The Vibrant Music Teaching Podcast | Proven and practical tips, strategies and ideas for music teachers

When we teach our students to improvise and compose, they get so much out of it beyond the creative activity. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

Teaching your music students about form doesn’t have to be as dull as just labelling the sections ABA. In this episode, we discuss fun and engaging ways to teach form. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

Can creative exercises help our students become better memorisers and performers? Let's find out. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

Printing tips and tricks for music teachers. Let me solve your printing woes and help the whole thing go smoothly! Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

What do you do when a transfer student memorises music beautifully, but can't read? Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

Tune in for an overview of types of neurodivergence you might encounter in your studio and some simple advice for how to make your studio more inclusive. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

I've been working with my students recently to increase the emotion in their playing. Try my experiments yourself and see how it works for you! Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

Are your piano students confusing left and right hands? It’s a common issue and there are lots of fun ways to work on it, which we’ll share in this episode. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

Where do you believe memorisation sits in your studio priorities? I'm sharing my thoughts in today's show. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

In this episode, we work through 8 questions to help you decide whether it’s time to raise your piano teaching rates. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

If you need a step-by-step way to memorise music – either for yourself or a student – this is worth a try. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

How can you guess what a student or group of students will know and be able to do next week? Next month? Next year? Predicting any music student's progress can be a sticky wicket. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

If you want to be able to serve your studio families, you have to look after yourself as a piano teacher and avoid burnout. Here's how. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

Do you use the metronome in your music lessons? Sometimes it's the perfect tool...and other times we want the benefit of metronome work without actually using a metronome. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

If you're a non-perfectionist (like me and my guest, Carmen) what can we learn from all the perfectionists out there? Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

Join us for this very special episode with guest host, Tim Topham! Tim will be sharing the 3 changes to consider in your studio right now. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

If you're a recovering perfectionist, this is the episode for you. Joanna and I are talking about a healthier relationship to high standards. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

When it comes to creating a piano studio schedule there are many ways to go about it. Learn how I create our timetable each year in today's episode. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

Some students find it challenging to hear about their mistakes. Listen as we discuss how to deal with seemingly defiant students this week. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

Repetition might seem an obvious element of practice to us but it's not always so to our students. Find out how to train them to repeat in this episode. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

When we spend all our teaching time reacting to students mistakes, something as gone wrong. Let's be proactive instead in how we plan for the learning process. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

Some students are just naturally un-gritty. They give up quickly when something feels hard and music involves learning hard things. How can we help them get comfortable with the struggle? Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

Evaluations, progress reports or updates – whatever you call them – they're really beneficial for students, teachers and parents. So where might a video evaluation fit into your teaching plans? Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

It seems like a simple question but it actually has many more layers. What does it mean for a student to complete a piece? Should everything be up to performance standard? Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

Teaching in schools or preschools can seem like a dream come true for many teachers. Filling those daytime hours and being more free in the evenings? Yes, please! Learn how to do it in today’s show. Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.