Teens and Adults Archives

by Erika & Adam Gingery

Understand these top 6 reasons adult students take lessons, to attract and serve them better

by Sara Campbell

Make sure you don't miss these three crucial steps to hitting it off with your new piano transfer student.

by Barbara

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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

by Tim Topham

Learn about inspiring and motivating teen students from the teacher who saved 100 students from quitting piano for good - Jerald Simon.

by Tim Topham

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

Plans & Pricing

by Tim Topham

Learn about the high-retention method Tony Parlapiano developed using interest-based learning and popMATICS

by Erika Turpin

Be encouraging of your adult students.

by Tim Topham

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

by Tim Topham

Use my checklist to get off on the right foot when teaching a new adult student.

by Paul Myatt

You’ve probably all heard about the “Flipped Classroom” and “Flipped Learning”. But what about about “Flipped Practice”? Just last week one of my students who is in year 6 at school (11 years old) and about to complete his Grade 4 piano was given a chord chart for the Jazz band at school. Even though I’m ... Flipped Practice: Can YouTube encourage effective practice?

by Tim Topham

Teaching teens can be a completely different experience from your average 7 year old student. Teenagers are starting to figure out who they are and what they like. This means that they won’t always just play a piece because you gave it to them, and they won’t practice something they don’t think is relevant to ... TTTV023: 5 Tips for Teaching Teens