Teaching Improvisation and Composition for Life Success
Presented by Brian Chung
May 22, 2026

Teaching improvisation and composition can elevate the long-term success of your students and your teaching studio. That’s because these disciplines activate and strengthen creative capacities that have tremendous value not only in music, but in the broader professional world many of your students will eventually enter. This session explores these ideas in greater depth and offer practical, accessible strategies for integrating improvisation and composition into your students’ lessons.

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The Conscious Artist: A Path to Mental & Physical Wellbeing
Presented by Pallavi Mahidhara
April 3, 2026

This educational webinar explores the critical and often overlooked topic of mental health awareness in the performing arts. Drawing on The Conscious Artist® podcast and Pallavi Mahidhara’s experience as a concert pianist and mental health advocate, these sessions create space for honest dialogue about any and all challenges artists face. Through real-life stories and practical tools (breath work, body alignment, injury prevention, and mindset strategies), participants learn how to build emotional resilience and sustainable artistry.

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Understanding Chord Symbols
Presented by Bradley Sowash
February 27, 2026

If you have students who are actively interested in playing pop music, jazz, or contemporary worship music, you’ve likely heard questions like: What’s a G5 chord? Is there a difference between a D2 and a D(add2)? What about D9? Since C6 has the same notes as Am7, how are they different? How do slash chords work, like F/G? This practical session explains the principles, common practices, and variations in modern chord notation.

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Go Forward and Make Beautiful Music
Presented by Spencer Myer
January 23, 2026

While incorporating arm movement into a piano student’s physicality, it is important to take note of the root of that motion—for example, a circular arm motion can lead to over-extension of the elbow, and a deliberately upward follow-through can lead to an uncomfortably high wrist. Why not focus on the forward motion, guiding it all? In this webinar, through musical examples and close-up technical demonstrations, this forward motion will be acutely examined to show how it can result in free, efficient and focused piano playing, and wide-ranging, poised and beautiful sound production.

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