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Pre-recorded sessions available starting at 12am on the Monday of each week.
Live sessions are available for replay immediately following the end of the session.
Week #1 - Technique & Musicianship
July 6, 2026
July 6, 2026
9 - 10 am PST
Session #1: **LIVE**
Session #1: **LIVE**
Progressive Etudes: Imagination and Integration
Progressive Etudes: Imagination and Integration
Jarred Dunn
How can we engage students in etude practicing with greater enthusiasm and focus? What practice habits lead to excellent etude performances in examinations, auditions, or competitions? This presentation begins with practical tools for early and intermediate etudes that lead to sophistication concert etudes. Repertoire will feature didactic etudes (Heller, Czerny, Berens) and concert etudes (Chopin, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Liszt). Read more...10 - 11 am PST
Session #2: **LIVE**
Session #2: **LIVE**
Easy Improv at the Piano
Easy Improv at the Piano
Nita Pelletier & Joyce Janzen
Joyce Janzen and Nita Pelletier discuss how to teach improvisation using lead sheets and chord charts. Students of all ages can develop creativity and deepen their personal connection to music. Creating accompaniments at the piano enhances students' ensemble skills: choir work, school and community bands, and church worship teams. Read more...anytime
Session #3: A Frog-First Approach to Ševčík Op. 3: Developing Reliable Bow Control
Session #3: A Frog-First Approach to Ševčík Op. 3: Developing Reliable Bow Control
Xun “Richard” Xu
This workshop explores a practical, frog-first approach to Ševčík’s Op. 3 – 40 Variations, helping violinists develop refined bow control, reduced tension, and greater sound freedom through systematic, historically grounded right-arm training. Read more...anytime
Session #4: It Can Be Sung
Session #4: It Can Be Sung
Nicole Chan
This research is for Cantonese singers and their international educators. It takes familiar Chinese characters and finds the identifies the closest Italian segments. This research is interdisciplinary with themes of Cantonese language, Italian lyric diction sources, Italian and Cantonese phonetics, vocal pedagogy, speech science, and linguistics. Read more...anytime
Session #5: From Theory to Creative Practice: Teaching Harmony Through Improvisation and Composition
Session #5: From Theory to Creative Practice: Teaching Harmony Through Improvisation and Composition
Ian Campbell
We will explore how teachers can move beyond abstract music theory toward creative music-making through improvisation and composition. Drawing on historical partimento traditions and Gordon's contemporary Music Learning Theory, a sound before score method of using harmonic patterns will be demonstrated. Students will quickly play, hear, transpose and use the patterns creatively. Read more...Week #2 - Technology
July 13, 2026
July 13, 2026
9 - 10 am PST
Session #6: **LIVE**
Session #6: **LIVE**
“Modern Family”: How to Navigate Teaching in Today’s Society
“Modern Family”: How to Navigate Teaching in Today’s Society
Diana Dumlavwalla & Melody Morrison
Discover effective strategies to support busy parents in guiding their children's piano practice. Enhance the student-teacher-parent triangle with innovative tools and foster lifelong musical engagement. Join us for practical insights and solutions! Read more...anytime
Session #7: Navigating AI in Piano Pedagogy : Challenges, Possibilities, and Purpose
Session #7: Navigating AI in Piano Pedagogy : Challenges, Possibilities, and Purpose
Chee Hyeon Choi
This presentation examines the role of AI in modern piano pedagogy, addressing its limitations, possibilities, and ethical use, while demonstrating how thoughtful adoption can enhance teaching, communication, and student engagement without replacing practice or the educator’s essential role. Read more...anytime
Week #3 - Studio Business & Growth
July 20, 2026
July 20, 2026
9 - 10 am PST
Session #9: **LIVE**
Session #9: **LIVE**
From Burnout to Sustainable Joy: Embodied Studio Business Transformation for Music Teachers
From Burnout to Sustainable Joy: Embodied Studio Business Transformation for Music Teachers
Anne Marie McIntyre
Reconnect with your teaching passion while building the studio business of your dreams. This transformational workshop uses embodiment-based coaching to help you rediscover your authentic essence and build a thriving studio business from the inside out—creating sustainable joy instead of overwhelm. Read more...anytime
Session #10: Making a Living as a Music Educator
Session #10: Making a Living as a Music Educator
Barbara Levorson
We will examine ideas and strategies to expand your income opportunities through diversification of income streams. Also, there is an invitation to evaluate if the financial health of your studio is meeting your personal financial needs and supporting retirement planning. Read more...anytime
Session #11: The Limitations of Once-A-Week Lessons
Session #11: The Limitations of Once-A-Week Lessons
Brendan Jacklin
Despite our efforts, students often come to lessons having forgotten much of the previous week. But what if the problem lies not in the student, but with the once-a-week teaching model? This presentation explores the inherent problems of this lesson structure and offers ideas for creating a more efficient learning. Read more...Week #4 - Pedagogy
July 27, 2026
July 27, 2026
9 - 10 am PST
Session #12: **LIVE**
Session #12: **LIVE**
Beyond Accommodations: Taking a Positive Approach to Teaching Neurodivergent Students
Beyond Accommodations: Taking a Positive Approach to Teaching Neurodivergent Students
Erin Parkes, Jeffry Sabo, Olivia Adams
Neurodivergent learners may face barriers to learning in traditional music education contexts. Often, accommodations are proposed that focus on supporting student challenges rather than harnessing student strengths. In this roundtable, we will discuss teaching music to neurodivergent students through a strengths-based lens. Read more...anytime
Session #13: Repertoire Review/Refinement: Lessons from the Language Learning Model
Session #13: Repertoire Review/Refinement: Lessons from the Language Learning Model
Merlin Thompson
As a music teacher, do you keep several review pieces or check pieces off one by one? Join this session to explore how a language-learning model can inspire effective and meaningful practice sessions and turn review pieces into a foundation for student development. Learn strategies for reviewing and refining “old” pieces that support long-term habit development and keep students personally invested in their progress. Read more...anytime
Session #14: From the Gym to the Keyboard Lab: Rethinking Group Piano through Engagement and Spiral Learning
Session #14: From the Gym to the Keyboard Lab: Rethinking Group Piano through Engagement and Spiral Learning
Helena Aung
The lecture further examines how pedagogical principles evident in group-based fitness instruction—such as incremental progression, consistent routines, and collective participation—can be adapted to create more engaging and sustainable models of group piano teaching. Read more...Let us know if you'll be attending!
Let us know if you'll be attending!
Full Registration: $80 CAD
Full Registration: $80 CAD
Interested in specific workshops? Register by the Week: $25 CAD
Interested in specific workshops? Register by the Week: $25 CAD
Access all recordings, Q & A, and connect with colleagues until August 31, 2026
Access all recordings, Q & A, and connect with colleagues until August 31, 2026
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