Purposeful Piano Pedagogy: Thoughtful Conversations on Teaching, Calling, & Craft

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our special Advent series - Musician's Advent. In this series, Christina will combine the practice of advent with a focus on how we as musicians can embrace the peace and hope of the season in the midst of the busyness that this time of year entails. Each episode will contain an advent thought, a scripture, and musical recommendations. Week 1 - Cultivating Stillnes...

Send us Fan Mail Hello, friends! We will return to our wellness series in the new year, but for now, let's embrace the fullness of the holiday season - starting with a special Thanksgiving episode!  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail In the next episode in our Wellness series, Christina discusses the importance of rest for pianists and shares ideas on how to make sure you are getting enough rest.  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Christina shares tips for how to make sure the food you are eating contributes to your needs as a musician as well as ideas for planning snacks and meals during busy rehearsal & performance seasons.  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we explore the top 5 reasons that mental wellness is important for all musicians, and especially for pianists.  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Christina continues her series on Wellness for Musicians with a discussion about the importance of physical wellness for pianists (and all musicians!). You can read these tips on her blog, The Polished Pianist - www.christinamathis.com/blog.  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail I celebrated a milestone birthday last week - 50! To celebrate, I am sharing 50 life lessons for musicians. Enjoy!  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Christina interviews colleague and friend Dr. Brian Murphy about the correlations he has discovered about marathon training and being a pianist. Listen to the end for a glimpse into a weekly lesson with Brian's son Patrick.  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail *** ANNOUNCING A NEW SERIES ON THE PODCAST!!! ***  Over the next few weeks, we will be exploring what it looks like to live a balanced life as a musician. There is no one way to do this, and balance looks different for every person. In this introduction to our new series, Christina shares a little of what we can look forward to and how this series came to be.  To book a coaching s...

Send us Fan Mail Join Dr. Christina Mathis, along with her guests Tara Mock and Dr. Elizabeth Everhart, as they share their piano pedagogy expertise and answer reader-submitted questions.  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Christina is joined by her piano teacher friends Elizabeth and Tara to answer your piano teacher questions. You will definitely want to take notes and save this episode to come back to again and again!  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Christina shares why she is starting the Carey Music Academy, an outreach of William Carey University and Winters School of Music in Hattiesburg, MS.  You can read the blog version of this podcast here: https://www.christinamathis.com/blog To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I share about my recent trip to the Dominican Republic and how God recently showed me His plan for a calling He placed on my heart more than 30 years ago. You can read the blog version of this episode at christinamathis.com/blog.  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Christina Mathis interviews pianist and teaching Tara Mock. They discuss Tara's path into teaching and all she has learned along the way, as well as her beautiful children's path into music and how their neurodiversities have impacted their music learning.  You can read Tara's bio and learn more about her teaching at https://www.taramockpiano.co...

Send us Fan Mail Join Christina as she interviews music educator and author Dr. Cameron Jenkins in a discussion about his newest book, Joy Driven: How Great Teams Build and Protect a Thriving Culture of Motivation, Innovation, and Collaboration in 30 Days .  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, Christina interviews piano teacher Dr. Elizabeth Davis-Everhart, who specializes in teaching neurodivergent students. They discuss how Elizabeth discovered her love for teaching these amazing students, her research on teaching students with autism, and how these students have impacted her life and work. You can find more about Elizabeth here: Website -...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, join Dr. Christina Mathis as she shares ideas for helping you maintain intentional mindfulness throughout your day.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share a rating and review on Apple podcasts! You can reach Christina at www.christinamathis.com/contact. We love feedback from our listeners!  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at ww...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Christina reflects on life at the first anniversary of finishing her doctorate and shares more lessons she learned during the process.  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Christina reflects on life at the first anniversary of finishing her doctorate and shares lessons she learned during the process.  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail CW/TW: The episodes in this series discuss topics such as grief, death, suicide, and drug overdose. Please take care when listening.  In this episode, Christina shares The Mourners Bill of Rights by Dr. Alan Wolfelt, PhD. and discusses the future of the TIMS series.  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Tammy shares how she found beauty through the loss of her son and later her husband.  CW/TW: This series contains discussions of topics such as depression, suicide, drug overdose, and death. Please take care when listening.  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail Hear the story of Jonathan and the beautiful choral concert series his family organizes each year in his memory.  CW/TW: The episodes in this series contain discussions of topics such as depression, suicide, drug overdose, and death. Please take care when listening.  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail CW/TW: Episodes in this series contain discussions of topics such as depression, suicide, drug overdose, and death. Please take care when listening.  In this episode in the This Is My Story series, Lori shares about her son Vincent and his struggle with drugs.  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share the story of my son, James Austin, and how his loss affected me and my daughters.  CW/TW: The episodes in this series contain discussions of topics such as depression, suicide, drug overdose, and death. Please take care when listening.  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact. 

Send us Fan Mail Mary shares her story of her daughter Karlye, a dynamic young woman gone too soon.  CW/TW: The episdoes in the This Is My Story series contain discussion of topics such as grief, suicide, drug overdose, and death. Please take care when listening.  To book a coaching session or private lesson with me, contact me at www.christinamathis.com/contact.