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No Book Beginners Webinar Video

by Timz Fojas

11/24/2022 Read more

No Book Beginners Webinar

by Timz Fojas

08/08/2022 Read more

How to Teach Beginner Piano Students [No Book Beginners]

by Tim Topham

What is the best way to teach beginner piano students and to inspire, engage and motivate them in their first lesson? Is it through opening a method book and teaching students how to read middle C? Or, is it through: Exploring the piano Creating musical stories Playing games Playing by ear Transposing Harmonising, and Improvising? If ... How to Teach Beginner Piano Students [No Book Beginners]

04/01/2021 Read more

No Book Beginners: A Piano Teaching Success Story

by Tim Topham

See how No Book Beginners can change lives.

06/24/2019 Read more

How One Teacher Found Success Teaching Piano to a 3-Year-Old

by Claire Temple

How can you successfully teach a young student? Here are some tips.

09/11/2018 Read more

Fun Late Beginner Piano Music [RR#4]

by Tim Topham

Fun Late Beginner Piano Music [RR#4] Tim Topham: It’s Tim Topham here and I’m really excited today to show you some of my recent finds and the things that I’ve been using over the last few years for late beginner students. These are the kids that have done their primer method book, they may have ... Fun Late Beginner Piano Music [RR#4]

03/28/2017 Read more
 

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How to Teach Beginner Piano Students [No Book Beginners]

by Tim Topham

What is the best way to teach beginner piano students and to inspire, engage and motivate them in their first lesson? Is it through opening a method book and teaching students how to read middle C? Or, is it through: Exploring the piano Creating musical stories Playing games Playing by ear Transposing Harmonising, and Improvising? If ... How to Teach Beginner Piano Students [No Book Beginners]

03/26/2017 Read more

Why I Teach Beginner Piano Students Without a Method Book

by Tim Topham

Teaching young beginners effectively is one of the most critical jobs in music education.  But how often do you assess your strategies for when you teach beginner piano versus continuing to teach the way you’ve always taught (or, worse still, the way you yourself were taught)? Table Of Contents: Questions To Ask Yourself About Teaching ... Why I Teach Beginner Piano Students Without a Method Book

03/22/2017 Read more