The Art of the In-home Concert
byNearly everyone in my family is either a teacher or a doctor, so I’ve always been taught to place a high value on service….
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The Pirate Challenge!
byEach year in my studio, I come up with a new whole studio challenge for all of my students to get involved in. This…
Make-up Madness and Enrolment Fatigue: How to Alleviate your Ailments with Studio Policy
byEach of us has a ‘way we do things’ and our studios are no different. When it comes to communicating the way things are…
Golden Rules; A guide to building your business, implementing and sticking to your plan.
byMost people dream of having a job where they can choose their working hours, have flexibility, a job that can work around their family…
Marketing Piano Lessons 101
byAn article originally posted by Wendy at http://composecreate.com/marketing-piano-lessons-101/ One frequent question among new and seasoned piano teachers is, ‘What is the best way to market…
The Beauty of Books.. and the consequence of Copies
byCall me old-fashioned, but I love using music books. I insist that all of my students buy them. To me, a music book is…
The Taubman Approach to Piano Technique
byPrelude I was diagnosed with de Quervain’s tendonitis in my right thumb in my first year studying at the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, shortly…
Piano Camp!
byTwo years ago I was reading through piano teaching blogs while some students were away, and I came across posts about Music Camps that…
Junior Teacher Club
byHow old were you when you began teaching piano? Most teachers we asked answered between 14 and 18, which is an early start to…
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byOnce upon a time… the suburbs were born, and piano teachers found themselves increasingly isolated, working in home studios far away from shops, offices,…
Are these the luckiest piano teachers in Australia?
byWe think we may just have found the luckiest teachers in Australia! We asked Meg Blackley, Lynette Pfundt, Rob Deavin, Chris Murray, Sue Patterson…
Price vs Value of Books
byI frequently hear piano teachers say that they simply cannot ask parents to buy books of music as the cost will be beyond the…