When we need to find more students, that need is often accompanied by a feeling of desperation and panic. But it would be a mistake to rush into looking for and accepting students. As music teachers, there are only a limited number of teaching hours in any given week. It is crucial that these hours are […]
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5 Helpful Resources for Suzuki Violin Teachers
Five Helpful Resources for Suzuki Violin Teachers… 1. I loved this post from Teach Piano Today titled, “How to Turn Your Difficult Piano Students into Your Favorite Piano Students.” It is such a helpful and timely reminder for me of the impact I can have in the lives of my students. 2. One of my […]
How I Use Music Teacher’s Helper to Streamline My Studio Schedule
And Make My Studio Parents’ Lives a Thousand Times Easier…. A few weeks ago, I shared a post about why I totally changed my make up lesson policy. I have moved to a much more flexible make-up policy. If my students give me 24-hour notice before they cancel lessons, they can register for a make up […]
Why I Completely Changed My Music Lesson Make Up Policy…
And How Music Teacher’s Helper Made it Possible and Even Easy… Last year, I wrote a blog post about why I don’t teach make up lessons. I still firmly stand by some of the things I said in the post, but a lot has changed. I was a staunch supporter of the no make up […]
Do You Have Big Dreams For Your Music Teaching Business?
Take Your Music Teaching Business to the Next Level… Do you have a big goal for your music studio? Do you dream of opening your own music school, or hiring another teacher? Do you have a book or composition inside of you that needs to be shared? Are you aching to share your love of […]
Suzuki Parents and Suzuki Teachers: Finding The Courage to Communicate
A few weeks ago, I published a blog post titled “Help! My Suzuki Teacher Won’t Let Me Move to the Next Piece.” In it, I detailed why Suzuki teachers may not move students through the repertoire as fast as the students (and their parents) would like. We want our students to be prepared for the […]
21 Ways to Find Violin Students
How to Fill Your Studio and Pay Your Bills! When I first started my violin studio after my Bachelor’s Degree, I struggled to find new students. I think I had only three for about 6 months! My husband and I worked at Subway, and lived off of our one free sandwich a day. I had nightmares […]
Are You Using this Free Music Teaching Business Tool?
How to Use Evernote to Streamline your Music Teaching Business and Become Hyper-Productive… It seems like everyone is using Evernote, but what’s the big deal? Why are there so many blog posts and podcasts about a simple note-taking app? I’ve been a long time Evernote user, but only recently have I really explored its true […]