10:30 - 11:30 | SPECIAL Session

How to Keep Students in a Long-Term Relationship With the Piano 
with Bernadette Ashby

If it’s our goal to maximize the likelihood of music becoming a friend to our students for the rest of their lives, we need to encourage them to stay in piano lessons for as long as they can.  This will ensure the possible outcome. But how do we do that?  In this workshop, find out some applicable tips from a veteran teacher about retaining students for the long haul. Rather than having a turn-around studio, keep the ones you have for years to come, get paid consistently, and create a studio of self-generative students while you’re at it.


12:00 - 12:30 | General Session

Day 2 Kickoff

Welcome & Announcements
Introduction Breakouts


12:30 - 1:15 | General Session

Strengthening Your Self-Generative Muscle, Part 2 (Neil)

In part two of our self generation conversation we'll further explore practical examples of how self-generative practices not only develop students' capabilities, but also open up an opportunity for you to achieve an entirely new level of freedom within your teaching.


1:15 - 2:00 | Breakout Sessions

Improvisation: 5 Projects You Can Implement Next Week (Robin)

Do you struggle coming up with regular improvisations projects for your students? Do you start only to find yourself wondering where to go? Robin will present five improv ideas that you can use and then expand on and grow your repretoire of improv ideas and tools.

Handout - Improvisation: 5 Projects


Scale & Key Hands-On Workshop (Laurie)

Get clarity on the what/when/how of teaching the more theory-related content within the Simply Music curriculum. Practice processing some of the content such as Scale Maps (2 1/2, 3 1/2), Knowing the Key (0246135), integrating into your teaching, etc.

Handout - Scale & Key Hands-On Workshop



2:00 - 2:45 Session | Breakout Sessions


Simplifying Complex Rhythm (Laurie)

Go beyond the rhythms covered in Reading Rhythm and learn how to tackle those gnarly-looking rhythms. This will be a hands-on learning opportunity with source material provided so that you may implement this specific approach.

Handout - Simplifying Complex Rhythm

Handout - Music Excerpts

Handout - Rhythm Counting Basics


Jazz Clues Hands-On Workshop (Robin)

Thinking about teaching Jazz Clues but you'd like to get a sense of how to start and proceed? Robin will talk about prerequisites, approaches, and ways to make to make the Jazz Program a fun learning experience for you and your students. 

Handout - Jazz Clues




2:45 - 3:00 | Break


3:00 - 4:00 | General Session

Q & A (Laurie, Robin & Neil)

We'll pre-select some questions from your registration forms, and take additional live questions in this interactive session.


4:00 - 4:45 | Breakout Sessions

Teaching Boogie Woogie (Laurie)

This is a fun, additional stream to add for your more advanced students. Using the book "How to Play Boogie Woogie Piano" by Arthur Migliazza and Dave Rubin as source material, Laurie will share the structured approach she uses with her students.

Handout - Teaching Boogie Woogie


Becoming a Requirement-Based Studio (Robin)

Do you have this feeling that having a requirement-based studio may be just what you need but you aren't sure you can do it? Let's uncover the mystery of what it means to be a requirement-based teacher/studio. I'll show you how to evaluate what's working for you now and what requirements can help you have the studio you want in this hands-on session. 

Handout - Requirement-Based Studio


4:45 - 5:15 | Break


5:15 - 6:15 | General Session

What's Coming (Neil)

In this session we’ll take a high-level overview of what’s coming in the next 12-24 months. We’ll also explore how you can both prepare yourself, and your students, to take advantage of what the future holds


6:15 - 6:30 | General Session

Closing

Hear about some opportunities and maybe win a giveaway!