Why Do Piano Students Quit? Karen King’s Research Provides The Answers
Today we’re exploring a question that Trevor and I receive almost daily… a question that weighs heavily on the minds of piano teachers and m...
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20 of 35 episodesHow To Fix A Piano Student’s Flat Fingers And Incorrect Hand Position
It’s tough to explain to piano students why they should care about fixing their flat-fingered playing position. But I know why I care about...
What To Do With A Piano Student Who Refuses To Look At His Music
We’ve all had one… a piano student who stares at his hands while mostly ignoring his music. And we’ve all probably engaged in a struggle to...
How To Increase Your Studio Population Without Increasing Your Teaching Time
Most piano teachers (myself included) teach in tidy little blocks of time. And this means that if we want to increase our teaching income… w...
What To Do When A Piano Student Breaks, Sprains, Twists, Or Burns A Hand
At some point in our teaching careers we will all be faced with it…. a “two-handed” piano student suddenly becomes a “one-handed” piano stud...
Have You Ever Considered Teaching Piano in Groups? The Teach Piano Today Podcast
Today we’re kicking off our Teach Piano Today Helpline podcast with a fabulous episode featuring everything you’ve always wanted to know abo...
Teaching Piano Students To Play From Lead Sheets; Expert Step-by-Step Advice
Do you teach from lead sheets? Have you thought about doing so but aren’t sure where to start? Do you use them all the time but wonder if th...
How To Teach Your Piano Students To Dig Deep And Persevere
What is grit? How does being “gritty” translate into achievement and how can we teach our piano students to persevere over the long-term des...
Dr. Adam Ockelford, Teacher To Derek Paravicini, on Teaching Special Needs Piano Students
Piano teachers everywhere have students in their studio with complex needs. Be it visual impairment, Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia… the spectrum of...
The Invented Notations of Children and The Importance of Composing – The TPT Podcast
The TeachPianoToday podcast is back and we’re delighted to post this exciting episode! Today’s guest, Rena Upitis, shares her insights on co...
Is Sleep the Final Piece of the Perfect Practice Puzzle?
I’m always interested in ways to make piano practice more efficient and more effective for my students. I believe that the more we understan...
If You Encourage Your Piano Parents To Do Just One Thing… Make It This
We expect all children to learn to read. It’s just a given. So why is it then that we don’t expect all children to be musical? This is a sta...
Exploring The Cognitive Benefits Of Piano Instruction With Dr. Frances Rauscher
As a piano teacher we see first-hand every day the many positive effects that music instruction has on our students… but how much do you kno...
Could This Technique Improve Your Piano Students’ Abilities?
Today on the TeachPianoToday Podcast we’re interviewing Robert Rickover; an expert in the Alexander Technique. For those of you who just ask...
How To Teach Piano To Adult Students, With Pete Jutras
If there’s one person who knows what makes adult piano students tick… it’s Pete Jutras. As Editor of the Clavier Companion magazine, he’s no...
Beyond Teaching and Performing; Inspire Your Piano Students With The World Of Collaborative Piano
Today on the TeachPianoToday podcast we’re chatting with Dr. Christopher Foley; an expert in the area of collaborative piano. For those of y...
Chatting Contemporary Music With The One And Only Christopher Norton
If you teach piano, it’s likely you teach Christopher Norton’s music on almost a daily basis. His name is synonymous with “The composer who...
The Huge Practice Mistake That Thousands of Piano Students Are Making
How were you taught to learn something new, or to fix a mistake when you were a piano student? Your answer is likely “Drill it. Over and ove...
How To Teach Your Piano Students To Improvise… With Bradley Sowash
When I was in my 3rd year of University someone ran up to me in the hallway, breathless: “You’re a piano player, yes?”. Uh huh. “My keyboard...
How to Become the Perfect Piano Parent – The Teach Piano Today Podcast
If there was ever a TeachPianoToday podcast that you should share… it’s this one. Today we’re speaking with the brilliant Dr. Christopher Fi...