No Book Beginners

Complete guide for creatively teaching the first 10 weeks of “No Book” lessons

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.

Course outline

Module 1 Part 1: What can you play and how to sit
Module 1 Part 2: Improvising - Black Keys and Animal Improv
Module 2: Improv, Rhythm, White Notes
Module 3: Play by Ear, Transposing, Echo Play, Patterns, Beat
Module 4: Transposing, Improv, Note Games, Singing
Module 5: Harmony, Bass Lines, Play by Ear, Rote Piece
Module 6: Rote Piece, Harmony, Breakfast Improv, Around the World
Module 7: Rote, Improv, Harmony, Around the World
Module 8: Improv, Around the World & The Simpsons
Module 9: Breakfast Improv, Storm Improv, Around the World
Module 10: Wrap up, Improvising and Resources List

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No Book Beginners was created by

Tim Topham

Founder of TopMusic and Host of Integrated Music Teaching Podcast

Tim Topham is the founder and director of TopMusic. Tim hosts the popular Integrated Music Teaching Podcast, 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.

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Course Overview

What do you do if you'd like to teach beginners with a creative framework for a few weeks before starting on a method book? This 10-part course will guide you through everything you need to know about teaching beginners creatively in a step-by-step guide that will cover up to 10 weeks of "No Book" lessons. All videos have lesson plans and associated downloads below the video content and most videos are less than 10 minutes. Click here to download the full set of lesson plans. NOTE: If you can't access the modules, then click the "ENROL IN COURSE" button below first :) We hope this is helpful in your teaching - feel free to leave comments under each lesson if you've got any thoughts or questions.

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Are you ready to get started? Just click the Enrol in course button below to activate your course. Then click Start Course to begin learning. If you’re on our app, click the Start Course button to enrol in the course and then Start Course again to begin the first lesson.

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No Book Beginners

Complete guide for creatively teaching the first 10 weeks of “No Book” lessons

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