Teaching Slash Chords To Your Piano Students

by Georgina Wilson

Slash chords can look confusing, but when it comes to playing them on the piano they're not too tricky! Check out our guide to slash chords.

Ideas For Teaching A Multi-Age Group Piano Lesson

by Lynnette Barney

Do you find it hard to find activities suitable for multi-age group piano lessons? Are you looking for help and inspiration for teaching group classes? Check out these fantastic tips!

5 Ways To Help Your Students Feel Performance Ready

by Georgina Wilson

Performances can be scary. Can you remember how you felt as a music student walking onto a stage for the first time? Do you remember your hands shaking as you played your first note? As teachers we can help our students feel less nervous about performing, and boost their confidence, whether they're playing in a recital, a competition, or an exam.

4 Tips for Teaching Piano Beginner Technique

by Tim Topham

Teaching beginner piano students technique can be hard, but our four tips will help put you in good stead.

What I’ve learnt from asking more questions in music lessons

by Tim Topham

Since the start of this year, I made a commitment to ask more questions in my teaching. And not just questions for the sake of them, but effective questions that challenge students to think. Questions that are suited to each student and give them more ownership of the lesson and their playing. As a great side benefit, ... What I’ve learnt from asking more questions in music lessons

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by Sarah Buckley

TopCast – The Official Music Teachers’ Podcast

by Tim Topham

Listen to TopCast: The Official Music Teachers' Podcast Recent podcast episodes The TopCast airs weekly on Fridays at 11am Eastern. You can find us on your favourite podcast player app, Stitcher and Spotify. No results have been returned for your Query. Please edit the query for content to display. Full podcast archive NOTE: To find ... TopCast – The Official Music Teachers’ Podcast

How One Epic Piano Teachers’ Conference Will Change Your Teaching Forever – Part 2

by Tim Topham

Find out what makes our piano teachers' conference different. Part 2

5 Day Piano Pivot: Wrap-up

by Nicola Cantan

5 Day Piano Pivot Wrap-Up Day: The Future It's been a pretty amazing week – so don't lose momentum! Watch this video and get our tips on how you can move forward from here and really take action on the goals you've made during your 5DPP.  Please note: These videos were originally recorded in December 2017. The ... 5 Day Piano Pivot: Wrap-up

5 Day Piano Pivot: Day 5

by Nicola Cantan

5 Day Piano Pivot Day 5: Your Business If there's one area of their piano teaching business that teachers neglect the most it's the business part. Numbers do not have to be scary though, and we'll help you work through them today.  Please note: These videos were originally recorded in December 2017. The content is still totally ... 5 Day Piano Pivot: Day 5

5 Day Piano Pivot: Day 4

by Nicola Cantan

5 Day Piano Pivot Day 4: Your Music Most teachers are drowning in books and sheet music. But how much of it are you actually using? Today we want you to do a serious audit so you can free up space for more of what matters. Please note: These videos were originally recorded in December 2017. The ... 5 Day Piano Pivot: Day 4

5 Day Piano Pivot: Day 3

by Nicola Cantan

5 Day Piano Pivot Day 3: Your Teaching Do you have a clear plan for each lesson? Do you sometimes feel like you're drowning in the possibilities and everything you could be doing? Today we'll help you find what really matters for you and your students. Please note: These videos were originally recorded in December 2017. The content ... 5 Day Piano Pivot: Day 3