I have been reading your site for the past year and have found it very helpful. I am a new teacher starting out so I have 4 students right now. In the fall I will be partnering with an after school program doing private lessons with possibly 8-10 more students. I saw your post about […]
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The Piano Studio as a Small Business
Did you know that May is National Small Business Month? And did you know that if you own a piano studio, you are a small business owner? This can be one of the most rewarding, but also the most challenging, aspects of running a piano studio. Not only are we responsible for the teaching side […]
Finale – Essential Piano Studio Software
One of the first new software programs I ordered when I got my new computer system was Finale 2012. I had been using an older version on my last computer and knew I couldn’t live without it! We use Finale all the time in the studio for compositions, but especially this time of year when […]
40 Interview Questions for Prospective Piano Students
Years ago I started conducting and interview and evaluation/assessment with every prospective piano student and their parents. This is so helpful in getting to know the families, the individual student, and their musical expectations and aptitude. I’ve recently been coming up with some new questions that I’d like to add to the forms I use, […]
Back in Business!
After a couple of weeks with no computer I finally “bit the bullet” and forked over a big chunk of my hard-earned savings to do something I’ve been considering for years. I officially converted my studio to all Mac-based technology. Having owned three Dell laptops and being fully invested in PC software, this was a […]
[How to] Expand Your Teaching Practice Online – A Guest Post by Phil Amalong
It is now second nature to turn to search engines like Google and Bing to find just about anything. Guess what? Your potential students (and their parents) are searching for a music teacher online right this minute. There are over 1 million music-learning-related searches every month on Google alone! There’s a growing wave of music […]
