Author Archives: Rhiana Henderson

Stories from our Alumni

By Rhiana Henderson | Published: November 8, 2019

Every now and then, we receive a wonderful story from one of our alumni which reiterates the worth of the work we do. In this month’s blog, we wanted to share with you a couple of the inspirational stories that we’ve received from some of our piano teacher after they’ve graduated from The Piano Teachers’ […]

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A Multitude of First Impressions

By Rhiana Henderson | Published: October 4, 2019

We are piano teachers: we teach the piano. Right? But are we not also freelance entrepreneurs and timetabling magicians?  We manage schedules, budgets, resources, events and deadlines – not to mention the emotions of students and parents! So surely this is more than enough to think about without having to consider marketing strategies as well? It […]

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‘Back to School’

By Rhiana Henderson | Published: September 6, 2019

With schools going back and teaching beginning again in full force, we’re excitedly preparing for the first day with our new 2019-20 students at the end of September. Find out what we have asked them to prepare before embarking on the PTC! I’m so looking forward to going back to the PTC. It’s like Musical […]

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CPD – How Jeni made the most of her PTC

By Rhiana Henderson | Published: August 9, 2019

Although the piano has always been a huge part of my life, I can’t say I ever added ‘piano teacher’ to my list of long-term career options when I was at school…

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Making the most of your CPD

By Rhiana Henderson | Published: August 2, 2019

We posted previously about the importance of continuing development for teachers, and why learning is vital at all stages of life. Read that post here. This week, we are focusing on CPD in general, and how to make the most of yours. There are many courses, workshops, conferences and other events available of varying lengths […]

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Summer Practice Challenge

By Rhiana Henderson | Published: July 26, 2019

We’re excited to announce this week’s post is by guest blogger Alexa Madison, owner of Piano Language and piano teacher in Arizona, USA. She shares her insights and tactics for encouraging and motivating students to practise over the summer months. ‘A problem that many teachers face during the summer is that students take breaks and […]

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A Recipe for Performance

By Rhiana Henderson | Published: July 19, 2019

When performing, imagine you are the host entertaining your guests, wanting them to enjoy themselves, and delivering delicious food (music)…

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All about… Student Concerts

By Rhiana Henderson | Published: July 13, 2019
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Why have student concerts, and why is it important for our pupils to perform?

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What do you say inside your head to yourself as you perform?

By Rhiana Henderson | Published: July 5, 2019

In the season of student concerts, this blog post from Lucinda Mackworth-Young (25/03/2018) is particularly relevant to many teachers and students at the moment. ‘What do you say inside your head to yourself as you perform? Anything at all? I’m hoping the answer is: “Nothing”. I’m hoping that you don’t talk to yourself, but concentrate […]

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Why should teachers continue to learn?

By Rhiana Henderson | Published: June 28, 2019

Why is continuing education important for piano teachers, and how can we justify it in our busy lives?

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