Summer Professional Development: Piano Teacher Education Courses Online

The Intermediate Course

Designed to introduce important concepts and material related to the teaching of intermediate students who are playing at approximately Levels 3-7, the course includes video content, readings, and reflection activities.

13 modules | 30 hours | $129

The Beginner Course

Designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary for working with beginning pianists (age 5-8 years old) in the most important year of piano study–the first. 

23 modules | 36 hours | $129

Foundational Piano Pedagogy

Designed to introduce the essential philosophies of education that form the foundations of successful teaching, the course includes video content, readings, quizzes, and reflection activities.

5 modules | 10 hours | $79

A Pianist’s Guide to Studio Management

Designed by Heather K. Smith and Deborah H. How, both independent music teachers with extensive business backgrounds, this course will help teachers professionalize their studios and navigate important business topics.

10 modules | 10 hours | $79

A Pianist’s Guide to Teaching in Groups

Equips piano teachers with the skills necessary for planning, preparing, and implementing group teaching at all levels, from preschoolers through adult learners.


19 modules | 18 hours | $129

The Inclusive Teaching Course: Teaching Piano to Students Who are Special Learners

Designed to introduce practical explanations and strategies in adaptive teaching to basic scenarios in piano teaching. These include music reading, music counting, technique, artistry, and teaching and learning procedures for working with special learners.

14 modules | 16 hours | $129

Hidden Gems: Four Centuries of Piano Music by Women Composers

Designed to shed light on a fraction of works by talented women composers spanning four centuries. Selected piano works at varying levels of difficulty (elementary to early advanced), surveyed from a pedagogical and performance perspective.

9 modules | 10 hours | $79

Technique Through Repertoire

Companion course for the publications Technique through Repertoire, Books 1 and 2 by Christopher Madden and Jani Parsons. The course introduces practical explanations for the teaching of technical skills through repertoire excerpts as well as strategies for successful use of the printed materials. 

15 modules | 6 hours | $49

Exploring Latin American Piano Music: A Cultural Journey Through Early-Advanced Pieces

Substantial survey of works from the elementary to late-intermediate/early-advanced levels by composers from nine different Latin American countries. 

12 modules | 15 hours | $79

A Pianist’s Guide to Teaching Online

All the necessary knowledge and skills for teaching online private lessons and group classes for students of all ages and ability levels. The content is a dynamic variety of short video lectures, articles, tip sheets, video demonstrations, and resource lists.

20 modules | 10 hours | $79

Piano Teaching Through the Lens of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Equips teachers with knowledge on how to evaluate their teaching material and how to effectively incorporate diverse literature into the teaching studio. Provides examples on how various teachers have created more opportunities for diverse populations to gain access to piano instruction. 

20 modules | 12 hours | $79

Recreational Music Making

Provides teachers a understanding of the teaching philosophy within Recreational Music Making and how to promote this teaching mindset in their program; business management, curriculum design, and best instructional practices within RMM studios around the country.

8 modules | 10 hours | $79

Unsung Heroes in Piano Pedagogy: 20 Pieces by Black Composers to Use in Your Studio Now

Designed to help remedy the lack of inclusion of piano music by Black composers in the standard teaching repertoire, and the music heard on the public concert stage. For each piece discussed, both the musical and technical challenges, and unique pedagogical benefits are highlighted. 

10 modules | 10 hours | $79

• Teaching Improvisation and Composition
• 20th- and 21st- Century Music by Women Composers
• Baroque Era Music by Women Composers
• Classical Era Music by Women Composers
• Classical Sonatinas and Sonatas at the Piano
• Developing Musical Skills in Young Pianists: Ideas from Music Learning Theory
• Florence Price Teaching Pieces
• Harnessing the Power of the Team: Teacher, Vhild, and Parent in Beginning Piano Study
• Inclusive Teaching at the Piano
• Introducing Pieces with Purpose
• Lesson Planning Essentials: Tools for Student Success

• Music by Black Composers for Early-Advanced Students
• Music by Black Composers for Intermediate Students
• Performance Anxiety Management: How to Prepare for Your Best Performance
• Rhythm and Movement in Beginning Piano Study
• Romantic Era Music by Women Composers
• Romantic Piano Masters
• Teaching Adult Piano
• Teaching Adults in Groups
• Teaching Beginning and Elementary Children in Groups
• Teaching Collegiate Group Piano
• Teaching Elementary Technique and Music Reading at the Piano
• Teaching Exemplary Performance
• Teaching Jazz at the Piano
• Teaching Musical Concepts