piano teacher primer Angela Toone

I get questions from piano teachers:

"Thanks for your first lesson video, I love it...what do I do next?"

This episode answers that question!

How to recognize the white note letter names without having to start at A all the time (takes forever!)

Plus I play games with little erasers to remind students which white notes are which!

I learned many of these ideas from my piano teacher in High School, she mentored me to get started teaching.

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Click here for more information on the piano teacher primer LIVE 4-week group starting up again in September

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This summer, I am re-releasing some of my favorites - and yours! This episode has the most listens, and a great response among new teachers and elites as well... and there's a good reason why!

To watch a video demonstration of this podcast, click this link- first lesson

It's hosted on a site with online courses, but it's totally free and includes a download of the pieces I teach a new beginning piano student. It's golden I tell you!

Head to angelatoone.com and click on the banner at the top to submit your interest for the next piano teacher primer LIVE 4-week group on zoom beginning September 2024

In this episode I tackle tech! Sharing the very few technologies I have braved figuring out to help make life easier as a piano teacher, and bring in some educational fun! I also enlisted the help of my friend Wendy Brewster, a fabulous piano teacher with a knack for apps. I share some of her favorites as well. Enjoy and happy teaching AND happy tech-ing!

canva.com

note rush

getasitegoing.com use code Angela365

MyMusicStaff use this link for a free month!

flash note derby

ningenius

musictheory.net

rhythm swing

musescore.org

pianomarvel

piano maestro

earpeggio

kahoot.it

This sweet, warm, kind, musical, dedicated, creative Grandma-lady was my piano teacher through all my elementary years. She's been teaching since 1962, and has 16 studeents to this day!

You'll hear how she started paying her aunt Mabel 50 cents for each piano lesson, to all these years later and the students she calls "music friends" that have made her life full and sweet.

Talk about a mom job, she has done all of this while raising 6 of her own children.

She shares a few more than 3 prime tips for beginning piano teachers

Here are some things she taught me:

-sandwich the constructive between the compliment

-have a solo recital when students finish a book

-group classes were called "piano parties"

-be creative and always try something new

-the two piano book with Classical pieces we referenced is Favorite Classics accompaniment by Lancaster and Renfrow

Don't miss my interview with Pat Graham

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Make extra money--->teaching children to play--->

Play games to teach---->children play to learn--->

Play with children--->while making money--->

Make money to play more with your own children--->

Be there as mom of your own children--->while helping other children--->

Play the piano--->and you get to play with them!


This is an excerpt from this week's "why I teach wednesday" email, and in this week's podcast I expand and explain with a multi-level "play" on words

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Another one of my hobbies is gardening, but for aliving I’m growing piano students.

Think for a minute of what you are growing as a piano teacher. Not only students getting taller than their teacher, but they are growing in knowledge week in and week out, month after month, recital after recital. Growing in their abilities to play more and more complex and beautiful pieces, having varied experiences, and making new friends.


AND your income can grow and grow to move the needle of your financial goals, increase memories with your own family, and go into your own personal growth.

 

So teaching piano is not just a job, it’s money for growth. Growing students, improving piano teachers, and increasing your income at the same time.

Grow your knowledge of piano teaching with my courses at angelatoone.com