Having advanced-level students is something many piano teachers dream of.
But, with the majority of students giving up before they reach that stage, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and unprepared when a student walks in eager to learn their first Bach Prelude.
With method books a distant memory, it’s now up to you to:
🎯 Choose an appropriate piece (not too hard, not too easy, but just right)
🎯 Teach healthy and expressive technique (and correct any ingrained habits)
🎯Blend functional skills with creativity (while keeping lessons engaging and enjoyable)
That’s where theAdvancing Pianists Coursecomes in.
Feel more confident, prepared, and inspired to teach at a higher level.
You want to guide your advanced students as they grow musically and technically.
But sometimes, they’ll hit walls with difficult passages.
Or have questions about style and interpretation.
Or lose momentum with long-form works.
In this course, expert teacher
Janna Williamson will help you:
👉 Develop strategies for teaching iconic repertoire (Bach Prelude & Fugue, Classical Sonatas by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, and a Chopin Nocturne)
👉 Teach advanced technique with clarity (Understand how to support your students through tough passages)
👉 Strengthen your teacher-student relationship (Boost their confidence in playing specific styles)
This is going to be so helpful, not only for me to teach my students these pieces, but to polish my own playing too!
— Barbara
Take the course for your students:
Give them the correct repertoire
Challenge and inspire without overwhelming them.
Answer their questions with confidence
Help them understand technical and stylistic elements.
Support their growth
Give them the guidance they need to flourish as expressive musicians.
Take the course for you:
Feel confident and prepared
Banish the impostor syndrome about feeling inadequate when teaching advanced repertoire.
Refresh your own skills
These playing tips and technical exercises aren’t just for your students - you can benefit from them, too!
Expand your student base
Feel confident to promote yourself as a teacher for advanced students.
Who Is This Course For?
✅ New teachers with students soon transitioning from intermediate to early-advanced repertoire
✅ Experienced teachers who have always felt unsure how to approach teaching complex works
✅ Teachers wanting to deepen their knowledge of historic repertoire
✅ Anyone who’s ever thought, “I hope I’m teaching this the right way…”
Janna Williamson is a highly sought-after teacher of students of all levels with two decades of professional teaching experience. She maintains a home studio in West Chicago and taught at the Wheaton Yamaha Music School from 2001-2020. She has been an MTNA Nationally Certified Teacher of Music since 2004 and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance. Janna enjoys performing solo or collaboratively and can be heard throughout the Chicago area on a regular basis.
Buy the course today!
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