Are you a teacher who is ready to move on? ‘”Anyone can teach the piano in the UK.” When I tell people this they are amazed: “What? Anyone?” Then I have to go through the explanation that piano teaching is unregulated, teachers don’t need to have any qualifications and people are often asked to teach […]
Are you thinking about attending Curious Live but just have a few concerns? We get it. We understand that it’s a big commitment of your money and time. You need to know that you are going to get full value out of the day. It’s not just how much it’s going to cost. Maybe you’re […]
Happy New Year everyone! The start of the new month and year finds both Sharon and me cracking on with plans for our Curious LIVE events in February. We have been thrilled with the take-up of tickets so far and thank you to those of you who have plunged right in! There are just 9 […]
Curious LIVE Redefining Expectations is now open for registration. YAY! We can announce with confidence that the cakes are all on order and Ed the Curious Elephant has cleared his diary so that he can join us all in Oxford. Plus, his Irish cousin will be attending the Belfast event. Well, you know us, we […]
Last week we asked you on Facebook what you thought we should call our Curious Live events in February 2018. It was a close run thing but Redefining Expectations (which was also our own preference) just came ahead of the others. So Redefining Expectations it is! You might be wondering why you should invest the […]
The Community is The Curious Piano Teachers online membership site that enables piano teachers to develop their teaching skills at home. We only open enrolment a couple of times annually so, if you’re curious to know more, now is a good time to grab a coffee and read this post which gives you an […]
What was the best thing about being at the MTNA 2017 conference? Undoubtedly, it was meeting in person, people who had only been Facebook friends up till that point! I’m now back in the UK after an exciting and interesting few days over in Baltimore. Today’s blog is a brief overview of our time there. […]
Back in 2008 I had no difficulty in persuading my husband to accompany me to Bologna, Italy, for my very first ISME conference. When I told him that the 32nd ISME conference was taking place in Glasgow and suggested that it would lovely if he were to come with me again I must admit I […]
If you ever spent a childhood summer holiday beside the sea, like me, I’m sure you’ll remember the brightly-coloured fishing nets. Perfect for fishing for sticklebacks in the rock pools. We had a river at the bottom of the garden. So when my brother and I came home from our seaside holidays, the nets were […]
“I’m not good enough.” When did you last feel like you weren’t good enough? What triggered the feeling? In her TED Talk researcher and storyteller Brené Brown shares profound insights from her painstaking research into what she calls ‘human connection’. I’ve watched the video several times now. Her take on this feeling of inadequacy, of “I’m […]