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
Making Music Theory Relevant
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”
2024 Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association Conference
Presented two talks: “Making Music Theory Relevant” and “Exploring Lyric Writing with Students”
