Coffee with Christina

About Coffee with Christina

Purposeful Piano Pedagogy is a podcast for piano teachers, piano pedagogy students, & music educators who want to teach with intention, integrity, and care. Hosted by an experienced piano pedagogue and teacher educator, this podcast explores piano teaching as formational work - examining the deeper questions behind technique, curriculum, assessment, studio culture, and teacher identity. Through reflective conversations and practical insight, episodes engage the intersections of teaching, calling, & craft asking not only how to teach piano, but why. Topics include: Piano pedagogy & teaching philosophy Technique, musicianship, & curriculum design Teacher formation, sustainability, & burnout Student-centered & humane teaching practices Studio systems, assessment, & long-term musical growth Some episodes are philosophical. Others are rooted in real studio practice. All are guided by the conviction that piano teaching is never neutral —& that every pedagogical choice shapes both the student & the teacher. Purposeful Piano Pedagogy is for independent piano teachers, collegiate instructors, & pedagogy students who are seeking clarity, depth, and longevity in their teaching.

Publisher

Christina

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jan 2024

Latest episode

27 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

80 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Jul 2026

   PPP E13: The Student Behind the Music

   Send us Fan Mail Every piano lesson teaches more than notes. Whether we realize it or not, our students are learning something about themselves every time they sit at the piano. They're discovering what mistakes mean, how to respond to challenges, and whether their worth is tied to their performance. In this episode, Christina invites piano teachers to look beyond technique and repertoire to consider a deeper question: Who is this student becoming because they are studying music with me? Thro...

2. 

   13 Jul 2026

   PPP E12: The Pace of Purposeful Teaching

   Send us Fan Mail Episode 10: The Pace of Purposeful Teaching Why deeper learning often requires slowing down In a culture that celebrates speed, it's easy to assume that faster progress means better teaching. More pieces learned. More books completed. More levels passed. But is moving quickly the same as growing deeply? In this episode of Purposeful Piano Pedagogy, we explore the difference between coverage and comprehension, and why purposeful teachers are willing to slow down in order to cu...

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   29 Jun 2026

   PPP: E 11 - The Hidden Cost of Overcommitment as a Piano Teacher

   Send us Fan Mail As piano teachers, many of us don't overcommit because we're careless. We overcommit because we care deeply. We want to serve more students, create more opportunities, and make a greater impact. But what happens when our desire to do more begins to diminish the quality of our teaching, our creativity, & our joy? In this episode of Purposeful Piano Pedagogy, Dr. Christina Mathis explores the hidden costs of overcommitment & why sustainable teaching requires more than s...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

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Quality

65

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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