Teens Quitting Piano: Surprising Reasons You Need to Know

by Tim Topham

Is it just me or is it getting harder to stop teens quitting piano lessons? No one has any time, teens are more stressed than they were ten years ago, and practice always takes a back seat to everything else that’s going on. Teacher: “So how did your practice go this week, Luke?” Luke: “I ... Teens Quitting Piano: Surprising Reasons You Need to Know

CPTP159: Inspiring and Motivating Teens with Jerald Simon

by Mauro Dalu

Do you have trouble motivating teens in your piano studio? I think we’ve all found this difficult from time-to-time. My guest today is an expert at reaching teen students and connecting to them with the music they love. Jerald Simon has composed a whole series of pieces designed to inspire students that are especially great ... CPTP159: Inspiring and Motivating Teens with Jerald Simon

TC189: 5 Tips for Teaching Piano to Teens

by Mauro Dalu

What does it take to become the go-to piano teacher for teenagers? In this episode, I’m giving you my 5 tips for teaching piano to teens. Most of my tips are actually relevant to teaching students of other ages, too – including adults. I cover strategies you can use to approach teaching piano to teens ... TC189: 5 Tips for Teaching Piano to Teens

TC190: Inspiring and Motivating Teens with Jerald Simon

by Mauro Dalu

Learn about inspiring and motivating teen piano students in this podcast episode. Jerald Simon of Music Motivation joins us in a rebroadcast of one of our favourite shows from last year. One of the interesting points Jerald shares in this conversation is a story about one of his students coming in for a lesson and ... TC190: Inspiring and Motivating Teens with Jerald Simon

TC218: Emotive Repertoire for Teens and Adults from Movies & New Age

by Mauro Dalu

In this episode, find 20+ emotive teen piano repertoire picks that appeal to older or adult students, complete with play-through demos. Teen and adult students require extra repertoire planning, because you’re not often teaching from a method book, but finding specific pieces that appeal to their unique tastes. They often gravitate toward darker, moodier, rich, ... TC218: Emotive Repertoire for Teens and Adults from Movies & New Age

The Real Reason Teens are Quitting Piano – Part 1

by Tim Topham

Are Your Teens Quitting Piano? Here’s how to motivate them: Is it just me or is it getting harder to stop teens quitting piano lessons? No one has any time, every after-school minute is jam-packed with activities, and despite the costs and logistics of piano lessons, practice always takes a back seat to everything else ... The Real Reason Teens are Quitting Piano – Part 1

Teaching Teens and Transfer Students Toolkit Course

by Sara Marfella

Teaching Teens and Transfer Students Course

by Barbara

support@topmusic.co GET ACCESS How to motivate, inspire and retain your teen & transfer students LEARN TO BUILD A FRAMEWORK FOR teaching energising, rewarding and fun lessons for your teen and transfer students  FREEwith TopMusicPro Studio Membership What's your biggest struggle when teaching teens and transfers? "Motivating them to practise is always an issue" "Retaining my ... Teaching Teens and Transfer Students Course

Repertoire Rap #2: Film and New Age music that teens and adults love

by Tim Topham

Repertoire Rap #2: Film and New Age music that teens and adults love. All right, hi, everyone. Tim Topham here. Again, for my Repertoire Rap for this fortnight, this is number two. Today’s focus is going to be on your teen and adult students in particular. I found that in working in school environments and ... Repertoire Rap #2: Film and New Age music that teens and adults love

Motivating Teens To Practise Piano By Sending Them Online

by Rebecca Langley

Have Your Teens Always Got Something Better To Do? Let’s face it, most teens can always find something to do instead of practise piano. With pressures from school, sports and other activities alongside the always-on social networking aspect of their lives, encouraging teens to engage in a solitary activity that requires serious focus and effort can be a ... Motivating Teens To Practise Piano By Sending Them Online

Piano music for teens: Groovy Beats by Daniel McFarlane

by Tim Topham

Never content to sit back and relax, Daniel McFarlane, a prolific Australian-based composer of contemporary piano music for students, has recently released a collection of new books called Groovy Beats.   As you know, I’ve been a fan of Daniel’s music for some time now and featured his music in a number of previous posts, ... Piano music for teens: Groovy Beats by Daniel McFarlane

Motivating teens with PianoMaestro

by Tim Topham

How do you motivate teen beginners? We all know that video games are pretty popular with teens, particularly boys. So trying to convince them to do their piano practice when there are far more fun things to be doing online can be a real challenge. Enter PianoMaestro – a really handy app that basically turns learning ... Motivating teens with PianoMaestro

The Real Reason Teens Are Quitting Your Studio – Part 3: Technology

by Tim Topham

Teenagers and Technology – a match made in heaven This is the last article in a 3-part series I’ve been writing about retaining and motivating teenage piano students. This week, in the final part of the series, we’ll discuss how keeping up with technology can help you motivate and retain teenagers in your studio. The initial idea ... The Real Reason Teens Are Quitting Your Studio – Part 3: Technology

The Real Reason Teens Are Quitting Your Studio – Part 2

by Tim Topham

Why write about teens? I decided to write a short series about teaching teens because there seems to be a lot of teachers out there for whom teaching teens is becoming a bit of a struggle. You might have read their posts on piano teaching groups, wondering aloud why teenagers don’t want to have lessons ... The Real Reason Teens Are Quitting Your Studio – Part 2

The Real Reason Teens are Quitting Your Studio – Part 1

by Tim Topham

Is it just me or is it getting harder to keep teenagers interested in piano these days? No one has any time, every after-school minute is jam-packed with activities, and despite the costs and logistics of piano lessons, practice always takes a back seat to everything else that’s going on. But, is that the real ... The Real Reason Teens are Quitting Your Studio – Part 1

Impressions Suite – Jennifer Eklund | Sheet Music for Teens

by Tim Topham

Looking for great piano music at a low price with no copy restrictions? Jennifer Eklund of PianoPronto.com is a busy composer, teacher, presenter and author, well known in America for her Piano Pronto method books. Towards the end of last year, she released a number of new books of solo piano music suited to adults ... Impressions Suite – Jennifer Eklund | Sheet Music for Teens

TTTV023: 5 Tips for Teaching Teens

by Mauro Dalu

Teen and adult students need a very different approach in piano lessons to young beginners, particularly if they are just beginning at this age. In this episode, I give you my Top 5 tips for working with teenage (and older) students to make sure that you get the best out of them. For more information, ... TTTV023: 5 Tips for Teaching Teens

TTTV047: Meet Teen Music Entrepreneurs Finlay and Tom

by Mauro Dalu

Finlay and Tom are popping up all over Australian media at the moment. They’re the teens behind the new tech project – Defani One. At just 13 years old, these boys are launching their own music sharing website! These two teens are so inspiring. When people try to call this generation lazy or disconnected – they ... TTTV047: Meet Teen Music Entrepreneurs Finlay and Tom

CPTP078: 5 Tips for Planning a Piano Teaching Curriculum

by Mauro Dalu

Properly planning a piano teaching curriculum is not as simple as just following an exam syllabus or a method book series. It requires careful thought and consideration to put together the curriculum for your studio and your students. Many teachers tell me that they don’t have time to fit everything into the lesson time. Others ... CPTP078: 5 Tips for Planning a Piano Teaching Curriculum

CPTP101: 100th Episode Special: Our Favourite Conversations From the Last 2 Years (Part 2)

by Mauro Dalu

Did you become a piano teacher because you LOVE music, but now struggle to handle the business side of things? Or perhaps you’re in a little bit of a teaching rut and need to find a way out? Well then today’s episode is for you. This is the second part of our 100th episode celebration ... CPTP101: 100th Episode Special: Our Favourite Conversations From the Last 2 Years (Part 2)

CPTP105: Building a Group Teaching Studio with Debra Perez

by Mauro Dalu

Debra Perez has helped teachers around the world to make the switch to a group teaching studio. She knows all the ins and outs of parent education, marketing and the best set up for your group piano lessons. Listen to this episode and you’ll learn why changing to a group teaching studio is getting such ... CPTP105: Building a Group Teaching Studio with Debra Perez

CPTP140: Getting Teen Beginners Fired-Up with Jennifer Eklund

by Mauro Dalu

Some teachers really find teen beginners a bit of a struggle. These students come to us from a very different place than our younger kiddos and often with pretty unreal expectations of how fast they’re going to progress. But these were some of Jennifer Eklund’s favourite students to teach. She’s on the podcast today to ... CPTP140: Getting Teen Beginners Fired-Up with Jennifer Eklund

CPTP141: Playing by Ear with Ruth Power

by Mauro Dalu

Playing by ear is an area of piano that can intimidate some teachers. If you’ve never done it yourself, it can be hard to know where to start when it comes to teaching students these skills. On the other hand, teaching songs to students by ear is often the quickest route to getting them sounding ... CPTP141: Playing by Ear with Ruth Power

TC264: When Your Role as a Teacher is Threatened

by Mauro Dalu

As a teacher, it is so inevitable to get that one student who makes you rethink your role as a teacher – students who like teaching themselves on YouTube, doing rote learning, and who are just really out of the box. I’ve had that experience. And I know many teachers see this in their studios ... TC264: When Your Role as a Teacher is Threatened

TC271: Turboboost Your Teaching with Nicola Cantan

by Mauro Dalu

Today’s episode is all about Nicola Cantan’s upcoming Teacher Turboboost Retreat. We’re going to be sharing exactly what’s happening and how this retreat is different from every other online summit, retreat, or conference you’ve attended. If you’re tired of coming home from events with only a notebook full of notes and no actions taken, this ... TC271: Turboboost Your Teaching with Nicola Cantan