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The Vibrant Music Teaching Podcast | Proven and practical tips, strategies and ideas for music teachers — 391 episodes
Reading troubles, technique and twins
Learning to Bite Your Tongue and Hold Your Paint
Superpowered Practice
11 Laws of Piano Practice
Adding Friction to Bad Piano Teaching Habits (and Amazon…or anything)
A piano teacher’s perspective on AI
The Crucial Steps You’re Missing With Intermediate Piano Students
3 Simple Rhythm Games Students Absolutely Love
The 5 Ingredients Every Piano Lesson Should Include
3 Magic Questions That Make You a Better Piano Teacher
14 Easy & Inclusive Theme Ideas for Your Next Piano Recital
The Real Reason Piano Parents Ignore Your Policies
The BIG Metronome Mistake Piano Teachers Don’t Realize They’re Making
Why Students Hate Key Signatures (and How to Fix It)
Piano Technique Doesn’t Have to Be Hard
The Feedback Loop (and how it’s misused by piano teachers)
17 Major Piano Method Books Compared! The Ultimate Guide for Teachers
Keys and Trees - A Retreat for Piano Teachers in the Irish Countryside
Why I Almost Quit Teaching Music (But Didn’t)
Piano Teachers! Here's Why You Feel Insecure Disillusioned and Crabby
Are potential piano parents getting flakier?
The Truth About Having Two Piano Teachers
Building a Successful Piano Teaching Studio Tips and Strategies
The #1 Mistake Music Teachers Make (And How I Fixed It)
Your Child Doesn’t Have to Be “Musical” – Just This
Practice Secrets of the MOST Successful Piano Students - Unlock Their Winning Strategies
The 3 Lies Music Teachers Are Still Told
Top 5 Piano Teaching Techniques for Young Learners
Why Most Kids Quit Piano (It’s Not What You Think)
You're not a bad teacher - the system is BROKEN
How to Help Parents Support Their Child’s Piano Practice at Home (Even If They Don’t Play)
Watching paint dry…the fun way
Don’t WHIFF your policies
Lessons for piano teachers from learning to knit
I don’t want perfect “talented” students
Piano student quitters - taking it personally?
Returning adult piano students
Desirable difficulties in piano practice
Piano books for early intermediate students
History of piano method books
Ranking my pianos from best to worst
Why your child won’t practice piano in 2025
Keeping student attention in a digital world (Hey, is that a squirrel???)
Piano sight-reading resources
Motivating lesson “closers”
Stop TALKING about scales
My favourite part of my piano lessons
3 Missing Ingredients in Piano Practice
Method book DISloyalty
Teen transfer piano students - too cool for keys?
Teen beginner piano method books
A very simple practice hack
Lessons from Nobuyuki Tsujii
The Belief That’s Killing Our Industry
Sit Somewhere Else
Pros and Cons of Regular Recitals
Morning Memos - My latest productivity hack
5 Favourite Things for January
Dog training for piano students
Organising Teaching Resources
When a student wants to practice in PRIVATE
Making the Switch to a Practice App
What about the GOOD students?
What I've learned from watching almost 60 music lessons this week
Music Practice Mottos
Starting a homeschool music program
Making things EASY for a challenging student
Lessons after breaks and studio names
Paperless or paper planning and personal practice
Starts and stops and starting studios
Am I the right kind of teacher for my different students
How do I organise lessons at students' homes?
Public speaking, marketing and preschool students
Questions, podcasts and going from zero to studio
Conference lowdown and general catchup
Creative Repurposing and Recyling with Leila Viss
Practice and Ownership with Nicole Douglas
Uncommon Sense Truths with Christina Whitlock
Crafting compositions with Jenny Walker
Developing a violin method with Crystal Boyak
Preparing Piano Teens for the Next Level with Kate Boyd
Community, Not Competition with Paul Myatt
Creative movement and ensemble recitals with Juliet Robinson
Presenting Tips with Amy Chaplin
A week in the life
Questions for all teachers to ponder
How to Get The Most Out of Piano Teaching Conferences
My experience with MTB exams
Answers for parents who question games in piano lessons
Fun ways to prep for recital
Alternatives for Piano Recitals
My top 7 takeaways from MTNA 2024
What to say at the start of your recital
How to stay CALM during recital season
Behind-the-Scenes at Our Silent Film Piano Festival
If This Were EASY What Would That Look Like?
Music Neutrality in Music lessons
Alternatives to Zoom for Online Lessons
Teaching parents habit stacking for practice
6 Things to Teach Adult Music Students About Home Practice
13 (Random) Tips for Teachers
Being Your Own Kind Teacher
Practice for One Hand Only
Mnemonics and Parent Education
Practice Notes Ideas and Tips
Top Music Practice Mistakes to Avoid
How to Improve Practice Habits in Your Studio
Finding work-life balance
Piano Teaching Activities for When You Have 3-5 Minutes to Spare
Just. Do. One. Thing.
Piano teacher notes and notepapers
Time-saving tips for music teachers
Finding time for professional development
How long is left in my piano lesson?
Top 3 piano lesson planning mistakes
Bullet Journaling for Piano Teachers
Mindfulness in Piano Performing
Interleaved Music Teaching and Spaced Repetition Practice
Piano music memorisation tips
5 Ways to Make Memorising Music Fun
The Hidden Benefits of Teaching Improvisation and Composition
5 Fun Ways to Teach Form
How Improvisation and Arranging Improves Music Memorisation
Printing tips and tricks
Breaking the Piano Memorisation Crutch in Transfer Students
Neurodiversity in the Piano Teaching Studio
4 Emotional experiments for piano students
10 Ways to Teach Piano Students Right vs Left
A personal memorisation manifesto
Should you increase your piano teaching rates?
The 5|7|22 Music Memorisation Method
Predicting piano student progress
How to avoid burnout as a music teacher
Reimagining the metronome in music lessons
What can a non-perfectionist teacher learn from a perfectionist?
3 changes to consider right now
Perfecting the Art of Being a "Good Enough" Piano Teacher
How to Create a Piano Studio Schedule
What to do when students can't take corrections
The foundation of good practice
Retire from your role as "Mistake Police"
Helping students get comfortable with struggle
Beat Perfectionism With Video Piano Student Evaluations
How to Know When Your Student Has "Finished" a Piece
How to Start Teaching Piano in Schools or Preschools
The Best Digital Piano Method Books
Piano Polyrhythms with Stacy Fahrion
Tommy the Piano Toe-Dipper
Five Foundations of Successful Preschool Piano Teaching
What we can learn from self-taught musicians
Renewing Scales and Deepening Understanding with Improvisation
How much should we standardise our piano curriculum?
8 Checkpoints for Transfer Music Students
Cute Valentine's Day Idea for Piano Lessons
What Should a Beginner Piano Student Learn in Year 1?
How to Choose Inspiring Piano Exam Pieces
The Power of Preemptive Theory
How to Keep Track of a Lending Library
Keeping track of your music students' progress
Pros and cons of exams for music students
Tips to Settle Piano Performance and Exam Anxiety
How to Prepare for a Piano Exam
What's the point of piano exams?
How to Teach the 12 Bar Blues
Singing Tips for Instrumental Teachers
The Hypocrite Oath
Maintaining a Positive Attitude to Teaching
What's the point of piano swag?
Favourite Apps for Teaching Teen Piano Students
No-Practice Piano Lessons For Teens
Improve Teen Retention by Saying It Straight
4 Types of Teen Piano Students
Different Ways to Introduce a Piece to Your Student
New Teaching Resources for a New School Year
7 Types of Pieces for Every Piano Student's Repertoire
How to Choose Student Piano Recital Repertoire
How to Stretch Your Music Book Budget
How to Pick Pieces for Your Piano Students
5 Ways to Prepare for a Piece with Movement
How to teach online group lessons
Dos and Don’ts of Quality Group Workshops
3 Common Group Piano Teaching Mistakes
Special Piano Parents
Student first, diagnosis second
What’s the diagnosis?
How I became a full-time piano teacher
Trim your studio expenses
Glue yourself to your policies
Are you charging enough?
Set Your Piano Teaching Salary
Make Money Your Buddy as a Music Teacher
Everybody sit down on the floor
iPad apps and YouTube - friend or foe to piano teachers?
How to find flexibility in your teaching schedule
iPad Piano Studio Mistakes to Avoid
Preparatory Steps for Piano Sight Reading
Hit the Rote Piece Accelerator
Invest in these sight-reading skills in your studio
The Stubborn Duet Secret to Teaching Sight Reading Skills
Improvise your way around the world
How to Seek Out Different Music
5 Ways to Motivate Fatigued Music Students
Lessons for Music Teachers from Folk Dancing
Branding for Music Studios and Teachers
Growing Your Music Teaching Business
A teaching studio story taster
Mentoring Our Way to Progress in the Music Teaching Industry
How to Hire Your Right-Fit Teacher
7 Reasons NOT to Expand Your Music Teaching Business
The Vibrant Music Teaching Podcast Trailer
Debug Your Piano Teacher Life Balance for a New Season
Meditation in the Music Teaching Studio
Best Method for Teaching Piano Scales: Notation, Rote or Writing?
What Order Should I Teach Piano Scales In?
When Should Piano Students Start Scales
How to Teach Piano Modes, for the Uninitiated
7 Tips to Level-Up the Fun Factor in Solo Lessons
How to Set Up a Piano Studio Lending Library
Adapting Piano Teaching Games in an Instant
Help! My Piano Parents Don't Want Us to Play Games!
4 Fun DIY Christmas Party Games
7 Awesome Tools to Assess and Address Transfer Piano Student Gaps
How to talk to parents about practice
How to Teach Old Piano Parents New Tricks
How to Smoothly Switch Piano Methods Midstream
Piano Transfer Students: Looking at the Sunny Side
8 of the Best Piano Technique Books to Transform Your Teaching
Teaching Piano Articulation: How, When and Where
How Yoga Could Unlock Success in Your Piano Lessons
3 Positive Piano Posture Tips for Teaching Wiggly Kids
How to Teach Piano Technique (without Hanon and the Lads)
How to Teach Beginner Piano Students
Teaching Piano from Home with Healthy Habits
Shimmy into Your Symbolic Work-Shirt
The Successful Music Teacher Map: 3 Horizons and a Shortcut
14 Lyric Writing Prompts for Piano Students
Help Students with Complex Rhythm Dictation
Teaching Songwriting (When You're Not a Pro)
Your Music Teacher Vision Statement
How to Make a Steady Income as a Piano Teacher
Best Project Management Software for Music Schools
Creating a Model Music Studio System
Paid Time Off for Piano Teachers
Overcoming the Disadvantage of Friday Piano Lessons
Growing Grit and Sharpening Piano Students’ Stick-to-it-ive-ness
The 5 Masts of Music Student Motivation
Gateway to Growth Mindset for Piano Students
Incentives, Awards and Rewards in the Piano Studio
What I Learnt About Listening in Online Lessons
Improve Aural Memory with these Music Games
Five Steps to Create a Sensational Piano Mashup
A Three-Minute Ear Training Exercise for Piano Students
The Clear and Concise Guide to Curwen Hand Signs
Tips for Teaching Piano Technique to Adults
Six Things Adult Beginner Piano Students Need to Hear
Refined Repertoire Adult Piano Students Will Adore
How to Attract More Adult Piano Students
Three Heroic Habits for Music Teachers
Save Time by Outsourcing Your Music Studio Admin
Doing "All the Things" in Your Piano Studio
Power Up Your Piano Teacher Productivity
Top Findings from the 2020 Vibrant Music Teaching Industry Report
Five Questions to Ask Yourself at Least Once a Year
Getting Strategic About How You Teach Reading
Lead Sheet Basics: Where to Find Them and How to Use Them
How to Teach Pop Music to Piano Students
Why You Should Teach Pop Music in Your Studio
How to make your data TALK
Teaching Beginner Reading in Online Piano Lessons
Teaching Rote Pieces in Online Piano Lessons
Teaching Technique in Online Piano Lessons
Backup Plans for Online Music Teachers
Teaching Strategies for Online Music Teaching
How to Make Your Online Music Lessons FUN
Planning and Systems for Online Music Lessons
Tools and Software for Teaching Piano Online
The Best Equipment for Online Piano Lessons
Suggestions for Safe and Socially-Distant Piano Studios
How to Get Ready for a New School Year
Vibrant Music Studio 101 – Purposeful
Vibrant Music Studio 101 – Relevant
Vibrant Music Studio 101 – Open
Vibrant Music Studio 101 – Fun
Vibrant Music Studio 101 – Cool
Vibrant Music Studio 101 – Professional
Vibrant Music Studio 101 – Welcoming
Vibrant Music Studio 101 – Profitable
Vibrant Music Studio 101 – Consistent
Vibrant Music Studio 101 – Deliberate
Teacher Lessons Learned in the Past Year
Listen. No Really, Listen. No, REALLY Listen.
Prevent Summer Stress with a Studio Budget
5 Ways to Decompress in 5 Minutes
How to Show You’re on Their Side
Good, and Again. Good, and Again.
The Patience of Understanding and Understanding Patience
Studio Review 2019 and Plans for 2020
Strictness vs. Authority
I Bought a New Toy – How Should I Use It?
An Argument for Alternating Exam Years
How to Make Private Lesson Games Less Lame
BONUS EPISODE – A quick COVID-I9 update
3 Ways to Invent Time in Your Music Lessons
Building (Friendly) Boundaries
A Recital Mantra for This Headless Season
I Just Want Him to Have Fun
Who is Your Studio Website For?
Feel the Beat in Your Feet
One of my Least Favourite Words
The Nothing Tasks
I Don’t Teach Kids That Don’t Practice
Investigate Everything
Baking the Perfect Music Lesson Lasagna
Essential Music Lesson Ingredient No. 6
Essential Music Lesson Ingredient No. 5
Essential Music Lesson Ingredient No. 4
Essential Music Lesson Ingredient No. 3
Essential Music Lesson Ingredient No. 2
Essential Music Lesson Ingredient No. 1
Lyndel Kennedy on Creative Exploration with Preschoolers
Carina Busch on Involving Parents in Preschool Lessons
Kris Skaletski on Teaching Preschoolers in Groups
Starting to Teach Preschool Piano
Play is the Work of the Child
My Biggest Technique Teaching Mistakes
The Importance of Finding Your Tribe
5 Creative Music Lesson Openers
What Does It Mean to Creativise Your Teaching
The Five Foundations of Successful Preschool Piano Teaching
Studio Business Cleanse -Day 5
Studio Business Cleanse - Day 4
Studio Business Cleanse - Day 3
Studio Business Cleanse - Day 2
Studio Business Cleanse - Day 1
Finding the fun in your music teaching business
How to organise your music studio calendar
Exploring minor keys with early intermediate students
What to do after method books
Tips for keeping teens in music lessons
Music teaching studio events that build community
How to encourage reluctant or shy singers
4 Fun vocal warmups for your music studio
How to make any change in your music teaching studio
Mistakes to avoid when starting group lessons
What to include in group preschool music lessons
Private VS group preschool music lessons - which is better?
3 Benefits of teaching preschoolers in your music studio
How to keep your music studio income steady in the summer
How to craft the perfect recital welcome speech
Make music history fun for music students
My planning process for group workshops
5 ways to use group workshops in your studio
How to jam with the 12 bar blues in group workshops
How to Improve Your Students’ Duet Skills
3 Simple Improvisation Exercises for Music Teachers
Improvisation as a tool for music teachers
A super fun first lesson with a new piano student
How to start lesson planning for your music lessons
How to find YOUR music teaching curriculum
What is a Music Teaching Curriculum?
3 rhythm warmups for your music teaching studio
How to help a student who struggles with rhythm
Rhythm systems – which one is best?
5 Ways to use solfa singing in your music lessons
An introduction to Kodály and solfa
Recharging your music teacher batteries
Goal setting with students
INTERVIEW - Practising Practice with Graham Fitch
Your Biggest Teaching Frustration and How to Overcome it
Wow touches for your next recital
Planning your recital & coordinating
Reframing Your Makeup Lesson Mindset
3 emails you should send all new piano parents
Group teaching and overlapping lessons case study with Lynnette Barney
How to Make Your Marketing STAND OUT
Marketing for music teachers...the how and the when
How to reveal the magic of scales & chords with circle of fifths improv
Vibrant Music Teacher Questions and Answers
How to use monthly themes in your studio
3 Stages of Gamifying Piano Scales
How to teach keyboard geography to newbie piano students
Finding and filling the transfer student gaps
Vibrant Music Teacher Questions and Answers
What to Do in Your First Lesson with a Transfer Student
How to Include More Improvisation and Improve Your Communication
Taking Action Against Music Teacher Overwhelm
Lesson plans that make sense for music teachers
Keeping Parents in the Loop All Year Long
Practice, Practice, Practice...the ins and outs of forming a practice habit
How to Get Ready (Really Ready!) for a New Teaching Term
What to expect from the Vibrant Music Teaching Podcast