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The best teachers are lifelong learners, always questioning the way they do things and trying to better themselves. When we continue to learn, we stay passionate about our teaching and have a better understanding of our students. One great avenue for professional development is to study for a teaching diploma.

Tess Hill designed the syllabus for the CTMusA (Certificate of Teaching Music Australia) and is passionate about helping teachers. She mentors candidates for the AMEB teaching diplomas, as well as examining and teaching piano students. She loves helping teachers to improve their teaching skills, and discover new ways to inspire young learners.

Having a teaching mentor and taking lessons yourself is really the best way to improve your teaching. We can learn so much by modelling more experienced teachers, much more than we can from a book. As Tess says to her students:

"Do it my way until you've find a better way, and when you've found a better way come back and tell me because I want to do it!"

Tess's passion for pedagogy is inspirational. Whether you're in Australia or elsewhere I think you'll learn a lot from her approach to teacher mentoring.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The types of teaching diplomas offered by the AMEB
• How you can benefit from taking a teaching diploma
• How much the exams are likely to cost you
• Why it's so important to continue taking lessons as a teacher
• The structure of the CTMusA and ATMusA and the type of questions to expect
• How Tess mentors teachers through their diploma studies
• What the performance component of the exam looks like
• What it takes to get a distinction in the teaching diplomas

This Month's Sponsors:

Yes, this month I'm sponsoring my own podcast!

TopMusicPro (formerly The Inner Circle) is my private community of the best piano teachers from all across the globe who are committed to creative teaching, progressive piano pedagogy and creating the best learning opportunities for their students.

As a member of the TopMusicPro, you get access to all of my resources including my top-rated PianoFlix 8-part video course all about teaching pop music, videos of me teaching my students, tech-training videos to help you see how to use apps in your teaching, recordings of all my live workshops and keynote speeches and much more.

You'll get to hang out with me and all the other members on our Monthly Member Masterminds and you get free access to all my downloads, PDFs, lesson plans and resources. You may also like to accept one of our regular member challenges designed to get you trying new things, pushing your comfort zone and improving your teaching.

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