piano teacher primer

The only podcast for piano teachers just starting out! Each week Angela Toone, nationally certified piano teacher, will bring you actionable, accessible, fun ways to teach concepts with your very own students. Pro tips from the very best advice. How to teach piano lessons from the very beginning, and change the world one student at a time!

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Update frequency: every 7 days
Average duration: 19 minutes
Episodes: 93
Years Active: 2022 - 2025

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12. funnest way to add to the family income

I think adding to the family income by teaching piano has been the funnest! I share 3 fun things I've done with teaching money to help reach our financial goals, all while helping students reach thei…

00:13:00 | Wed 15 Feb 2023

11. 3 things learning a new instrument has reminded me about piano teaching

Learning to play the organ has been...humbling to say the least. As I've put on my fancy organ shoes, I have put myself in my students' shoes so-to-speak and I can relate and empathize with them in t…

00:16:29 | Fri 03 Feb 2023

10. 3 ways to teach rhythm...you choose the way!

How to teach rhythm?! What to have them say? Whether it's traditional counting "1 and 2 and..." Syllables like"TA ti ti..." Fruit names, or whatever other way we come up with as piano teachers, we ca…

00:12:59 | Wed 25 Jan 2023

9. landmarks and intervals...this is the way!

No matter what piano method book you use, you can drill and use the "Landmark notes" shown by the clefs. And intervals around them to help students find their notes quicker, get less confused, and be…

00:15:16 | Wed 18 Jan 2023

8. when a piano student just isn't getting it

Ever have a student struggle with a concept like a rhythm and over and over you correct them, but they haven't gotten it right yet? I just had that happen right before recording! And the solution is …

00:09:30 | Sun 15 Jan 2023

7. correcting notes...positively!

Student comes back to their lesson, and they play a wrong note...I don't tell them it's wrong...wha? Here's what I do instead to empower the students to be the best sight readers ever in a positive w…

00:13:56 | Thu 05 Jan 2023

6. when to "pass off" a student's piece

3 elements to consider when deciding to pass of the students piece, or to stick with it longer. We cover the basics to listen for in the lesson, consider the concept the piano piece is teaching, and …

00:15:36 | Thu 29 Dec 2022

5. a little about me

How did I get here? Full-time Mom, Part- time Piano Teacher, and now running an online business? Sharing some of my journey, and a few reasons why I started this podcast in hopes of improving piano t…

00:11:46 | Wed 21 Dec 2022

4. 3 FAQs from piano parents

Three frequently asked questions from parents of piano students: 1. What age to start a child in piano lessons? 2. What to charge? 3. What books to use? As an experienced piano teacher, I share how …

00:19:05 | Wed 14 Dec 2022

3. 3 to-dos before starting to teach piano

Before starting to teach piano there are some decisions to make

some tools you may want to consider,

I also share details on putting together a policy letter,

Plus tips for a pre-lesson interview.

M…

00:14:06 | Tue 06 Dec 2022

2. teaching the musical alphabet

Ever have students take forever to find a white note by counting up from A?

This is a fun way to teach beginner piano students to recognize the notes on the piano by their position on the keyboard.

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00:13:15 | Tue 29 Nov 2022

1. 3 elements of a first beginner piano lesson

How to even start teaching piano?

Start at the very beginning, the first piano lesson!

Actually, these principles will take you several lessons in the future

Listen for 3 things I include in the fir…

00:11:34 | Tue 22 Nov 2022