#16 Inside Scoop: Kawai Shares the Trends Reshaping your Piano Teaching With Warrick Baker, GM of Kawai

Have you ever lost a student? Maybe they didn’t stop loving music but life just got in the way?

In this episode, I spoke with Warrick baker, General Manager of Kawai Australia, when we caught up at Top Music Live.

Warrick shares why the piano world is at a huge turning point - and what teachers can do right now to keep students engaged, supported, and coming back.

We explore the real reasons students quit, why hybrid pianos are changing what's possible in modern homes, and why bringing parents on the journey might be your most powerful retention tool yet.

In this episode, you'll discover:

(00:00) Why Students Are Quitting Piano (it's not what you think) (00:00) The Attention Crisis in the Piano Studio and How to Work With it (00:00) Why Getting Parents Invested Changes Everything for Student Retention (00:00) What a Hybrid Piano Actually Is (00:00) Why Group Lessons Are Breaking the Mould of Traditional Piano Teaching (00:00) Piano Lessons Teach Far More Than Music

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