Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference July 2015

For Teachers

In just two weeks I am heading to the wonderful Australasian Piano Pedagogy Conference in Melbourne. This is the third time I have attended this conference and I am really looking forward to learning, meeting new people and seeing friends. This year for the first time...

Building a Multi-Teacher Studio

Studio Business

Recently Tim Topham and I had a chat about a whole variety of things, mostly we were supposed to be talking about business! But with Tim it would have been very easy for us to chat for a few hours about lots of different things. Building a multi-teacher studio is an...

Frustrated Perfectionists, The Pareto Principle and Your Students!

For Teachers

    This week Mark, an adult beginner student, came to his lesson and had become increasingly frustrated with one of his pieces. The major learning explorations introduced in the piece were 3/4 time signature and waltz style. He had accomplished this sound and...

1 Music Box, 2 Cities and 9 Days: The Music Box Adventure

For Teachers

  A few weeks ago I was have a wonderful time in Melbourne. Then I came home 3 days before the new school year started and that was…… a little bit hectic. Now that I have found my feet in the new school year I’ve had a little bit of time to...

AMEB Examinations; Musings of a Student, Parent and Teacher

For Parents, For Students, For Teachers

  Today I have been hosting an Australian Music Examination Board examination session in my home studio. Twenty two students are sitting exams here and it is something we do every year at this time. I grew up participating in AMEB examinations on a regular basis....

Joining Your Music Teachers’ Association

For Teachers, Studio Matters

Are you a member of your local Music Teachers’ Association? I’ll let you in on a little secret, I had never been in a Music Teachers’ Association until recently. The biggest reason for this is that I didn’t come to music teaching in the...