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484: Teaching Under-7 Beginners: Playing Before Reading with Andrew Ingkavet
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480: Listen, Sing, Play, Read: Exploring the Yamaha Approach with Bec Stewart
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479: Teaching Piano the Way Kids Learn to Talk with Krista Jadro
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478: Suzuki Piano Beyond the Books: Adapting the Method to the Child with Kendra Zimmerman
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477: Lowering the Bar, Widening the Door: Playing-Based Teaching with Neil Moore
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476: Silent Films, Silly Lyrics and Hungry Hippos: Creative Composing Sparks with Angeline Bell
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475: Prize-Winning Composition Case Studies with Devi & Mary
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474: How to Teach Guided Composition for Music Teachers with Chrissy Ricker
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473: Why Boundaries Make Students More Creative with Leila Viss
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The original podcast for growth-minded instrumental music and voice teachers since 2015. Our mission at TopMusic is to empower music teachers to find and nurture their innate creativity so they can teach lessons that are innovative, integrated and inspiring, and that will have a positive, life-long impact on their students. Tune in weekly as we interview teachers and creators from around the world and unpack fun and exciting ideas to maximise your teaching and studio business success.