piano teacher primer

Curious about sharing your love for music? Thought about teaching piano but unsure where to begin? This podcast episode is the perfect starting point! Come along as we unravel the secrets to successful piano teaching, from finding your teaching style to building a thriving student base. Let's turn your passion for music into a rewarding career together!" ⁠how I teach free video demonstrat...

Some more piano teaching success stories comin at ya, but instead of from my own students, we have 3 of my clients. Piano teacher successes happening all over the country! From Utah to Kentucky to Georgia. They share a bit about their different studios, how they run things, and some things that have helped them along the way. Renee is a former schoolteacher, teaching piano is her retirement plan....

On this episode I mini-interview 2 of my actual students one current and one past: Mary and Tyler. They each have overcome a lot to be able to perform as well as they do. They share what has been helpful as they've learned to manage performance anxiety. Check out my next masterclass "Performance without Anxiety" Where I can teach you teachers what I taught them, and so much more! Per...

Heart beating, palms sweating, breathing faster, hard to concentrate….you know what that means….stage fright or performance anxiety. Something we all deal with to some extent, and our goal is not to stop feeling nervous, but work with it, and bring in the good feelings with helpful thoughts! Inthis episode, I share what has worked for me as a pianist, what I learned from my college professors, and...

Have you or your students experienced these worst-case scenarios? Go up to perform…can’t remember the starting notes. Or the performance is going pretty well, then get stuck and can’t finish! Or a huge break in the middle or skipped parts! Mortifying! Traumatic even! I know from experience! I share some masterful ideas to help students play by heart. I‘d recommend pausing this episode and clicking...

Dr. Rachel Ehring is a true creative! She shares all the many hats she wears, and the solutions she has found and developed for each. We talk: teaching resources, private and group accompanying (she has a new how-to course coming out! link ) podcasting All the things! Here are her top 3 tips for beginning teachers 1. Don't try to do everything. It's easy to get "shiny object" syn...

Bravely take on any potentially challenging conversations with piano parents to bring the collaboration of student, teacher, and parent together all for the students' successful piano education. Things like Student not practicing all their pieces Recital piece not ready in time Cutting back studio Raising prices And tips for communicating any change in your studio More piano teaching resources...

Have any piano students on the Autism spectrum? How about ADHD? Dislexia? Maybe they are just very wiggly? If you haven't had the pleasure of teaching piano to students with different challenges, we will fill you in.... You teach them...differently! Pop in my conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Davis-Everhart where she shares her own struggles from herself and her students, and some of the solutio...

As a mom of 4 kids I get it! In this episode I share a few quick tips and some longer term solutions for tired piano teachers.

My friend Jessica Allen has been teaching for 30 years (even longer than me!) and has over 60 students including younger child group classes through the Let's Play Music program, which she explains the idea behind and the process of using this program. I also asked her to share some method books she has used and which types of students they are a good fit for. She shows the books on video if y...

Our culture sees imagination it as kind of childish, I'm here to offer that imagination can not only enhance our students' musical expression, but can improve our lives as we picture the studio and life of our dreams! I pictured in my mind a job at home with my kids, teaching children something I am passionate about, with the flexibility I can manage around my life! Teaching piano became t...

First click here for info on an upgrade from the piano teacher primer course, the piano teacher TOOLBOX a 6 week small group packed with masterclasses, "done for you" games, Q & A, and bouncing ideas off each other. only 8 spots open now, starts February 1st. Jessica Homewood of "not your mother's piano studio" is here sharing how she runs most of her studio in a group...

Going into more detail on how to start teaching classical music to piano students, and my go-to resources with the easiest classical music ever written for piano. Also, you gotta listen to episode 49. 3 tips on choosing music for students because once I have a book for the student, then we choose a piece using these steps. Here are a few of my go-to resources for early level classical music in pia...

Listen in for 4 no-guilt, no-resolution, no-stress NEW ideas you can try to make things more fun for your students and for yourself as a teacher! 1. Learn a new piece yourself, or maybe pick up a new instrument! 2. Try some new teaching books, method books, new pieces, new approaches to teach to your students. 3. Test out some new apps/games/worksheets, or all 3, just to shake things up! 4. A new...

At this season of giving, I reflect on what a gift music is in our lives, and in the lives of our students. The gift that keeps on giving! Includes service, joy, and magic that spans the generations. Happy Holidays everyone! More piano teaching resources on  ⁠angelatoone.com⁠   ⁠how I teach a first piano lesson video⁠ ⁠piano teacher primer course⁠

"aha moments" "Eureka, I've got it" "light bulb moments" I share a few of my own, a few from my students, and how these moments can illuminate your piano teaching! Find the instagram post for this episode and share some from your experience More piano teaching resources on  angelatoone.com   how I teach a first piano lesson video piano teacher primer course

This is your brain on music....superbrain! This episode shares some statistics, quotes, and my own less-scientific observations of the effects of learning a musical instrument in general -and in learning to play the piano specifically- on the brain. Things I share with my own students and parents. Also I share some bonus extra good things piano lessons do to help students in their lives! Some link...

In honor of Thanksgiving, and my podcast turning 1 year old, I am feeling so grateful for 3 things in particular that piano teaching has given me: 1. A chance educate cute kids, be a kid myself, and watch these kids grow into teens and adults creating lifelong relationships 2. Piano teaching brings so many positive emotions! Amazement when they surprise you with huge growth, wows when they make in...

One of the most challenging things about teaching piano lessons! I get a lot of questions about choosing music for students, so I have 3 tips for you! 1. Have the student try it out, sightread 2. Play 3 choices for them either you play the piece for them on the piano, or look up good recordings on YouTube. 3. Consider students' strengths and weaknesses. I explain times when we play up their st...

I find myself saying these things over and over to students, so I will repeat them one more time and your students can hear it too! The focus changes for us as teachers, but most of the episode is for adapting students' focus whether in a practice setting, performing solo, or performing in an group ensemble or duet. It changes! Listen in and apply. angelatoone.com   how I teach a first piano l...

Yes we have Andrea Miller from Music Studio Startup as a guest on the piano teacher primer podcast! I think as piano teachers we're so excited about the kids, passionate about music, but maybe nervous about the business side of teaching piano. With Andrea's help, it's not a big deal! Andrea helps us see the business side, see how the numbers work in real life, and see into the future....

In this episode, we uncover the benefits and strategies for incorporating group piano classes into your private lesson routine. Discover the advantages of building a sense of community, encouraging collaboration, and reinforcing musical concepts in a group setting. Learn effective ways to structure group classes and enhance the overall learning experience for your students. 3 tips for recital plan...

My friend Laura and I could not stop talking! She has been teaching piano for 30 years, and teaches cello as well. Like me, she has mentored students with teaching also. Laura has developed an innovative way of teaching adults that is flexible, automated, and supports them in their musical goals!   She had me laughing hard more than once!  Her top 3 tips for beginning teachers 1. Don't be afra...

Those computer questionnaires that help you decide what to be when you grow up....not that helpful My own intuition plus advice from my mom and piano teacher? ...very helpful! I share what it was like 25 years ago when I started teaching I often felt overwhelmed and underqualified Good thing podcasts have since been invented! More piano teaching resources on  angelatoone.com   how I teach a first...

This podcast is not just helping piano teachers, but also moms! Several moms have reached out and told me that they are using this podcast, and the free video " how I teach a first piano lesson " to teach their own kids piano, or supplement their piano lessons, or to prepare them for lessons with another teacher. In this episode I relate some of my experiences teaching my own kids. What...