Show Notes

Overview: Episode 15

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

01:00 A look at each of the panel members' set up included a clip of Stuart teaching a very beginner class of five 6 year old students and a second clip of him performing with his own children. 

14:24 Jeanette asks: "Over many years of teaching piano I have had only a few students who had very little improvement in their reading of notation. These few who happen to be boys, were very good musically, that is they played their pieces in an engaging & emotional way. But it became very difficult to take them beyond an early advanced level / grade 6 as the reading became too complex. How could I have nurtured them differently to enhance their ability to listen & play by ear or rote and do group piano lessons?

27:30 Pam Grimer has asked, "How do you...

Overview: Episode 14

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

02:51 The 3 main challenges for practice. 

04:20 Solving some of the practice issues

05:35 Getting kids to practice scales through piano lesson plan

05:30 How backing tracks helps to solve practice issues 

07:50 Building critical listening skills

08:50 Using backing tracks when you can't teach face to face and using beginner piano lesson plan

10:40 Building intrinsic motivation

11:50 Beating the boredom of practice

13:05 Game-based learning and off the bench movement activities

16:30 Paul's frustration which created Practice Buddy

18:35 Teaching Broken Chords

24:00 Chords and moving towards playing with lead sheets

28:10 Lead sheets starter Kit
35:30 Where did Body Mapping come from?

37:50 How to get started with Body Mapping why it is so simple to use and...

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...

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Interviews in full with Penelope Roskell & Sally Cathcart

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Overview: Episode 10

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 Sally Cathcart, Nicola Cantan & Penelope Roskell

12:00 Q: I have an 11 year old beginner who I have introduced to Get Set Piano alongside Piano Safari pieces and techniques, rhythm, notation and sightreading card games. He loves it all! Every week he returns online he is well-practiced and perfected pieces I have given him. We are coming to the end of book 1 and I...

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...

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A great discussion about teaching children who are dealing with anxiety, ideas around parent issues, safety when returning to face to face lessons and ideas on how to get students practising. Check out the show now.

New resources in the Online Lessons Teacher Resource Kit including the sheet music and example ensemble score of "Ev'ry Little Cell" along with teaching ideas, and a poster for your studio for when you return to face to face teaching about Covid19 safety protocols.If you haven't yet registered, you can access the Teacher Resource Kit here.

Overview for Episode 8

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 Sara Campbell, Susan Head & Caryn Eastman
07:40 Q: I’m finding one of my students is not learning as well as she...

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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...

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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...

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Overview for Episode 5

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 Daniel McFarlane
04:10 Scott's studio set up
05:15 David shares his solution for his class teaching for 5-8-year-olds first lesson piano
10:00 Discussion about Microphones - David uses AKG D40
12:10 Pictures and videos sent in from viewers including a brilliant set up by Dianne from
14:00 Mindset - what that means to them: in their studio, their students, their career
20:30 Paul speaks to Sara Campbell about Mindset & Online Recitals
25:10 Online recitals for Make Music Day
25:35 Simple games to engage students in this environment. Including some great app suggestions from Daniel
27:45 Nicola Canton shares some piano teaching ideas and her one-week membership trial.
31:30 Advanced students sending recording before lessons - Scott shares
34:00 Daniel shares what he does with...

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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'...