Season 1
Episodes
#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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#1 Teaching Piano in the Digital Age of AI
In this episode, we unpack the real challenges today’s piano teachers face in an AI-driven, distraction-heavy world:
Shorter attention spans
Rising anxiety
Overwhelmed students
Perfectionism
Find out how Whole Body...
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#0 Welcome to the Piano Teaching Success Podcast
Gillian and Paul are looking forward to sharing ideas, tips, and strategies for using the Whole Body Learning methodology to make piano teaching easier and effective.
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