers, but also moms! Several moms have reached out and told me that they are using this podcast, and the free video "how I teach a first piano lesson" to te…

The most effective music lesson experience is a triangle approach:

Student

Teacher

Parent

All working together for the success of those music lessons. But we worry about overbearing parents, or the o…

Customize piano lessons to each individual student more effectively, they will learn more quickly, and have more fun along the way. Each of us generally leans toward one learning style based on the s…

"Tune" in for a captivating mini masterclass on the secret about chords!

I teach where chords come from,

I teach them by rote,

And connecting them to the notes on the page, and of course, to the pie…

How MUCH to charge varies widely across countries, states, and cities, but this podcast focuses on HOW to charge tuition.

There's by the lesson,

By the month

Full tuition

And my own semester system.

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Special guest on the podcast today....my husband Tyler Toone!

He was recently let go from his job,

which has given new purpose and meaning to my piano teaching.

Also check out a related episode 12…

A sneak peek into the piano teacher primer online course and WHY I created it, WHY I included each section in the course, and a few updates that I have learned along the way.

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In piano teaching, it's essential to focus on the positives rather than just pointing out mistakes.

Greet students warmly,

celebrate their improvements,

and cherish their musical journey through r…

My friend Terry has presented on this topic, and I HAD to have her on the podcast! It's a different approach than mine, but that's the beauty of it! Five Fundamentals for a Rock Solid Launch with Ter…

"I play the piano, but I don't play that well"

"I don't have a degree or anything"

"how do I find students, and what do I do with them when they arrive?"

These are some things I've heard from others …