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#13 How to Teach Improvisation in The First Lesson (No Jazz Degree Required)
When you hear the word ‘improvisation’, if you picture one of these smoky dens where these really cool jazz dudes sit in an almost meditative state, playing and improvising with their mates whilst being completely...
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#12 Every Piano Teacher Needs to Know this Japanese Warm-up Game
Looking for something engaging, fun, and packed with real musicianship skills to bring into your studio?
This episode is a little different - and so much fun!
Paul recently ran this traditional Japanese clapping...
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#11 What happens when piano students become active music makers? With composer, Elissa Milne
“Because we have keys [on a piano] we can press, it’s so tempting to turn the keys into a data entry exercise, and to think if we get the data wrong, the calculations will come out wrong. You could play all the wrong...
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#10 How Digital Disruption is Rewiring Students' Brains - with Dr. Anita Collins
The children sitting in front of you right now have brains that work entirely differently to the way they did just a few years ago. They’re living in a world where information is accessible at all times.
In this...
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#9 Thinking about Group Piano? Don’t let your room hold you back
"I'd love to teach groups, but my studio's not big enough." If you've ever said or thought your space wouldn’t work for groups, this episode is for you.
In reality, you probably don't need a bigger space. You just...
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#8 The Moment You Realise Piano Teachers are Business Owners
What does it actually look like to transition from a full private lesson schedule to a group piano studio, in real life, in under a year?
In this episode, I sat down with Caelyn, a young piano teacher from Wisconsin,...
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#7 How to Teach Pieces in Group Piano (Without Losing Control of the Class)
When thinking about group piano, many teachers get stuck on one big question: “How do I teach pieces to multiple students at the same time?”
Because in private lessons, we naturally adapt to each individual student....
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#6 Before You Start Group Piano, Ask This One Question
When thinking about starting groups many teachers get caught up in the “How will I do this?” question but what they should really be asking themselves is
What is important to me musically and professionally?
In...
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#5 The Must-Have Piano Teaching Tool for Today’s Kids (That Almost No One Knows About)
Episode 5: The Must-Have Piano Teaching Tool for Today’s Kids (That Almost No One Knows About)
What’s the one teaching tool master piano teachers have used for decades - but many teachers forget about, underuse, or...
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#4 The Skill Every Musician Needs, From Beginners to Professionals
The Skill Every Musician Needs, From Beginners to Professionals - That's Often Overlooked
Why do some students struggle to play in time — even when they can count perfectly? In this episode, we unpack one of the...
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#3 The Secret to Making Piano Learning Stick
Episode 3: The 3 M’s — The Real Secret to Making Piano Learning Stick (Even When They Don’t Practice)
Have you ever felt frustrated when students come back to lessons unable to remember what you worked on the week...
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#2 What Neuroscientists Discovered About Learning
Episode 2: What Neuroscientists Discovered About Learning — Every Piano Teacher Must Know
Have you ever watched a piano student’s eyes glaze over — even though they’re “doing the work”?
In this episode, Gillian and...
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