TopMusic Piano Podcast

Tim Topham

The TopMusic Piano Podcast is a weekly show that provides piano teachers with inspiration and ideas for teaching piano in a way that engages and motivates students. Your host, Dr. Rachel Ehring, is a pianist, teacher, music administrator, and lover of piano-teaching gadgets. Rachel holds a DMA in Collaborative Piano from the University of Colorado Boulder and an MM in Accompanying from the University of Kansas. Join Rachel as she interviews guests from the music education industry and shares tips and advice to help you run your dream piano studio.

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TopMusic Piano Podcast

Episodes (104)

Friday 104: Laying Strong Foundations at the Beginning of Your Career with Emma Fernandez
Feb 27th 103: The Piano Teacher Friends I Can’t Live Without
Feb 20th 102: Growing an Online Presence as a Musician with Anni Kallioniemi

TopMusic Piano Podcast

Mar 6, 2026
30 minutes
28 MB

It’s easy to think you need decades of experience before you have something meaningful to offer as a piano teacher, but today’s guest proves otherwise. In this episode, I’m chatting with Emma Fernandez, an undergraduate piano major who is already running a thriving studio and building strong professional foundations. We talk about networking, professional organizations, social media growth, and what it looks like to lay intentional groundwork at the very beginning of your career. Emma shared how she began her piano lessons and discovered her love for music through choir.She explained how her teaching journey began during...

TopMusic Piano Podcast

104: Laying Strong Foundations at the Beginning of Your Career with Emma Fernandez

Tim Topham

00:00 -29:49