No Book Beginners is a 10-module course that gives teachers step-by-step advice on how to start teaching a new beginner student aged up to around 12 years old in the most creative way possible - without opening a book or learning to read. The course includes detailed lesson plans for up to 10 weeks of "no book" teaching and teachers can use as many of the lesson plans as they would like to incorporate into their regular teaching.
Founder of TopMusic and Host of the TopCast
Tim Topham is the founder and director of TopMusic. Tim hosts the popular TopCast, blogs regularly at topmusic.co and speaks at local and international conferences on topics such as integrated teaching, creativity, business, marketing and entrepreneurship. Tim has been featured in American Music Teacher, The Piano Teacher Magazine, California Music Teacher and EPTA Piano Professional. Tim holds an MBA in Educational Leadership, BMus, DipEd and AMusA.
How to Spark Fun Group Improv with Solo Students
If you want to engage your students and see them internalise their music, this course is for you!
Help brand new guitar students get started within the first 10 lessons
Start teaching blues guitar today with these five simple lessons.
Teach any student, no matter their level, how to play along to any song
Take your studio from run-of-the-mill to stand-out success!
With jazz expert Bradley Sowash, learn how to interpret and voice chord symbols, accompany improvisers, work within a rhythm section, and understand stock jazz band styles
Learn all about chords, playing styles and lead sheets with Forrest Kinney
Nicola Cantan shares how to start very young beginners with “no book” lessons
Take your students from the basics of chords to writing their very own chord compositions in just 10 lessons
Help your students explore pop music, alongside their traditional repertoire
Everything you need to know about teaching the blues and basic improvising
Your TopMusicPro membership gives you access to our growing library of over 50 comprehensive step-by-step video training courses.
Topics span everything from teaching technique to composing and how to teach pop music. Our business courses will get you started on marketing, building an amazing website all the way to teaching group lessons, building a music academy and beyond!
Join one of our regular cohort-based accelerators and enjoy guidance and support as you work through our inspirational courses. You’ll learn and absorb the material faster and more deeply and get to meet and connect with other teachers from around the world.
