Lesson Prep Quest

Travel to studios throughout the world and learn top tips for preparing and planning lessons

In this course, we journey through 9 different teachers’ studios throughout the world to discover what lesson planning strategies they have found helpful. You’ll hear tips about how to keep students engaged even if progress is slow, build students’ confidence while they make mistakes along the way, save time creating lesson plans, fit more of what you want to do into a weekly lesson, set students up for practice success and more! Whether you’re a brand new teacher or been teaching for decades, this course has tons of encouragement and ideas to keep you going. Course hosted by Nicola Cantan.

Course outline

  1. Lesson Prep Quest - Introduction
  2. Lesson Prep Quest - Stop #1 Nicole Douglas
  3. Lesson Prep Quest - Stop #2 Laura Kahar
  4. Lesson Prep Quest - Stop #3 Melanie Bowes
  5. Lesson Prep Quest - Stop #4 Lynnette Barney
  6. Lesson Prep Quest - Stop #5 Amy Chaplin
  7. Lesson Prep Quest - Stop #6 Lou Ann Pope
  8. Lesson Prep Quest - Stop #7 Janna Williamson
  9. Lesson Prep Quest - Stop #8 Rosemarie Penner
  10. Lesson Prep Quest - Stop #9 Nicola Cantan

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Lesson Prep Quest was created by

Nicola Cantan

Founder of Vibrant Music Teaching and Games Expert

Nicola Cantan is a piano teacher, author, blogger and creator of imaginative and engaging teaching resources. Nicola’s Vibrant Music Teaching Library is helping teachers all over the world to include more games and off-bench activities in their lessons, so that their students giggle their way through music theory and make faster progress. Nicola also runs a popular blog, Colourful Keys, where she shares creative ideas and teaching strategies, and hosts regular training events for piano teachers.

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Course Overview

In this course, we journey through 9 different teachers' studios throughout the world to discover what lesson planning strategies they have found helpful.
You'll hear tips about how to:
  • Keep students engaged even if progress is slow
  • Build students' confidence while they make mistakes along the way
  • Save time creating lesson plans
  • Fit more of what you want to do into a weekly lesson
  • Set students up for practice success
  • and more!
You'll even hear about the mistakes these teachers made in their early years. Whether you're a brand new teacher or been teaching for decades, this course has TONS of encouragement and ideas to keep you going. What are you waiting for?  

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