If you’ve never visited it before, I highly recommend checking out the Piano Teachers Policy Site and Great Idea Exchange. It is a collection of studio policies and ideas from music teachers all over the world. The exchange that led to the creation of this site was an invaluable resource to me when I was […]
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White Board Messages
Every music teacher needs a white board. My students love writing messages on my white board. Here’s one that showed up today: “I want stay in your lessons till a’m 35 years old” This particular white board is one I picked up at a local teacher supply store. It’s magnetic, 24×36″ and has a grid […]
Music Exchange Program
This Music Exchange Program sounds like a great concept! You can send in sacred piano arrangment books to Brio Music Shop and they will credit 25% of the cover price to your store account. You can then use this credit to purchase from the many products they offer, particularly sacred music books. They’re also running […]
Instant Updates with Feedreader
Have you heard the term RSS? There are a number of different definitions for RSS, but in a nutshell, RSS allows you to receive instant updates from sites as new posts are added. This is a great way to stay up to date with new information without having to visit numerous sites repeatedly to see […]
Running a Successful Studio
Dane Carlson, of Dane Carlson’s Business Opportunities Weblog, makes a helpful observation: I think to be a successful entrepreneur only 3 things matter: 1. A clear vision of where your company is going. 2. Genuine desire and passion to create amazingly great products/services. 3. Strong conviction that your product/service is going to make a positive […]
Catalog Your CDs Using Readerware
What an amazing organizational tool! Have you ever wanted to let a student listen to a CD recording of a certain piece and spent a great deal of time looking at the back of each CD cover, only to discover that you must not have it after all? You absolutely must check out the Readerware […]
