Publications & Speaking

A passionate educator, Ben is always eager to speak with other teachers about music pedagogy. In addition to his podcast “All Keyed Up,” he has also spoken and written about music teaching through a variety of platforms. Links to previous speaking and writing engagements are included below, as well as a list of speaking topics. If interested in booking Ben for speaking or writing, please reach out through the Contact Page.

Workshop Topics Include:

  • Teaching Songwriting

  • Lyric Analysis/Writing

  • Top 10 Piano Teacher Mistakes

  • Creative, Out-of-the-Box Approaches to Piano Lessons

  • Teaching Strategies for Private Students who Struggle with Consistent Practice

  • Improvisation

  • Integrating Popular and Contemporary Music into a Piano Teaching Curriculum

Previous Speaking & Writing Engagements

Piano Magazine Article
”Intuition is Overrated: Ten Lessons Learned After Interviewing Sixty Leaders in the Piano Teaching World”

Colourful Keys Blog Post
“10 Creative Ways to Introduce Piano Students to a Piece.”

Piano Pantry Podcast
Interviewed by Amy Chaplin about All Keyed Up, piano pedagogy, and life!

Piano Parent Podcast
Participant in a panel podcast about student recitals

TopCast Podcast
Rebroadcast of an interview with Tim Topham about the connections between podcast interviewing and piano teaching

Pianist Academy Appearance
Interviewed by Charles Szczepanek

2022 Creative Teaching Conference
Presented a talk about teaching lyric writing

2022 Expand Online Conference
Presented with Heidi Kay Begay in a talk “Expanding Through Podcasting”

2023 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy
Presented a talk “Teaching Lyric Writing in the Context of Private Piano Lessons”