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On Demand Reviews – 2021

Category: creativity

TC255: Half Two: Instructing Guitar with the 80/20 Pareto Precept with Michael Gumley

Nifty Nev
creative piano teaching, creativity, effective piano practice, effective piano teaching, how to run music studio, music education, piano teaching, Podcast |

This episode is part two of a three-part podcast series with our TopMusicPro Guitar head, Michael Gumley.
Michael has shared tons of wisdom in this episode on teaching students, setting goals, getting engagement, managing money and so much more. In fact, our conversation had so much goodness that I had to listen to it a second time to take down notes.
As a music teacher in general, you’ll be able to pick up heaps of knowledge from Michael and we’re so excited to be sharing some of it with you today.

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The importance of a teacher’s job.
Practicing your instrument and having fun.
Classical conservatism vs. embracing changing contemporary music.
Tips on Goal Setting.
Getting more engagement from students.
Valuable tips around money.
Understanding training versus teaching.

Transcript of the show
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Today’s Guest

Michael is a guitar teacher and music educator from Melbourne, Australia. He’s the owner and head teacher at  Melbourne Guitar Academy. Michael brings his passion for and love of all things guitar to each and every lesson and seeks to capture the same excitement and wonder that captivated him during his guitar journey with all of his students.
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TC245: Are Recitals the Finest Strategy to Assess College students? with Tom Donald

Nifty Nev
creative piano teaching, creativity, effective piano teaching, Podcast |

Have you ever wondered whether recitals and forcing kids to perform on stage is really the best way to assess their growth in their music learning? For the longest time, recitals have been teachers’ go-to but as time and technology have changed music and lessons, so have these assessments.
In this episode, Tom Donald shares creative ways of looking at his students’ progress and how this process has helped both his students and studio.
Join us in this interesting conversation as we dive deep into the alternatives you also might want to consider for some of your students who maybe are doing things more in the composing, recording, and songwriting realms.

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[04:42] Tom tells us about himself and his music school.
[05:54] Different ways to assess the progress of our students.
[09:40] How they started recording their students’ music.
[12:17] The music recording process.
[16:18] Releasing the music to the public.
[19:01] Several styles of releasing music for children.
[20:25] The reason behind calling his students members.
[21:06] The packages he offers and the marketing he does for lessons.
[22:20] Tom shares secret wins on teaching.
[23:47] How student releases can come back as great marketing for their studio.
[26:00] Students releasing music for the fun of it.
[27:44] Update on his performances.

Transcript of the show
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Today’s Guest

Tom Donald is an incredible jazz pianist and also one of our expert teachers in TopMusicPro.
He is a passionate advocate for the use of chords and improvisation in all music learning. He’s also a champion for the struggling adult amateur by connecting them with their inner genius. He’s a real coach. He’s worked on musical transformations with countless students over the last two decades and now heads up the London Contemporary School of Piano.  In this episode, we discuss some of the innovative ways he has implemented in his school to assess students.
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TC242: Understanding Dyslexia: How instructing language pertains to instructing music with Becki Laurent

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creative piano teaching, creativity, effective piano teaching, music education, online teaching, piano pedagogy, piano teacher training, piano teaching, Podcast, professional development |

Did you know that 1 in 5 people in the USA have dyslexia? So, if you’ve got 20 students, the odds are pretty high that at least four are dyslexic. Therefore, understanding dyslexia is an important tool to have.
In today’s episode, Becki Laurent joins us to talk about how we can better reach our music students that struggle with this learning challenge.
We discuss myths, misconceptions and tips for teaching students with dyslexia. Becki also shares the components of the Orton Gillingham method of teaching reading and how we can incorporate these in music teaching.
It’s a super informative and interesting episode you won’t want to miss.

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[03:13] Becki shares how she got on the journey of teaching music to kids with dyslexia and ADHD.
[13:41] The conversation you need to have with your students’ parents.
[15:54] Top 5 Myths for teaching students with dyslexia.
[23:03] Understanding dyslexia and why rhythm is so important in teaching dyslexics.
[28:02] How using the process of teaching dyslexics can help any student become better. 
[34:42] Components of the Orton Gillingham teaching method and how we can apply it to music.
[43:19] Sample strategies you can use to teach students.
[51:02] Tips for making the process of learning fun for students.

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About our Guest

Becki Laurent is the director of a music school in West Texas. Her superpowers include ADHD, listening, analyzing and getting things done. She doesn’t sleep much and can often be found on Facebook at all hours of the day and night in all the time zones of the world.
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Consider implementing the ideas from this podcast by writing several actionable steps for your teaching practice if it’s inspired you.
If you enjoyed today’s show, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, which helps other teachers find our show.
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