Neil Moore didn’t follow the traditional path to piano teaching. He never read music in his own piano lessons.

So when he had the opportunity to teach a visually impaired student, he wondered how he could teach him the way he learned. He started to explore teaching using patterns, and gradually developed the Simply Music program.

There are now Simply Music teachers all over the world teaching using this playing first approach. Teaching reading is delayed in favour of getting students creating great music right from the start. Simply Music is extremely pattern based, and I see a lot of parallels between it and the Music Learning Theory ideas.

If you want to see a completely different approach to music education, take a listen to today’s podcast to find out the how and why of Simply Music.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The journey that lead Neil to create the Simply Music program
• How Simply Music gives students a playing rich experience
• How the teacher licensing works
• What Simply Music can do for piano teachers
• The use of rote and pattern based learning in Simply Music
• How Simply Music approaches chord teaching
• Why Neil wants to create a “whole of life” music program

Items mentioned in this podcast:

• Simply Music
• Simply Music Piano
• Music Logic
• Music Rhapsody

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Whether you’re at the gym, on the bike or in the car, I know that you and your students will get lots out of what you learn in the long run. Just make sure you try out some of the ideas before they get lost in the business of your next lessons.

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What appeals to you about the Simply Music program?

Did anything about this style of teaching strike a chord with you? Was there an aspect of Simply Music that surprised you?

Do you teach some things in a similar way to Neil?

I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.