Of course, there are many grey areas in-between, but most of us fall into one camp more than any other. I think it’s useful to take stock of our own tendencies and preferences and notice how it affects our students.

I’m squarely on the reading side myself. This means I have to work a bit harder on the other stuff to teach it effectively. It also…[Read more]

Are you ready to say goodbye to 2020? 😝

We hope you’ll join us for the final member webinar of this year first! Rather than focusing on what’s already done, let’s get together and plan a fantastic 2021. Anything is up for discussion from fee changes to finding better balance to implementing a new tech-setup.

The live webinar will be on Tuesday,…[Read more]

Hi Everyone!!

I’m Lori and I live in a little town called Kamloops. I am the proud owner of a home based studio called Piano in the Loops.  I have 62 amazing students from age 4 to 44(ish, she likes to say!) I have been teaching for longer than I care to admit – 35 years. It has been SUCH an amazing career and I am SO incredibly grateful for i…[Read more]

In this episode, find 20+ emotive teen piano repertoire picks that appeal to older or adult students, complete with play-through demos.

Teen and adult students require extra repertoire planning, because you’re not often teaching from a method book, but finding specific pieces that appeal to their unique tastes. They often gravitate toward d…[Read more]

Just wondering if there are any Australian piano teachers who have completed the UMT Certification Course created by Glory St. Germain and if so, have they found the books easily accessible to purchase for their students for group classes.