Q+A Ep 31 The Power of Why & Our Mindset
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EPISODE 31: The Power of Why & Getting to 1,000 Students
00:00 Welcome to guest Glory St Germain
02:45 Glory shares her learnings from running the Global Music Summit (free access to teachers, VIP available)
05:12 The Power of Why - the first in a series of anthologies from musicians and teachers from around the world sharing their "why?".
08:00 The story of a homeless person becoming an international teacher and composer.
09:30 Glory shares her secrets for positive energy and mindset on teaching beginning piano
10:41 Gillian speaks to David Statham about creating the best music school and how he got to 1,000 students with group piano lessons.
23:15 How mindset affects us in our work and our studios.
25:35 Dr. Carol Richards shares her vast experience from her personal story of learning to fly a plane in her 60s to teaching teachers how to teach at university and her Ph.D. on how teachers teach. A fascinating interview!
Q+A Ep 29 Neuroscience and Music Pedagogy
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EPISODE 29: Using Neuroscience to Engage your piano students.
00:25 Register Now for the Accelerated Success 5 Day Teaching Challenge
00:55 Neuroscience around learning with Dr. Robyn Staveley
02:04 How does our brain learn and the impact of movement on learning and teaching sight reading?
03:32 Why are the eyes and hands so important in learning?
07:14 Should we incorporate screens and videos in our piano teaching?
10:54 Away from the piano learning, is that useful?
15:00 How does a Natural Learning Process assist the brain to learn more effectively on piano lesson structure?
20:14 How does singing connect to understanding music?
24:00 Are all these embodied techniques really the most efficient way to learn and do they reward students more for learning?
27:58 How do we help the students feel like they're playing music, and not just "learning"?
31:18 How can we use group lessons and socialising to help the brain learn?
33:46 What is an Enriched Learning Environment?...
Q+A Ep 12 How to Teach in a Fun and Interesting Way
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We will be sharing the Poll Question responses over the next couple of weeks. Feel free to add your thoughts to the mix.
Overview: Episode 12
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
13:15 Q: When are you returning to face to face teaching piano and what will you do differently during beginner piano lesson ideas compared to pre-Covid19 times?
17:30 One viewer's greatest challenge is “teaching in a fun and interesting way”. Watch the hysterically funny videos of Miss Dontbee and Miss Doobee teaching piano with ways to make learning fun and interesting for students. Dennis,...
