From False Start to a Thriving Studio in Two Years
Vanessa Munns lives in a rural town of 150 people called Beacon, in Western Australia. She drives 300km a day to teach. She lost everything - twice! And she has built a six-figure income from piano teaching.
Vanessa moved from Canberra years ago when she married a farmer, never imagining that t...
#19 From Side Hustle to Teaching Full-Time with Groups - Lorraine Busuttil's Story from a Tiny Island
BLOG - She was told you can't make a proper job out of teaching piano. Now, she has almost 80 students.
For a long time, Lorraine listened to a voice that told her piano teaching wasn't a real career.
She taught on the side. She kept her day job and did what seemed “sensible”.
And then she fou...
#18 Start Your Groups in the Space You Already Have
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BLOG With Victoria and Akera - two Group Piano University graduates started with the spaces they already had.
I've been doing pre-enrolment chats with piano teachers lately, and somethin...
#17: Inside a Real Group Piano Lesson - What Great Group Teaching Actually Looks Like
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BLOG: Let’s unpack a real class in action - and explain exactly what's happening and why.
There is something that happens when you see a great group piano lesson for the first time.
Somet...
#16: Inside Scoop: Kawai Shares the Trends Reshaping your Piano Teaching With Warrick Baker, GM of Kawai
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BLOG: Have you ever lost a student?
It happens to every piano teacher. And most of us take it personally when it probably isn't personal at all.
Warrick Baker, General Manager of Kawai ...
#15: Are Adult Students Your Untapped Opportunity? With Dr. Pamela Pike
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BLOG: Here's a number that might change the way you think about your studio.
In the US, around 77% of potential piano students are adults. Adults who are curious, emotionally connected to...
#14: Blues Made Easy - Get Cool, Get Creative (and build valuable music skills without even noticing!) With composer, Mark Matthews
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BLOG: Blues to the rescue!
We always need to be prepared for the student who is either super busy at school or work, turns up each week, sits down at the piano, and goes through the motio...
#13: How to Teach Improvisation from Lesson One (No Jazz Degree Required)
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BLOG: Have you ever had a student or parent ask you to teach improvisation and felt your stomach drop a little?
If yes, you're in good company.
Paul's master's research found that around t...
#12: Every Piano Teacher Needs to Know this Japanese Warm-up Game
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BLOG: The warm-up activity packed with real musicianship skills - for every age, every level, every setting.
Let me tell you what happened in Paul's studio last week.
He tried a new activi...
#11: What Happens When Piano Students Become Active Music Makers? With Composer, Elissa Milne
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BLOG: What if the way we've been teaching piano is actually getting in the way of real musicianship?
Most piano teachers care deeply about getting it right. The right notes and rhythm.
Bu...
