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Take your studio from run-of-the-mill to stand-out success!

introducing topmusic pro's Studio Success Path course

Our Studio Success Path course is your route to taking the overwhelm out of improving your teaching. Take this journey with us and, at the end, you will be more confident in your pedagogy and your business. This is not meant to be the complete guide to setting up your studio. What we will do here is get you on the road towards creative and financial fulfilment.

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A comprehensive learning path of 9 lessons

Lesson 1: Modern Mindset
Lesson 2: Detailed Dreams
Lesson 3: Isolation Circuit Breaker
Lesson 4: Repertoire Remix
Lesson 5: First Lesson Revolution
Lesson 6: Improvisation Integration
Lesson 7: Business Breakthrough
Lesson 8: Marketing Machine
Lesson 9: Entrepreneurial Mindset

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Tim Topham

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.

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