Hello! I’m your host and a longtime group teacher, Marie Lee.

Are you interested in teaching piano in groups but are not sure how to get started?

Perhaps you need support as you develop your group teaching studio?

Maybe you’ve been teaching group piano for years, and you need fresh ideas?

Group IlluminatED is here for YOU, offering uniquely curated packages to elevate your teaching.

Gain quick tips and sage advice from expert presenters who actually do what you do, and are here to share what’s truly working in their classrooms.

Each Group IlluminatED course zooms in on a specific aspect of group teaching.

Grow and Scale: Advanced Strategies for Group Piano Teachers

Take your group piano program to the next level with this 8-course bundle designed to help you refine your teaching, deepen student engagement, and grow a thriving, values-based studio. Learn from expert educators and innovators as they share practical systems for curriculum design, differentiated instruction, studio culture, marketing, and retention.

Featuring sessions by Gloria Tham-Haines, Sara Campbell, Marie Lee, Melanie Bowes, Paul Myatt, and Gillian Erskine, discover how to:

• Plan lessons and curriculum that truly meet your students’ needs

• Strengthen connection and loyalty within your studio community

• Integrate movement, multi-sensory learning, and differentiation strategies

• Build a sustainable business with clear marketing and retention systems

✅ Grow a thriving studio.

Seven Dynamite Courses

The Connected Studio: Changing Cultures — with Gloria Tham-Haines

Go beyond “selling lessons” — build connection. Gloria Tham-Haines explores how to cultivate a studio culture that thrives on empathy, purpose, and trust.

Cultivating Loyalty: Key Techniques for Student Retention — with Sara Campbell

Your best marketing comes from the families who stay. Sara Campbell shares communication and onboarding strategies that turn satisfied clients into long-term studio advocates.

Lesson Planning on Purpose — with Marie Lee

Great lessons don’t happen by accident — they’re designed with intention. Marie Lee walks you through visual, kinesthetic, and auditory strategies to engage every learner in your classroom.

Cyclical Curriculum Structures — with Melanie Bowes

Rethink how you plan. Melanie Bowes introduces a cyclical curriculum model that aligns your long-term goals with students’ natural learning rhythms.

Why Movement is the Key to Group Piano Success + Whole Body Teaching Demonstration — with Paul Myatt

Experience the joy of movement-based learning. Paul Myatt’s Whole Body Learning approach combines rhythm, singing, and motion to unlock deeper understanding and focus in every student.

Differentiation in Action: Teaching Demonstrations — with Melanie Bowes

See real differentiation in motion. Melanie Bowes demonstrates practical ways to adapt pacing and activities so every student can succeed and stay challenged.

What’s Marketing Got to Do With It? — with Gillian Erskine

Marketing can be authentic and inspiring. Gillian Erskine shares three flexible plans to help you attract the right students and grow your studio with purpose and clarity.

Bonus! Multi-Level Ensemble

Five Piano Multi-Level Ensemble: Snowman, commissioned by Group IlluminatED and composed by Caroline Fauchet

This piece was designed for five pianos at five different levels, making it perfect for mixed-level classes or collaborative studio recitals.

Studio license to print as many copies as you need for your own students.

Meet “Snowman” — a five-piano, multi-level ensemble by Caroline Fauchet, perfect for holiday recitals. Joyful, rhythmic, and inclusive for every student background with a little wink of Jingle Bells at the end

Listen to it below.

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If you have any questions, please contact Marie at support@groupilluminated.com