Your musical goals have a big impact on the teacher you select and how that teacher will go about teaching you to play the piano.
Some of our piano kids are doing lessons for a season, without the intention of pursuing music in college or as a profession while others have different long-term plans.
To join me in this chat, I invited two well-respected teachers – Joellyn Andrews and Janna Williamson – with vastly different teaching styles to offer parents a teacher’s perspective on how to help students meet their musical goals.
Listen to the full episode here.
Joellyn Andrews
Joellyn Andrews is a popMATICS instructor and owner of PianoHub. She has been teaching piano for 24 years with a focus on interest-led learning.
Janna Williamson
Pianist Janna Williamson, NCTM, maintains an independent piano studio in her home in West Chicago, Illinois. A teacher of teachers, Janna is a Content Creator for TopMusicPro and coaches piano teachers around the world through her online Teacher Consultation service.
Connect with Joellyn
Instagram: @pianohub_88
Facebook group: Popular Music Piano Learners
I’m looking forward to Joellyn joining me on the podcast to share more of her teaching style.
Connect with Janna
Instagram: @jannaonpiano
YouTube: @jannawilliamson
Website: JannaWilliamson.com
Previous PPP appearances:
PPP 247: Teacher Chat – YouTube Videos with Clinton Pratt and Janna Williamson
PPP 274: Janna Williamson talks about our historic heritage of piano music
Great minds think alike!
The same week Janna, Joellyn, and I met for our chat, ClassicFM released an article highlighting an interesting collaboration between a 1970’s pop singer and a giant in the classical music field.
You can read the article HERE.
I believe our teacher chat today, and the article mentioned above, demonstrate that there is a great deal of value in studying the piano, no matter what your ultimate goals are. Decide what kind of music you want to create and find a teacher to help you get there!
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