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7 Piano Experts Share Their Business Growing Tips

by Sean Wales

Business Growing Tips Welcome to June's expert roundup focusing on business growing tips. As you know, this month we are exploring everything to do with Studio Business and Marketing.  So, I gathered some music business experts and asked them what is the ​one critical skill they focused on to grow their music business.  There's a range of hints, ... 7 Piano Experts Share Their Business Growing Tips

06/21/2017 Read more

Inner Circle Member Spotlight: Amber Robinson

by Sean Wales

Inner Circle “Member Spotlights” give you a sneak-peek at the progress of one of our community members. Get inspired by what they’ve achieved, be heartened by their struggles and get motivated and share in their plans for the future. You can check out Amber’s website by clicking here. What does your studio look like? I teach 20 piano students each week ... Inner Circle Member Spotlight: Amber Robinson

06/18/2017 Read more

Music Mentor Group: How to Build a Successful Music Business

by Sean Wales

Today ​we have a really exciting guest post from four music entrepreneurs. They created the Music Mentor Group (MMG), showing how every teacher can create a truly successful music business. These teachers now own businesses with hundreds of students and multiple teachers. Many piano teachers don’t study business at university, so these marketing gurus are here to ... Music Mentor Group: How to Build a Successful Music Business

06/14/2017 Read more

From First Contact to First Lesson: How to Sell Your Creative Piano Teaching

by Andrew Bishko, Musical U

I’ve never been one to give much thought to ringtones, but when I sat down to write this post on the business of teaching piano, I said to myself, “I’m going to change my ringtone to cha-ching.” Even in our online world, nothing brings students in like a real-time phone conversation. And nothing keeps them in ... From First Contact to First Lesson: How to Sell Your Creative Piano Teaching

06/11/2017 Read more

How to Change to Monthly Billing for Piano Lessons

by Tim Topham

Earlier this year, I decided to shift to monthly billing, charging my students a monthly, recurring flat-rate for their piano lessons. Previously, like many teachers, I’d been charging on a lesson-by-lesson basis so, if a student had four lessons in a month at $50 per lesson, they’d be charged $200, etc. But if they missed one or ... How to Change to Monthly Billing for Piano Lessons

06/07/2017 Read more

Piano Studio Business and Marketing

by Tim Topham

I’m very pleased that this month we will be focussing on the business side of running your piano teaching studio. We last studied this topic in May 2016 with articles about building early childhood music programs, running a travelling piano school, how to hire piano teachers and exploring marketing case studies from a number of my ... Piano Studio Business and Marketing

06/04/2017 Read more
 

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Inner Circle Member Spotlight: Rosemarie Penner

by Tim Topham

Inner Circle “Member Spotlights” give you a sneak-peak at the progress of one of our community members. Get inspired by what they’ve achieved, be heartened by their struggles and share in their plans for the future. You can find out more about Rosemarie at her studio website. What does your studio look like? I am a travelling teacher with a ... Inner Circle Member Spotlight: Rosemarie Penner

01/27/2017 Read more

Inner Circle Member Spotlight: Karen Lien

by Tim Topham

Inner Circle “Member Spotlights” give you a sneak-peek at the progress of one of our community members. Get inspired by what they’ve achieved, be heartened by their struggles and get motivated and share in their plans for the future. You can find out more about Karen at her studio website. What does your studio look like? My studio is a happy place ... Inner Circle Member Spotlight: Karen Lien

12/05/2016 Read more

How to Build an Early Childhood Music Program from Scratch

by Paul Myatt

A plethora of research confirms why we, as music educators, should educate little ones. In 2015, a University of Queensland study found when a young child is engaged in music making with an adult (usually a parent), he or she benefits in the areas of attention regulation, acquisition of positive social skills as well as ... How to Build an Early Childhood Music Program from Scratch

11/16/2016 Read more

Inner Circle Member Spotlight: Sarah Kirby

by Tim Topham

Inner Circle “Member Spotlights” give you a sneak-peak at the progress of one of our community members. Get inspired by what they’ve achieved, be heartened by their struggles and get motivated and share in their plans for the future. The first member spotlight features Sarah Kirby, a teacher from Andover, Minnesota who has recently shifted her mindset from being “the girl ... Inner Circle Member Spotlight: Sarah Kirby

11/07/2016 Read more

Hiring Piano Teachers: How to Set Priorities for Your Studio

by Abraham Levitan

Today’s guest post is all about hiring piano teachers from Abraham Levitan of Piano Power, a big music school in Chicago that employs a team of teachers that teach in students’ houses.  Many teachers have dreams of building their own music academies and hiring other teachers to deliver their teaching method, but find they get stuck by the ... Hiring Piano Teachers: How to Set Priorities for Your Studio

10/26/2016 Read more

10 Presentation Strategies for a Professional Piano Studio

by Paul Myatt

What makes a professional piano studio? About a year ago, one of my student’s parents said to me, “Do you know why we booked into your music school?” I laughed and said, “Because I’m such a fabulous teacher?”. She responded, “Actually no, it was because your studios were so clean and you made sure any instruments ... 10 Presentation Strategies for a Professional Piano Studio

09/21/2016 Read more