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All Episodes

TopMusic Piano Podcast — 128 episodes

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128: Back-to-School Favorites with Natalie Weber

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127: How to Include Composition in Lessons with Amy Ferguson

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126: When the Rest is the Work

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125: Successful In-Home Teaching with Michael Richey

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124: What is the Right Way to Teach Group Piano?

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123: Making the Pivot to Group Teaching with Mandy Goldbach

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122: The Kindred Piano Method with Andrea Humphrey

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121: Using Memory Champion Techniques for Note Reading with Rowina Seidler

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120: What Happens When Piano Teachers Meet In Person

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119: If You Hate Invoicing, Listen to This

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118: Running a Vibrant Teaching Business with Leah Drake

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117: It Might Be Time to Get Some Help with Adella Carlson

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116: What If You’ve Missed the Whole Point of Teaching

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115: Sight-Reading and Collaborative Skills for Young Learners with Jenna Braaksma

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114: How to Implement Asynchronous Lessons with Jaclyn Mrozek

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113: The CEO Mindset for Music Teachers with Nathalie Simper

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112: Preschool Teaching and TopMusicLive with Laura Kahar

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111: Empowering Piano Parents with Leslie Merritt

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110: How I’m Simplifying With Systems

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109: Policies to Support the Life You Want with Victoria Clark

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108: Solo or Collaborative… Which Would You Choose?

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107: Ensemble Playing from Lesson One with Kay Lowry

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106: Overcoming Performing Anxiety with Anastasia Cunningham

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105: Creating the Life You Want as a Musician with Sarah Whitney

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104: Laying Strong Foundations at the Beginning of Your Career with Emma Fernandez

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103: The Piano Teacher Friends I Can’t Live Without

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102: Growing an Online Presence as a Musician with Anni Kallioniemi

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101: Real Talk About Performance Anxiety

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100: The Teacher Who Shaped Me as a Pianist with Dr. Un-Young Whang

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099: Reflections on 99 Episodes of the TopMusic Piano Podcast

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098: Behind the Scenes with Wedding Pianist James Roscoe

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097: When Technique Goes Wrong (and How to Fix It) with Stephanie Archer

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096: 10 of My Favorite Things from 2025

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095: The Intersection of Piano and Organ with Kelsey Berg

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094: From Piano Teacher to Novelist with Jerald Simon

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093: Debunking the Myths About Group Lessons with Jessica Homewood

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092: Systems Behind the Scenes with Cheyenne Olson

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091: Teaching Technique and Collaboration with Scarlette Kerr

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090: What If You Build It and They Don’t Come? Marketing Tips That Actually Work

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089: What Happened on Day 30 of Being Consistent

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088: The Best Piano Apps for Students and Teachers with Sarah Molenaar

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087: Using AI Ethically and Effectively with Omar Roy

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086: What Happens When You Double Your Rates with Eric Branner

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085: 5 Things Saving My Sanity in a Busy Season

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084: Creating Well-Rounded Piano Students with Grant Kondo

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083: The Joy of Jazz Piano with Jeremy Siskind

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082: Introducing the Athena Narrow Keys Piano with Linda Gould

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081: Catching Up With the Cotswold Pianist Lydia Tomita

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080: Creating a Safe Space for Students with Kenneth Thompson

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079: My Favorite Things From the NCKP Conference

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078: Practice Incentives and Resources with Bridey Gibson

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077: Parent, Teacher, Student: The Practice Triangle with Holly Hornyan

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076: Leading Your Business and Teaching from Your Authentic Self with Kristina Lee

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075: Empowering Creative Students with Elaina Burns

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074: What Should I Play for Church?

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073: From Dueling Pianist to Studio Owner with Whitney Maxwell

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072: A Classical Pianist Learns about Jazz with Quentin Walston

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071: Piano-Related Injuries with Celeste Watson

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070: Cultivating a Positive Studio Culture with Jessie Hill

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069: The Note Reading Struggle is Real

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068: Piano Behind Bars with Florence Phillips

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067: How to Stop “Shoulding” with Rhonda Rizzo

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066: Uplevel Your Studio Brand with Sara Campbell

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065: Update on My 2025 Goals

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064: Very Piano with Megan Desmarais

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063: Designing Your Studio Brand with Erica Neubauer

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062: Inspiring Creativity with Juan Cabeza

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061: Finding Your Creative Voice with Leila Viss

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060: Successful Online Teaching with Megan Maxwell and Lani Lammoglia

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059: How to Feed a Piano Teacher with Sarah Kenner

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058: What Piano Teachers Need to Know About Accompanying with Cori Belle

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057: Performing in the Context of YouTube with Annique Göttler

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056: Unlocking Musicality in Piano Students

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055: Catching Up with Composer Chrissy Ricker

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054: Inspired Composition with Alex Guebert

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053: Teaching Improvisation at All Levels with Amie Webster

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052: Building a Multi-Teacher Studio Business with Katie Crist

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051: Adding Art to Your Music Studio with Lauren Kushins

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050: 5 Things I’ve Learned in Hiring 20 Teachers

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049: Growing Creative Cultivation Studio with Shannon Saravia

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048: 7 Things I’m Taking Into 2025

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047: A Review of Preschool Piano Methods with Abigail Proffitt

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046: Music Moves with Krista Jadro and Hannah Mayo

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045: Preschool Piano for Better Business with Amy Elmore

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044: Early Child Brain Development with Dr. Jane Bader

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043: Making Practice Fun with Leslie Thackeray

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042: The Playful Piano with Jenny Boster

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041: The Legacy of Susan Paradis with Liz Boyd

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040: Dynamic Doodle Co with Megan Schraer

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039: Creative Recital Ideas with Olivia Ellis

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038: Tips to Perform with Confidence

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037: Helping Teens Work through Performance Anxiety with Sonia Poon

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036: Never Stop Innovating with Will Armstrong

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035: Behind the Scenes with Opera Coach JoAnn Kulesza

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034: Summer Duet Camps with Kirstin Weston

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033: Life as a Collaborative Pianist

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032: Creating Digital Courses with Jacques Hopkins

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031: The Power of Music with Robin Spielberg

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030: Marketing Your Teaching Studio with Kelly Riordan

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029: How to Start a Multi-Teacher Studio with Clinton Pratt

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028: Music and Magic Journals with Tweena Vuong

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027: 6 Types of Self-Care for Piano Teachers

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026: Creating a Studio Website with Adam Gingery

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025: Creating a Work Retreat with Ashley Danyew

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024: Setting Your Piano Studio Rates with Andrea Miller

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023: Healing from Injuries as a Pianist with Helen Aun

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022: Whole Body Activities to Keep Students Engaged Through the Summer

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021: The Intersection of Piano and Yoga with Tiffany Pinhorn Smith

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020: Creating Community Among Teachers with Jaclyn Mrozek

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019: Integrated Piano Teaching with Dr. May Tsao-Lim

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018: Creating Content that Converts with Ashlee Young

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017: 3 Steps to Teaching an Integrated Music Lesson (Replay)

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016: Learning to Teach Beginners with Rebecca Stewart

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015: Can Preschoolers Learn Piano?

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014: Keys to Imagination Games with Michelle Sisler

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013: Using the Piano Pronto Series with Jennifer Eklund

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012: Tim Topham on Dreaming Big

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011: All About PopMATICS with Tony Parlapiano

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010: From Concept to Composition with Susan Staples Bell

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009: Piano Detectives Club Summer Camp Debut with Janet Hart

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008: 5 Ways to Increase Your Income this Summer and Beyond

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007: Summer Camp Programs Within a Non-Profit Arts School feat. Sheila Fortson

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006: A Framework for Summer Camps with Jennifer Foxx

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005: Francesca Christmas Introduces the New Trinity College London Exam Series

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004: Favorite Things for Teaching Neurodiverse Students with Elizabeth Davis-Everhart

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003: Podcast Takeover – MTNA President Peter Mack Interviews Tim!

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002: How to Have Conversations With Parents of Neurodiverse Students with Tara Mock

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001: Using Stories in Beginner Piano Lessons