# Tim Topham

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087 - 9 Creative Lesson Activities You Can Do with a Broken Arm

It was about this time last year when I got a panicked email from a parent: “Jack broke his left wrist this week. What does this mean for piano? He’s in a cast.” Has this ever happened to you? Some parents may assume that lessons need to be paused during this time. I mean, they can’t play with only…

Rethinking Piano Education — Tim Topham on Creativity, Modern Students & Teaching That Actually Works

In this episode of the Performing Arts School Entrepreneur Podcast, host David Martin sits down with Tim Topham — international speaker, author, and founder of TopMusic, one of the world's most influential platforms for modern music educators. Through books, courses, membership programs, and global…

Bonus: Celebrating Teachers Around the World

Bonus Episode: Celebrating Piano Teachers Around the World We talk all the time about music being universal.But teaching is universal too. This is a special bonus episode of The Scrappy Piano Teacher Podcast, created to help ring in the new year and celebrate independent piano teachers from around …

75: Greatest Hits With Dave Simon & Tim Topham

On this special “Greatest Hits of 2025” episode of the Rock School Proprietor Podcast, John Kozicki (Michigan Rock School and RockSchoolProprietor.com) brings together some of the most impactful moments from two standout conversations of 2025, featuring Dave Simon and Tim Topham. This curated episo…

099: Reflections on 99 Episodes of the TopMusic Piano Podcast

As I approach episode 100, I wanted to pause and reflect on what the first 99 episodes of this podcast have meant to me. In this solo episode, I'm going to share memories from my own early piano lessons, the lessons I’ve learned from incredible guests, and how hosting this podcast has shaped me as …

Beyond the Method: Tim Topham on Creative Teaching in a Distracted World

Tim Topham, founder of TopMusicCo and author of No Book Beginners, joins Eric to talk about creative teaching, the four pillars of modern piano pedagogy, the challenge of keeping students engaged in the age of TikTok, and why in-person community might be the most important investment music teachers…

How to Get More Value from Events (with Tim Topham) | EP 276

In today's episode, I sit down with Tim Topham to unpack why events feel productive but often don't actually move your music school forward. If you've ever left a conference energized but found yourself back in the same place a few weeks later, this conversation will help you understand why and wha…

463: Tim Topham’s Online Piano Teaching Tech Setup

One of the biggest questions teachers ask about online lessons is, “What tech do I actually need?” In this episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes of my own online piano teaching setup and showing you exactly how I teach students across the world from my home studio. The good news is it’s far sim…

Why the Smartest Podcasters Use Their Show to Build a Membership Not Sell Ads (with Tim Topham)

Most podcasters spend years chasing ad deals that never come. Tim Topham took a different path. As the founder and director of TopMusic Co and host of The TopCast, Tim built 470 episodes of a niche podcast for music teachers without ever running a single ad. Instead, every episode fed a paid mem…

471: She Doubled Her Income Without Working More Hours with Lynnette Barney

Group teaching doesn't have to mean giving up individual attention. Today, I'm sharing a chat I had with Lynnette Barney about how she's refined her overlapping lesson model to give students the best of private instruction, collaborative learning, and independent work in a single visit. Even though…