274 episodes

Practical and proven tips, ideas and advice for private music teachers. Listen in to improve your instrumental or vocal music studio business and find that oh-so-elusive feeling of balance in your life.

Welcome to The Vibrant Music Teaching Podcast! This is the show for you if you’re an instrumental or vocal music teacher that wants friendly, creative and accessible advice.
I’m your host Nicola Cantan. My membership site, Vibrant Music Teaching, helps teachers all over the world to include more games and creativity in their lessons, so that their students giggle their way through music theory and make faster progress. I also run a popular blog, Colourful Keys, where we write about creative ideas and teaching strategies and an interview show, Teaching Studio Stories.

Every Monday I provide bite-sized bursts of inspiration and ideas for instrumental and vocal music teachers. The episodes are usually between 10 and 20 minutes – the perfect length of time to put away some of the music books scattered all over your studio and hide the rest of them in the piano bench.

Listen to a few episodes and hit the subscribe button. When you come across an episode you love, make sure to tell your teacher-friends they can get it for free in any audio app that supports podcasts.

https://vibrantmusicteaching.com
https://colourfulkeys.ie
https://instagram.com/colourfulkeys
https://www.facebook.com/groups/vibrantmusicstudioteachers

The Vibrant Music Teaching Podcast | Proven and practical tips, strategies and ideas for music teachers Nicola Cantan

    • Education
    • 5.0 • 53 Ratings

Practical and proven tips, ideas and advice for private music teachers. Listen in to improve your instrumental or vocal music studio business and find that oh-so-elusive feeling of balance in your life.

Welcome to The Vibrant Music Teaching Podcast! This is the show for you if you’re an instrumental or vocal music teacher that wants friendly, creative and accessible advice.
I’m your host Nicola Cantan. My membership site, Vibrant Music Teaching, helps teachers all over the world to include more games and creativity in their lessons, so that their students giggle their way through music theory and make faster progress. I also run a popular blog, Colourful Keys, where we write about creative ideas and teaching strategies and an interview show, Teaching Studio Stories.

Every Monday I provide bite-sized bursts of inspiration and ideas for instrumental and vocal music teachers. The episodes are usually between 10 and 20 minutes – the perfect length of time to put away some of the music books scattered all over your studio and hide the rest of them in the piano bench.

Listen to a few episodes and hit the subscribe button. When you come across an episode you love, make sure to tell your teacher-friends they can get it for free in any audio app that supports podcasts.

https://vibrantmusicteaching.com
https://colourfulkeys.ie
https://instagram.com/colourfulkeys
https://www.facebook.com/groups/vibrantmusicstudioteachers

    Interleaved Music Teaching and Spaced Repetition Practice

    Interleaved Music Teaching and Spaced Repetition Practice

    Have you heard of interleaved practice? In this episode, I'll explain what it is and how to develop it into interleaved teaching.
    Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

    • 15 min
    Piano music memorisation tips

    Piano music memorisation tips

    Not sure where to start when it comes to memorising piano music? This is a great place to start.
    Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

    • 10 min
    5 Ways to Make Memorising Music Fun

    5 Ways to Make Memorising Music Fun

    How can we make memorisation not just accessible but FUN and maybe even easy for our students?
    Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

    • 14 min
    The Hidden Benefits of Teaching Improvisation and Composition

    The Hidden Benefits of Teaching Improvisation and Composition

    When we teach our students to improvise and compose, they get so much out of it beyond the creative activity.
    Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

    • 10 min
    5 Fun Ways to Teach Form

    5 Fun Ways to Teach Form

    Teaching your music students about form doesn’t have to be as dull as just labelling the sections ABA. In this episode, we discuss fun and engaging ways to teach form.
    Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

    • 20 min
    How Improvisation and Arranging Improves Music Memorisation

    How Improvisation and Arranging Improves Music Memorisation

    Can creative exercises help our students become better memorisers and performers? Let's find out.
    Find out more about membership at vibrantmusicteaching.com.

    • 12 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
53 Ratings

53 Ratings

amychaplinpiano ,

Solid, Practical, Information

Nicola has proven herself to be a consistent asset to the piano teaching community. Her podcast episodes are clearly communicated, easy to listen to, relevant, and relateable. She covers a wide gamut of advice on running an independent music studio.

Sarah Dansliah ,

Thoughtful Teaching Strategies

This podcast gives practical and creative teaching strategies for inclusivity and differentiated instruction. I always gain fun, insightful tools and information. Also, the content is easily applicable to my studio.

gritmike ,

Great music teaching podcast

This is a great podcast! I am new to the piano teaching game, and this podcast has been invaluable. Her ideas and open-mindedness and practicality really resonate with me, as a new teacher and as a former student!

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