Frequently asked questions

The core course includes 25 hours of live instruction across ten weeks (Monday evenings, 6–8.30pm), 14 hours of practical learning at the two-day practical intensive in Sydney, and one individual hour for a private lesson, review and advice. The founding cohort’s ten extra tutorials are on top of this.

The cohort has 40 core hours across ten weeks of live online learning and a two-day practical intensive. Allow two to three hours a week for independent work, plus the ten extra tutorials. In-person attendance is required if you teach within 100 km of Sydney; discuss a remote alternative before enrolling if travel is genuinely impossible.

Yes. The two-day practical intensive in Sydney is a live, interactive workshop on style, character, shaping and lifting student performances from good to outstanding. Across the course, over 100 pieces from Preliminary to Grade 8 are covered in detail.

Ten extra tutorials: the sprint to assessment success. The founding cohort receives one extra group tutorial each week, valued at $1,500, giving you targeted advice, work and support to complete your six course assessments and your CTMusA or ATMusA submission. Bring your own questions and examples and work through them in the session. This founding-cohort bonus will not be repeated.

The founding cohort starts on Monday 1 March 2027. The dates of the two-day practical intensive are to be confirmed.

You do not need to be a technology expert. You will need a device with a camera, microphone and a reliable internet connection. Try a Zoom call before the course starts, and raise any questions in the call from the Institute.

The course is endorsed and developed in strategic partnership with the Music Teachers’ Association of NSW. Successful completion of the six assessed projects covers five of the seven standards required for MTA certification, and IMPA submits your application in support of certification.

Yes. MTA certification is guaranteed once you successfully complete the six assessed projects and show Grade 8 piano practical and Grade 5 theory or musicianship, or equivalent. IMPA then submits your application in support of certification.

No. The course prepares you for the AMEB CTMusA and ATMusA, and much of your course work builds towards your submission. The diplomas themselves are assessed separately by AMEB.

Yes. Many teachers come to the course working towards, or close to, these grades. Certification follows once you can show both certificates. Talk through your starting point in the call from the Institute.

Yes, Grade 5 theory or musicianship can be completed through an online examination. Check the examining body’s current enrolment process and examination conditions. The theory examination is separate from the course.

Parents may not know the name of a certification scheme. You can explain what it means: your teaching and professional practice have been assessed against clear standards. The course helps you communicate that value in plain language.

Experience gives you a lot to draw on. This course helps you see why a student gets stuck, choose what to teach next and build a clear learning sequence. You will also work on the business, legal and communication skills behind a professional studio.

Teaching experience gives you real situations to bring to the course. It gives you structured piano pedagogy, practical work at the intensive and individual review, so you can examine and develop your teaching. Successful assessment also covers five of the seven standards required for MTA certification.

The course brings together the foundations of teaching and learning, practical piano pedagogy and the professional work of running a studio. It helps you build lesson planning, teaching methods, reflective practice and studio policies from the beginning.

The founding course is focused on piano pedagogy and practical piano teaching. If you teach another instrument, tell us about your background in the call from the Institute.

You’ll learn to set clear, achievable goals, plan the steps between them and show parents what their child can now do. That gives you a way to explain steady musical progress instead of relying only on the next exam grade.

We are dedicated to every student’s success, particularly in the first cohort. You will have opportunities to present work in progress, ask questions and receive feedback during the course, including the ten extra tutorials. Each of the six projects is submitted once, with no resubmissions, which is why the tutorials are there: to help you get it right first time. You receive written feedback and detailed advice on your assessed work.

The founding cohort is $4,600 paid in full, or a $400 deposit plus 8 fortnightly payments of $562.50 ($4,900 total). Enrol by 30 November. All paid by 31 March 2027. Payment plans close on 20 January 2027; the earlier you enrol, the smaller the instalments. Self-study is $3,000. Private Mentorship with Anthony is $15,000, including the full course, the ten extra tutorials and 40 one-on-one sessions with Anthony over a year. All prices are in Australian dollars and include GST.

A $5 lesson-fee increase across 25 students for 40 weeks adds up to $5,000 in gross revenue. That is more than the $4,600 full-payment cohort fee. This is an illustration, not a promise: your fees, student numbers and costs will affect your result.

Scholarships may be offered by MTA(NSW) for travel and accommodation. You apply as part of your enrolment, and the Music Teachers’ Association of NSW can answer questions about eligibility.

Pay the $400 deposit to secure your place, and the Institute will call you to talk it through. You have seven days to decide: your deposit is fully refundable within seven days of payment.