Upbeat Moms

How to balance family life and running your own music education business

Juggling mom life and work life can be an overwhelming challenge. Eight moms/music teachers share their secrets on how they create a balance between parenting and teaching, from establishing innovative strategies to utilizing group lessons to the importance of setting boundaries.

Course outline

  1. Module 1: Swan Kiezebrink - Help for Every Stage of Parenting
  2. Module 2: Lelia Viss - Parenting, Productivity, and Encouragement
  3. Module 3: Jeanetta Hopkins - Smart Strategies for Busy Piano Moms
  4. Module 4: Megan Desmarias - Maximizing Time with Groups, Assistants, and Boundaries
  5. Module 5: Noelle Reed - Piano, Parenting, and Homeschooling
  6. Module 6: Kay Lowry - Practical Ways to Handle Life Changes
  7. Module 7: Christina Whitlock - Workaholics CAN Find Balance
  8. Module 8: Hetty Jagersma - Setting Smart Business (and Family!) Priorities
  9. Bonus Resources

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Upbeat Moms was created by

Tracy Selle

Co-Founder of Upbeat Piano Teachers

Tracy Selle is a Christian wife, mom, piano teacher, and author of 101 Piano Practice Tips. She’s also the creator of Upbeat Piano Teachers, which launched in October 2015. Prior to teaching piano for 15 years, she worked as a television meteorologist.

Sara Campbell

Business and Mindset Strategist, Co-Founder of Upbeat Piano Teachers

Sara is a piano and voice entrepreneur who loves to educate (and entertain!) fellow teachers by sharing creative teaching ideas and business practices. She’s an active blogger at SarasMusicStudio.com, FB Live Personality and co-host at Upbeat Piano Teachers, and Resident Piano Pro at Musical U. Outside of the piano world, Sara also works a group of independent voice teachers at The Speakeasy Cooperative. Her passions include yoga, cats, wine, and working as a business coach for fabulous teachers all around the world.

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  • When can I watch the videos? Anytime--on any device!
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Within each section, you'll see a short introduction, the guest video and bio, followed by any resources mentioned in the interview. Each section ends with the PDFs included by the guest. Don't forget about all the free bonuses included. You can watch the speakers in any order. The interviews can be watched anytime on any device! Enjoy!    

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