About Leah Coutts

Leah Coutts is a private piano teacher in Brisbane, Australia. She completed her Bachelor of Music Studies with First Class Honours in June 2010. She is a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society. Having completed all grades in Electric Organ and moving onto pipe organ at university, under the internationally acclaimed Christopher Wrench’s direction, Leah is now completing the Associate Performance Diploma (AMusA) on piano. As well as private music tuition, her musical experience includes mentoring Music Theory at the Griffith Conservatorium of Music, as well as work for the Music Council of Australia, Fine-Print Music Printing and Typesetting, and the Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre.

In 2012Leah will be returning to the Conservatorium of Music to pursue a PhD in the field of Pedagogy. Her main focus will be research on teaching adults, as this is her area of interest, and an area that needs further study here in Australia.

See other posts by leahcoutts

• How to Practice – my views and a link to a book
• Stretching – a Mind/Body Awareness in Preparation for Mindful Practice
• Student-centred pedagogy
• Answer to Sarah’s comment… teaching a young student
• What 10 Things Do I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Teaching?
• References – as requested
• Fostering a sense of intrinsic motivation in your students
• “The Perfect Wrong Note”
• Community within the Studio
• Thinking Outside the Square
• What’s their personality?
• Adults vs Children – What’s the Difference?
• An Interesting Statistic and Unrealistic Goals
• Managing missed lessons, catch-ups and remaining flexible
• Active Listening
• How Young is Too Young?
• “But I could play it perfectly at home!”
• Self-Direction in Adult Students
• The Benefits of Recording your Students