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Inner Circle Member Spotlight: Rosemarie Penner

by Tim Topham

Inner Circle “Member Spotlights” give you a sneak-peak at the progress of one of our community members. Get inspired by what they’ve achieved, be heartened by their struggles and share in their plans for the future. You can find out more about Rosemarie at her studio website. What does your studio look like? I am a travelling teacher with a ... Inner Circle Member Spotlight: Rosemarie Penner

01/27/2017 Read more

Be Kind to Yourself

by Nick Ambrosino

Is Chariots of Fire running through your mind as you contemplate work that is never finished?

01/31/2021 Read more

10 Christmas Books Your Students Will Love, including Free Lead Sheets

by Emily Laney

10 Christmas Piano Books that Students Love, including a free one! The season for playing holiday music is officially here, and while you might rely on a handful of stock favourites, here are 10 student-approved choices to consider for Christmas. This article features short reviews on seasonal picks from composers around the world. You’ll find ... 10 Christmas Books Your Students Will Love, including Free Lead Sheets

08/31/2022 Read more

Finding Balance between Piano Teaching and Family

by Rosemarie Penner

How would you answer this? Which comes first - piano clients or your family?

09/19/2020 Read more

6 Ways to Save Time with Tonara in Your Piano Studio

by Tonara

Find more time by using Tonara in your piano studio

02/26/2020 Read more

Piano Studio Technology: Ensuring You’re Up-to-Date in the Digital Age

by Tim Topham

This month we are exploring everything to do with Piano Studio Technology on topmusic.co. Join us for the ride! It was interesting to read on the blog last month that, according to our round-up of successful piano studio owners from around the world, the most important thing piano teachers need to build, sustain and grow a thriving ... Piano Studio Technology: Ensuring You’re Up-to-Date in the Digital Age

07/03/2017 Read more
 

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How to Build and Run a Successful Travelling Music Lab

by Rosemarie Penner

Today we welcome an extremely informative guest post from Rosemarie Penner. She has transformed her piano teaching business through technology and travel.  By using iPads and other technology, Rosemarie has created a successful travelling music lab. Not sure what a travelling music lab is? I’ll let Rosemarie explain all that and more!  Be sure to ... How to Build and Run a Successful Travelling Music Lab

07/10/2017 Read more

Piano Studio Business and Marketing

by Tim Topham

I’m very pleased that this month we will be focussing on the business side of running your piano teaching studio. We last studied this topic in May 2016 with articles about building early childhood music programs, running a travelling piano school, how to hire piano teachers and exploring marketing case studies from a number of my ... Piano Studio Business and Marketing

06/04/2017 Read more

PRESTO Framework Case Study: Newbie Nora

by Georgina Wilson

Nora was a new piano teacher. She’d made the leap to leave her job at the shoe store to start teaching the piano full-time. She was happy with the decision, and her husband was more than supportive. But comments from people in her life made her feel like an imposter. Like she didn’t have a ... PRESTO Framework Case Study: Newbie Nora

06/20/2023 Read more

How to Streamline Your Music Lesson Planning (And Reclaim Your Own Time!)

by Rosemarie Penner

It might seem like lesson planning is just the domain of school teachers, but this isn’t the case. Music lesson planning is just as important in the music studio. So, how do you find a balance between the creativity of teaching an instrument and the structure of a well-designed program for each student? If we ... How to Streamline Your Music Lesson Planning (And Reclaim Your Own Time!)

11/25/2022 Read more

A Comprehensive Guide to Uploading and Editing Videos for YouTube

by Rosemarie Penner

Use YouTube to your advantage in a variety of ways.

08/29/2018 Read more

How to Organize Your iPad and Save Precious Teaching Time

by Rosemarie Penner

Organize Your iPad Back in the day, I learnt a lot about how I wanted to organize my business, even though I didn’t realize it at the time. I always worked for private schools, which meant that I needed to ensure parents were given information quickly and my students were always learning something. Otherwise, why ... How to Organize Your iPad and Save Precious Teaching Time

12/02/2022 Read more

4 Essential Piano Teaching Tools Everyone Needs in Their Studio

by Tim Topham

What tools can you not live without?

06/10/2019 Read more