The preschool piano group program with a difference...
Mini Musicians is a creative program that will give your students an introduction to piano and music through improvisation and games. It's easy for you to get set up as everything is ready to print and go and there are video walk-throughs of each lesson to help you plan.
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- General music and piano skills for 3-5 year olds
- Set up for low- to no-practice requirements
- Flexible lesson length from 30-60 minutes
- Optional improvisation, reading and listening components
- No licensing fees or costly materials to buy
- Video explanations of each lesson
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You can access the Mini Musicians course as well as tons of other fun and engaging resources for teaching students of all ages by becoming a Vibrant Music Teaching member.
Already a member? Login here and access this course here.
Meet the Creator
Hey, have we met yet? I'm Nicola Cantan, a piano teacher in Ireland and the creator of Vibrant Music Teaching.
I've been teaching piano for over 15 years but it was about 7 years ago that everything started to change for me. Before that, I had been a pretty average teacher. I was ok, I was pleasant, but I wouldn't have knocked anyone's socks off.
Then I discovered piano teaching blogs. I found out about using improvisation, composing and music teaching games and I realised that I could bring my design degree (yes, fashion design actually, see the photo below for evidence!) and creative brain into my piano teaching and provide my students with a unique lesson experience.
Since then I've become addicted to sharing my discoveries and ideas with other music teachers through my blog Colourful Keys, books like The Piano Practice Physician's Handbook and Rhythm in 5 and speaking at events online and in-person around the world.
I created Vibrant Music Teaching in 2017 because I could see how many teachers wanted to teach more creatively and use games more effectively, but they didn't have the support or tools they needed to do it. It began as a little bee of an idea buzzing around my head and it's now a thriving community where all my favourite teachers in the world hang out and get inspired.
I hope you'll join us and get in on the fun.
What's inside the membership?
Absolutely everything you need
200+ games and activities
All the content you need to teach theory the fun way with a wide breadth of levels, types of activities and topics.
25+ webinar recordings
All the professional development you'll ever need with new presentations added each month.
90+ teaching videos
Videos of real teaching to help you understand the ideas and fully grasp how they look in action.
10+ fantastic courses
Comprehensive lesson plans with walk-through videos so you can put these ideas into action.
Flawlessly organised
Find what you need by selecting the concept, level, number of players and activity type that would help your student right now.
New printables every month
5 new games added every single month. The best part? I'll take special requests for the games you want and need.
Time-saving planning tools
Make your own custom lists of activities and ideas to plan for students, workshops and...everything else!
Theory games roadmaps
Roadmaps to correlate to Piano Adventures, Piano Pronto, Thinking Theory and Piano Safari plus a master roadmap including every game.
Facebook community
Access to the private Facebook group where you can connect and get more support and guidance.
Monthly Q&A calls
Monthly live video chats to connect you with other members and get your questions answered.
Tiny Finger Takeoff
Your first year of lessons with a new preschooler ready to go with step-by-step videos to guide you.
Piano Powerbooster
Comprehensive lesson plans for aural, rhythm, theory and technique for the first 40 weeks of lessons.
Member success stories
Read what members have to say about Vibrant Music Teaching and the impact it has had in their studios.
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Elena
Teacher in Texas, USA
“If you teach on the regular basis, this is a membership you cannot be without.
Whenever you hit the wall and don't know how to address a problem of a student during their lessons, there are answers to that problem right here. You can see a lesson video, or print a game to help your student understand things better.
And the webinars are great to keep learning about teaching, and not only teaching, but teaching well, so your students want to come back."
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Kelli
Teacher in Ohio, USA
“Your passion is infectious! I've taught for more than 10 years and I feel renewed. Joining has been inspiring, and reminded me why I chose this in the first place - a passion for music and music teaching.”
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Kandice
Teacher in Ontario, Canada
"There are lots and lots of games for extra practice in almost every area of study. This helps with lesson planning - especially for group lessons - and keeps the students loving their lessons. This helps with retention and referrals and grows your studio! Only good things to come of this membership!"
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Darby
Teacher in New York, USA
“Loving being a VMT Member! Professional development never felt so fun!”
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Valerie
Teacher in California, USA
“So many games! I love how organized they are, right down to a roadmap with suggested order. It makes it so easy to find just the right game, and lesson planning is a breeze.”
Vibrant Music Teaching is the perfect place for continuing professional development and resources for instrumental and vocal music teachers.
The printable library grows every month and is fully organised and completely sortable. So there's always something new to inspire you, but it's not overwhelming.
The video library contains courses, guided lesson plans, workshop recordings and videos of real teaching in action so you can feel fully confident trying new things with your students.
And the community is always here to support you through the Facebook group and member Q&A calls.
Become a member today and join the fun.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS TEACHERS HAVE ASKED BEFORE SAYING "YES!" TO MEMBERSHIP.
The price for full membership is $25 USD per month or $250 USD annually. If you join at this price it will never change for you, even if the fees for new members go up.
Yes, you can do this yourself within the account management. If you cancel, you won’t be charged for the following month/year.
All prices are quoted and charged in US dollars.
Yes. Whenever there is a difference in terminology, I always make two versions.
No problem! We have created a separate solfege version of the pdf for fixed do solfege teachers on games where this is necessary.
The pdfs are provided on A4 sized paper, however, they are all designed to work well on letter paper if you just tick the “fit to page” option when printing.
Many of the graphics are not very "kiddy" so you can use them for any age. Most teachers find them most useful for kids under 13, but many also use games with their adult students with great success!
Absolutely. Teaching preschoolers is one of my specialities. In fact, we have a course that will walk you through a whole year of lessons with a new preschool piano student.
The range is truly all the way from newbie preschoolers (think key names and finger numbers), up to late intermediate concepts like interval qualities, chord inversions and Roman numeral analysis.
Psst! Still got questions? Email me here.
30 Day Money Back Guarantee
When you join Vibrant Music Teaching you are fully protected by our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. If you don't feel like you've received value and you decide you want to cancel any time within the next 30 days, just let us know and we'll send you a prompt refund. No hassles, headaches or hoops to jump through.
I'm confident you'll love Vibrant Music Teaching but if you're not satisfied within your first 30 days then we'll refund you without any fuss.
Become a Vibrant Music Teaching member today and you'll get instant access to the full printable library (over 200 resources!), games roadmaps, courses & lesson plans, teaching videos, workshop recordings and monthly Q&A calls.
You can cancel your membership at any time, no strings, no gimmicks. So what have you got to lose? Sign up now and you're locked in at this low price for as long as you're a member.
Less than the fees from one lesson each month
Recurring payment - cancel anytime
Hassle-free 30 day money back guarantee
12 months for the price of 11!
Recurring payment - cancel anytime
Hassle-free 30 day money back guarantee
All prices in US Dollars
Interested in multiple teacher accounts for your music school? Contact me about custom pricing.