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Q+A Ep 11 Teaching Complex Rhythms & Using Tablets for Reading Music

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Our goal for Q+A was to help piano teachers during Covid19. Thank you to all the teachers that sent us such lovely feedback. As the pandemic reduces around the world and with such lovely feedback, we have decided to continue the show EVERY 2 weeks. So join us again in 2 weeks.

The panel this week: Bradley Eustace (USA), Melody Deng (NZ) and Brad Eustace (AUS). So many creative ideas.

This week's edition to the Teacher Resource is the Keyboard charts. Login or get yours now.

Overview: Episode 11

Where you can find specific answers to your questions in this week's show. There were many deep dives into topics this week. (timings of the broadcast):

00:00 Welcome to our guests
02:10 A look at each of the panel members' set up

12:30 Q: What's your view on using piano resources like tablets for reading sheet music when playing/ practising? I’ve seen people use this, but not sure what tablets (screen size-wise) would be best and which apps are recommended for sheet...

Q+A Ep 9 Improving Quality of Online Lessons & Teaching Teenagers

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Overview: Episode 9

Where you can find specific answers to your questions in this week's show. There were some deep dives into topics this week. (timings of the broadcast):

00:00 Welcome to our guests
01:10 A look at each of the panel members' set up Rae de Lisle, Joey Lieber & Jo Kotchie
09:30 Q: I teach piano lessons via zoom at the moment but find it very difficult to do singing lessons online as there are gaps in the sound. Dealing with Lag!!!
12:15 Joey's Blog Posts: How to improve sound quality in your lessons & 10 ways to improve your internet speed in music lessons.
14:00 How Rae deals with sound issues, teaching at a really high level.
16:00 How Jo works around online piano lesson issues
17:01 Joey shares some videos of how he teaches jazz with students over Zoom to avoid the lag.
21:00 Gillian asks how to start a child off with improvisation.
27:00 Q: How do I make sure my young students develop good habits around technique during this time.
I’m...

Q+A Ep 7 Supporting Perfectionist & Autistic Students & Fun Lessons!

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Show Notes

Glory St. Germain, Caryn Eastman and Paula Melville-Clark did some deep dives into this week's topics with a large range of ideas and suggestions for working with students from beginner through to advanced, special needs students and of course returning to face-to-face lessons.

We will be adding to the free service for piano teachers called the Online Lessons Teacher Resource Kit which accompanies the Online Lesson Resource page.

The kit includes a heap of printable downloads in A4 & US Letter size: 64 flashcards, 2 & 3 paper keyboards, 1, 2, 6 & 12 stave manuscript paper and a template to download to start your student communication strategy using Google Sheets. We'll be adding more materials this coming week, so if you haven't yet registered, you can access the kit here.

Teacher Poll

I will teach online...

As a lesson replacement for sick students to avoid makeup requests. 23%
I only teach face to face 2%
If the virus persists 44%
Ongoing to...

Q+A Ep 6 Using Puppets & Staying Connected with Technology

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Show Notes

Angela Turner, Dr Kerry Vann and Kia Leong were a brilliant panel offering some very useful suggestions for working with students from beginner through to advanced as well as individual and class lessons.

This week, we have launched a free service to teachers called Online Lessons Teacher Resource Kit which accompanies the Online Lesson Resource page we created several weeks ago. The kit includes a heap of printable downloads in A4 & US Letter size: 64 flashcards, 2 & 3 paper keyboards, 1, 2, 6 & 12 stave manuscript paper and a template to download to start your student communication strategy using Google Sheets. You can access the Teacher Resource Kit here.

Overview for Episode 6

Where you can find specific answers to your questions in this weeks show (timings in the broadcast):

00:00 Welcome to our guests
02:40 A look at each of the panel members' set up Dr Kerry Vann
07:10 Angela's studio set up including using Many Cam, different microphones
12:00 Kia...

Q+A Ep 4 The Basics of Online Teaching Technology

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Music from this episode
Follow Bas Buwalda on Instagram (@bjjbuwalda), here his other performances. In this episode, we heard Talk is Cheap by Chet Faker with Jaime Chew @jaimechew_cy

Rockatta by Mike Dooley

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Dr. Therese Milanovic has provided information for Online Piano Teachers and a free introduction to the Taubman Approach video which you can access here.

Overview for Episode 4

Where you can find specific answers to your questions in this weeks show (timings in the broadcast):

00:00 Welcome to our guests
02:40 A look at each of the panel members'...

Q+A Ep 3 Asynchronous Online Teaching Strategies

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Overview for Episode 3

Where you can find specific answers to your questions in this week's show (timings in the broadcast):

04:00 Presenters studio set up & how sharing their strategies for surviving the online teaching piano experience

16:30 Lyndel shares her studio set up where she does asynchronous teaching and teaching rhythm to beginners

18:25 Using an above camera and multi-cams on your computer - using OBS, Manycam

22:30 Video example of asynchronous teaching and explanation

28:50 Examples of teachers' studios from around the world

34:15 A video example set up from Peter Simpson in Kent

36:50 Am I still permitted to teach Face-to-face. A lawyer gives their opinion then based on Stage 3 limitations.

41:00 The panel shares their views on face-to-face teaching at this time.

46:40 Angel McIntosh who runs the 500 student Forte School of Music Stafford shares her strategies for working with children during this time. Some great advice....

Q+A Ep 2 Combatting Technical Problems When Teaching Online

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Question overview from Episode 2

Where you can find specific answers to your questions in this week's show (timings in the broadcast):

4:00 Teaching more advanced students, the best way to go about this. Tech set up and using video recordings as well as sharing video in a lesson and sharing computer audio.

12:40 Experienced online teacher, Brenda Hunting, shares her studio set up as she has been teaching online since 2014 and includes beat and rythm activities

18:10 How to do online recitals.

21:45 Combatting time lag & doing rhythm work and piano practice checklist

23:50 Avoiding the issue of mirroring of the keyboard while teaching piano

23:50 Pedal cam, suggestions on how to do that.

28:20 Getting better sound in Zoom

37:25 AMEB and old syllabuses extended into 2021

39:10 Tony Betros General Manager from ANZCA shares the ANZCA solution

41:50 Barry Walmsley, Australian Manager for Trinity College London shares what Trinity is doing for exams.

44:30...