Our registration desk will be open from 8:30 am so you can get your welcome packet and settle in. The registration desk will remain open until everyone has checked in so don't worry if you need to arrive later.
Certain assumptions can make donkeys out of you, me, and many others around us. From pedaling to practice to concerts, let’s unpack those things you never thought to say, and others never thought to ask.
This presentation will discuss the key developmental stages of children in the early years and explore practical approaches for piano teachers to effectively tailor their lessons. It will also highlight the significance of musical education in early childhood, emphasizing its impact on young learners' development.
Grab a tea or coffee and chat with fellow teachers.
Exploring the concept of whole-beat metronome practice, this session will demonstrate how reinterpreting historical tempo marks can unlock fresh insights for teaching Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, and beyond.
Accepting your role as not just a teacher but also a business owner can be a tough pill for musicians to swallow. But, once we can overcome that hurdle, we can actually free ourselves up to be more creative and teach with joy. In this session, my goal is to empower piano teachers to build financially sustainable studios without sacrificing their love for teaching.
Head out for lunch and continue the conversation.
with Mikaela McDonnell, Jay Wilson
You will be randomly split into groups to discuss a specific topic.
Grab a tea or coffee and chat with fellow teachers.
How to use moveable solfa with beginners to create a strong foundation for reading music.
Head home or go grab some dinner with piano teacher friends, old or new!
Come learn about interleaved teaching and revolutionise your studio without changing any of your lesson content. This little tweak could transform your students’ retention of concepts and skills from one lesson to the next.
Exploring the concept of whole-beat metronome practice, this session will demonstrate how reinterpreting historical tempo marks can unlock fresh insights for teaching Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, and beyond.
Grab a tea or coffee and chat with fellow teachers.
with Angela Qiao
The session explores creative, movement-based, and multi-sensory approaches to piano teaching that boost engagement and concentration in young learners, with practical activities to develop rhythm, note-reading, and musicality. Through games, rote learning, technology, art, & storytelling, teachers will discover fun, inclusive strategies to support different learning styles while nurturing strong aural skills, confidence, and expressive playing.
This session explores practical ways of supporting piano students in developing a personal compositional voice. It focuses on mentoring students through the creative process, integrating composition into regular lessons, and encouraging confidence, independence, and musical ownership.
Head out for lunch and continue the conversation.
with Shihan Wang, Starr Meneely and Angela Qiao
You will be randomly split into groups to discuss a specific topic.
Grab a tea or coffee and chat with fellow teachers.
with Nicola Cantan
We'll wrap up our conference by looking to the future. In this session, we'll look at several archetypes of lifelong musicians that we might dream of our students becoming. Then we'll examine the actionable steps we need to take to make those futures possible.
That's a wrap!
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