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061: Finding Your Creative Voice with Leila Viss
- 2025/04/11
- 再生時間： 34 分
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In this inspiring episode, Leila Viss shares how nearly 40 years of piano teaching, church musicianship, and personal resilience have shaped her creative voice. She opens up about her journey through trauma, healing, and the power of expressive arts—introducing tools like her Cupcake Improv Pack and the Creativity Pyramid. From hands-on group pedagogy at MTNA to guiding students from improvisation, Leila encourages teachers to embrace curiosity, let go of perfectionism, and find their own “bliss station.” Whether you're stuck in an improv rut or just need a creative spark, this conversation will leave you energized and ready to reconnect with your musical imagination.
Guest Links Mentioned
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Today’s Guest Leila Viss creates imaginative, tech-savvy resources for her in-person and online piano studio and website. She founded Space to Create where she empowers pianists and teachers to connect with their creativity through improvisation, composition, and arranging. A longtime church musician and dynamic speaker, she co-authored Found in the Wake, a memoir of loss and resilience. Viss is Colorado’s 2024 MTNA Foundation Fellow and a 2025 Frances Clark Center Outstanding Service Recognition Award recipient. About Rachel Ehring Dr. Rachel Ehring is a pianist, teacher, music administrator, and lover of piano teaching gadgets. She holds a DMA in Collaborative Piano from the University of Colorado Boulder and a MM in Accompanying from the University of Kansas. She currently serves
- Leila shared an overview of her background and her piano teaching journey.
- The importance of group piano pedagogy, which was a highlight in her MTNA conference experience.
- She encouraged teachers to attend conferences, a great place for networking and community-building.
- Why creativity is essential for pianists and all musicians.
- Leila introduced her Creativity Pyramid model.
- How curiosity, when balanced between fascination and fear, helps unlock creative potential.
- The importance of letting go of perfectionism as a step in creative growth and personal exploration.
- She highlighted a powerful research from Dr. Martha Beck.
- How music became a grounding and healing force for both her and Carter during their recovery.
- Leila introduced her creative teaching resource, the Cupcake Improv Pack.
- Rachel shared how the Cupcake Improv helped her explore fresh musical ideas.
- The power of naming musical patterns to help students remember and reuse them.
Guest Links Mentioned
- Leila's website: www.LeilaViss.com
- Leila's Instagram page: @leilaviss
- Leila's Facebook page: Leila Viss, 88PK
- Leila's YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@leilaviss
- Leila's Book: Found in the Wake: Rising from the Depths of a Devastating Boat Strike
- Cupcake Improv
Links Mentioned
- TopCast 409: Using Notion to Organise Your Studio and Life with Amy Chaplin & Joy Morin
- Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life's Purpose by Martha Beck
Today’s Guest Leila Viss creates imaginative, tech-savvy resources for her in-person and online piano studio and website. She founded Space to Create where she empowers pianists and teachers to connect with their creativity through improvisation, composition, and arranging. A longtime church musician and dynamic speaker, she co-authored Found in the Wake, a memoir of loss and resilience. Viss is Colorado’s 2024 MTNA Foundation Fellow and a 2025 Frances Clark Center Outstanding Service Recognition Award recipient. About Rachel Ehring Dr. Rachel Ehring is a pianist, teacher, music administrator, and lover of piano teaching gadgets. She holds a DMA in Collaborative Piano from the University of Colorado Boulder and a MM in Accompanying from the University of Kansas. She currently serves