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I get questions and requests from time-to-time to hear from my students. What do they think of my creative teaching style? What's it

Make More Money Teaching Piano Are you looking to make more money for the same teaching hours? Or teaching fewer hours? Aren't we all! In

For most piano teachers, September brings a whole slew of new piano students through the doors. This is both an exciting and a super busy

Defining Success How do we know when we’re successful? Who decides what success means for a piano teacher? We do. Trouble is, most

Case Study with Nicola Cantan: Starting a Music Membership Website Is this right for you? So, you’re thinking you might want to start a

You might have heard about all the benefits of teaching using games already. Students learn better, more thoroughly and more durably when

Are you about to start a new piano studio? Maybe you’ve just graduated from college. Maybe you tried teaching your niece, loved it, and

Depending on where you got your musical start, solfa might be an integral part of your musicianship – or it might be a foreign language. If

Forget about cadences, inversions and singing “here comes the bride” to remind about intervals. Today we’re talking about aural piano

Partner Piano Lessons When I first posted an article about teaching partner piano lessons I was surprised at the huge reaction I got from

Some piano students can be a bit reluctant to compose music. Perhaps they’re nervous, or feel under pressure to come up with something

When it comes to piano studio organisation, there are many great options. You might be a pencil and paper type of person, you may be using