The following is part of a presentation shared recently by Janna Williamson, a music teacher in Illinois, with a group of pedagogy students. I was able to read her notes from the meeting and thought what she had to share was excellent. She has given me permission to post from her notes here, so I […]
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CD Recording Made Easy
If you have a Yamaha Clavinova in your studio, you can practically set up your own recording studio! (If you don’t have a Clavinova, check out this post for instructions on how to set up recording with your acoustic instrument.) I just recently found out how to connect the Clavinova into my computer so that […]
List Your Studio For Free!
Through another teacher I just became aware that Yahoo! offers free business listings! Their basic listing even includes a free 5-page website that looks like it would work great for a teacher who just wants to make basic information about their studio available on-line. Their web-based wizard makes creation of the site easy for even […]
Are You Registered Yet?
It’s less than a week until the early registration deadline for the
Dealing With Parental Misconceptions
One of the frustrations Independent Music Teachers often deal with is requests from parents that seem unreasonable and outside of what is allowed in our studio policy. The importance of communicating openly and clearly with parents became clear to me in a recent situation I encountered. A student showed up at my studio for her […]
Deductions, Expenses, Receipts
It’s getting closer to Tax Day. As an Independent Music Teacher/Business Owner, be sure you’re taking advantage of all tax deductions available! Check out this list of 25 Common Business Deductions and Expenses to make sure you’re not missing anything. Do you ever have trouble keeping track of all those business-related receipts throughout the year? […]