If you’re exhausted on Sunday because you’ve taught another 60+ hour week and tried to keep up with everything you’ve had to do, you’re going to burn out. That’s the worst thing for you… and your students.
But it’s not your fault.
As music teachers, we’ve also got to organise a complex schedule, manage cancellations, invoice parents, make sure we get paid and somehow find the time for marketing to new students. Most of us spent years honing our musical skills, but received very little business or teaching training. We “fell into” teaching when we were young and never really set ourselves up as a business.
Imagine: You teach the hours you want, enjoy family dinner, AND smile when you see your bottom line.
We’re here to tell you it’s possible.
Here’s why you should join them
Need a confidence boost? Use our training courses, lesson plans and live teaching videos to create innovative, motivating and fun lessons for all your students.
Take the stress out of your studio marketing by following our step-by-step marketing and business courses to help you build the studio of your dreams.
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Join our supportive, global community and you'll never feel isolated as a music teacher again. Have an easy way to contact, learn from and talk to expert teachers from around the world.
Since 2016, TopMusicPro has helped hundreds of music teachers re-connect with today’s busy, overscheduled music students. We provide the resources, guidance and expertise to create more meaningful music lessons.
Whether you are a new teacher wanting to start a private teaching studio, or a teaching veteran looking to refresh your approach, TopMusicPro membership is the key to unlock all the creative teaching tools, business advice and support you need to become a more confident teacher and savvy business owner.
HERE’S WHAT SOME OF OUR MEMBERS HAD TO SAY ABOUT THEIR MEMBERSHIP:
The TopMusicPro is fantastic. I used the Online Studio Launchpad Course to create my own website a couple of months ago and doubled my student numbers. Thanks so much for all your great courses - they are having a HUGE impact in my studio.
I cannot tell you how much this site means to me. I am learning so much, and I’m evolving as a teacher. I have always been creative, but I didn’t have the basic knowledge of chords and the circle of 5ths and improv; I was strictly classically trained from a teacher who felt that chords belonged in bars! I have tried through the years to educate myself through different sites on my questions about chords, playing by ear, and I just didn’t find anything good. I am so so grateful that I found you!! So are my students! It’s exciting to grow and learn...I’ve been teaching piano for 30 years...I think I’m finally getting the hang of it!
I am beyond grateful for the success that I have had in the past week. Going into the winter break and Christmas, I was pretty worried about my finances and managing my students. In the span of a week, I’ve gone from 12 to 18 students. I was on the brink of giving up and looking into other professions but now I can’t think of anything else I’d rather be doing. Thanks to all the support and guidance from TopMusicPro, my business is now off and running.
I’ve been teaching chording to all of my students this term - it’s totally amazing what they’re doing with it. I love teaching, and I have SOOO much to learn, and I LOVE the direction I’m heading. Due to TopMusicPro, I’m becoming the teacher I would have loved to have had!! Makes me excited to get up in the morning. I’m grateful for all you offer - it’s totally changed my professional life.
I have used many ideas from the business and the creative areas, including your No Book Beginners and 4 Chord Composing Courses. All have helped me feel more up to date and helped me feel motivated to keep involved in the industry. Apart from my home students I teach music at a private school too so I feel like I have to please a wide customer base. Giving teachers like me the ability to adapt to different circumstances and student needs is what this community is all about.
Your TopMusicPro membership gives you access to our growing library of over 50 comprehensive step-by-step video training courses.
Topics span everything from teaching technique to composing and how to teach pop music. Our business courses will get you started on marketing, building an amazing website all the way to teaching group lessons, building a music academy and beyond!
Here’s a sample of some of our most popular topics:
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Take your students the basics of chords right and progress all the way to writing their very own complex chord compositions.
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LEARN FROM THE BEST
Nicola Cantan is a piano teacher, author, blogger and creator of imaginative and engaging teaching resources. Nicola's Vibrant Music Teaching Library is helping teachers all over the world to include more games and off-bench activities in their lessons, so that their students giggle their way through music theory and make faster progress. Nicola also runs a popular blog, Colourful Keys, where she shares creative ideas and teaching strategies, and hosts regular training events for piano teachers.
Educational consultant and founder of the KeyNotes group teaching program.
Leila Viss is an internationally-renowned blogger, author, speaker and teacher, well-known for her creative and tech-focussed teaching. She's the author of the iPad Piano Studio and runs regular teacher training webinars with another TMP Expert, Bradley Sowash.
Bradley Sowash has been a driving force behind creativity in piano teaching for many years, having introduced the world to the eye-ear revolution. "I want others to experience all the fun I have improvising at the piano. That is why I enjoy helping fellow pianists rediscover their latent creativity." Bradley constantly teaches piano improvisation through his his books, blogs, workshops, webinars, and online group pop/jazz piano lessons through his site bradleysowash.com.
Lyndel Kennedy has spent over 30 years teaching students to discover, own and love their unique, musical personality. Through her program, Play a Story, she empowers students of all ages and proficiencies to enjoy creating their own music while laying key theoretical foundations to build on for a musical lifetime. She conducts workshops all over the world, inspiring and nurturing teachers to help students explore their Inner Musician from the very first lesson.
Glory is the founder, CEO and author of the Ultimate Music Theory Series. She brings over 35 years of remarkably successful teaching experience to the development of the UMT Series and her role as an TMP Expert. She is a Registered Music Teacher, sought-after clinician and a Neuro-Linguistic Practitioner (NLP) and can't wait to help members with their teaching and theory questions.
Jennifer Foxx is passionate about inspiring and motivating students to succeed in music through play and creativity. A piano teacher, blogger (Music Educator Resources), presenter and music educational resource & curriculum developer, Jennifer Foxx loves to share music resources, teach and connect with music educators from all around the world.
Sara is a piano and voice entrepreneur who loves to educate (and entertain!) fellow teachers by sharing creative teaching ideas and business practices. She’s an active blogger at SarasMusicStudio.com, FB Live Personality and co-host at Upbeat Piano Teachers, and Resident Piano Pro at Musical U. Outside of the piano world, Sara also works a group of independent voice teachers at The Speakeasy Cooperative. Her passions include yoga, cats, wine, and working as a business coach for fabulous teachers all around the world.
A passionate advocate for the use of chords and improvisation in all music learning, Tom is a champion of the struggling adult amateur and delights in connecting them with their inner genius. Born in the remote Australian town of Coonabarabran, since age 16, Tom has led numerous touring bands, and produced a variety of albums in collaboration with American jazz vocalists and film directors. Tom is a passionate music educator and is the author of the “Harmony Method”. This is a revolutionary approach to teaching classical, jazz and popular harmony on piano. In 2011, he established the London Contemporary School of Piano, with the backing of many early adopters of his piano teaching methods. The school has now taught over 500 students from over 20 different countries and continues to thrive in partnership with Blüthner pianos.
Christina Kay is the director of Creative Keys Piano Tuition situated on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Christina dynamically integrates music technology with traditional methodologies, and has a an established 10-year evolution of online lessons, which augments a 30-year history of student music excellence and success. Her qualifications, which include a Bachelor of Music majoring in piano performance; an Advanced Diploma of Arts (music) and; Certificates 3 and 4 in Children’s Services, all enrich her student’s pedagogical experience.
Carol Matz has composed, authored, and arranged over 300 published titles for piano students. An experienced piano teacher herself, Carol has presented numerous piano-teaching workshops throughout the United States, Canada, England, New Zealand, and Australia. She is well known for her Famous & Fun series (published by Alfred Music). Carol studied composition, arranging, and orchestration at the University of Miami, and has written for a variety of ensembles including orchestra, jazz big band, brass quintet, and string quartet. Her work also includes studio arrangements for a number of artists in Miami-area recording studios.
Danny Thompson is the host of The Music Lesson Business Academy podcast and owner of the Music Factory School of music in Costa Mesa California. A constant student of business, Danny enjoys sharing business ideas, tips, and trends with members of his coaching program. After 20 years in upper management at The Guitar Center corporation, Danny went back into music full time and has since toured the world extensively and recorded multiple albums with his band Face to Face. He has appeared on Radio Shows such as " Love Line" with Dr. Drew and has made various TV and radio appearances. When not playing music or talking business, Danny enjoys motorcycles, bicycles, Flying, and hanging out with pitbull, Triumph.
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