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

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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.

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Teaching piano has given me freedom in the following ways:

1. As a creative person

2. As a mom

3. As a saver

4. And as a professional

I explain how teaching piano has given me freedom of creative expression, freedom of flexibility, freedom to finally be able to pay for stuff, and expand my mind and friendships

...just to name a few...

Only 4 spots left for the piano teacher primer LIVE, 4 weeks to either jump start or upgrade your piano studio with specialized help from an expert!

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Starts Thursday May 2

also check out episode 39

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Curious about sharing your love for music?

Thought about teaching piano but unsure where to begin?

This podcast episode is the perfect starting point!

Come along as we unravel the secrets to successful piano teaching, from finding your teaching style to building a thriving student base.

Let's turn your passion for music into a rewarding career together!"

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Some more piano teaching success stories comin at ya, but instead of from my own students, we have 3 of my clients. Piano teacher successes happening all over the country! From Utah to Kentucky to Georgia. They share a bit about their different studios, how they run things, and some things that have helped them along the way.

Renee is a former schoolteacher, teaching piano is her retirement plan.

Kirsten teaches in students' homes through the Volz system.

And Kelsey teaches at a private school after school hours.

So fun to hear different teaching circumstances as a bonus to this episode.

So enjoy hearing from Renee, Kirsten, and Kelsey.

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On this episode I mini-interview 2 of my actual students one current and one past: Mary and Tyler.

They each have overcome a lot to be able to perform as well as they do. They share what has been helpful as they've learned to manage performance anxiety.

Check out my next masterclass "Performance without Anxiety" Where I can teach you teachers what I taught them, and so much more!

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Heart beating,

palms sweating,

breathing faster,

hard to concentrate….you know what that means….stage fright or performance anxiety.

Something we all deal with to some extent, and our goal is not to stop feeling nervous, but work with it, and bring in the good feelings with helpful thoughts!

Inthis episode, I share what has worked for me as a pianist, what I learned from my college professors, and my own experience as an independent studio teacher. And of course what has worked for my piano students!

We discuss the thoughts that cause those physical sensations, and what to replace them with

Much more in-depth discussion, including the similarity between feeling nervous and excited, what students think others think about them, what experts have taught me, and more personal experiences, at a live zoom masterclass on this topic.

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Thursday April 11th 10:30 am Mountain Tiime