Summary: <br> Carol Matz is well known in the piano teaching community for her <a href="http://amzn.to/2pWUqAg" target="_blank">Famous and Fun series</a>, and more recently for her <a href="http://carolmatzpiano.com/" target="_blank">Interactive Piano Method</a>. She’s also an experienced piano teacher herself and she knows what works when it comes to great pedagogical arrangements.<br> <br> But Carol is also on the podcast to talk about the other side of arranging: how to teach arranging skills to our students.<br> Having this ability can connect our students to a whole variety of music styles and make them more likely to stick with their music studies. But how do we teach it? What’s the process?<br> Carol has step-by-step advice for us that’s going to make teaching arranging as easy as making a sandwich. Take a listen to see what I mean.<br> Transcript<br> If you’d like to download a PDF transcript of this episode, please click below.<br> Inner Circle Members: You can access your PDF download now from the Resource Library. <a href="https://members.timtopham.com/inner-circle/join-the-community/" target="_blank">Not a member?</a><br> In this episode, you’ll learn<br> <br> * How to get a student to identify as a musician<br> * Ways of making music more social for students<br> * How to teach students about chords & arranging<br> * A simple way to teach chords to beginners<br> * How to drill chords in a way that’s not boring<br> * Step-by-step instructions for getting kids to arrange music<br> * How to fill out chords when students have small hands<br> * What the interactive piano method is and why Carol wrote it<br> <br> Links Mentioned<br> <br> * <a href="http://carolmatzpiano.com/" target="_blank">Interactive Piano Method</a><br> * <a href="http://amzn.to/2pWUqAg" target="_blank">Famous and Fun series</a><br> * <a href="https://timtopham.com/top-10-pop-songs-for-piano-students/" target="_blank">Top 10 Pop Songs to Teach Piano Students</a><br> * <a href="https://timtopham.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-left-hand-piano-styles-patterns/" target="_blank">The Ultimate Guide to Teaching Left Hand Patterns</a><br> <br> Get $100 off Annual Inner Circle Membership<br> As a valued podcast listener, you’re eligible for a $100 discount on an annual Inner Circle Membership. This discount lasts for as long as you’re a member and whatever price you sign up for today is the price you’ll pay as long as you remain a member.<br> Copy this coupon code to use when you see the “Coupon Code” box: PIANOPODCAST.<br> Thank you for Tuning In!<br> There are a lot of podcasts you could be tuning into today, and I’m grateful that you’ve chosen mine.<br> Whether you’re at the gym, on the bike or in the car, I know that you and your students will get lots out of what you learn in the long run.<br> Just make sure you try out some of the ideas before they get lost in the business of your next lessons!<br> If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it by using the social media buttons on the left of the page.<br> Also, kindly consider taking the 60-seconds it takes to <a href="http://www.timtopham.com/itunes">leave an honest review and rating for the podcast on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tim.topham.9/?fref=ts" target="_blank">on my Facebook page</a>. Reviews are extremely helpful when it comes to show’s ranking and you can bet that I read every single one of them personally.<br> Lastly, don’t forget to <a href="http://www.timtopham.com/itunes">subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, to get automatic updates every time a new episode goes live.<br> Do you teach arranging in your piano teaching?<br> How do you go about it? Do you use a similar method to Carol? If you don’t teach this skill, what’s holding you back?<br> <br> Carol Matz is well known in the piano teaching community for her <a href="http..."></a>
