Business
DEATH to the 30-minute Music Lesson
Not long ago, it was standard practice to teach short half-hour lessons. Times have changed. Short lessons might not be serving you or your students.
Assertive Communication for Teachers
Assertive communication isn't about being rude. It is a style of communication that is professional and healthy. It is not a skill we are born with but a form of communication that requires attention and practice.
How To Compete with After-School Programs (and win!) 5+ Tips
Private music teachers/private music lessons compete with other after school programs and the competition is intense! Sports, Dance, Arts, Clubs...There are so many activities... How do you ensure that families make music lessons a priority in their busy schedules?
5 Ideas for Fun Summer Voice Lessons
It’s April - but summer is just a few months away. If you haven’t started planning your amazing summer teaching schedule – you may find yourself with a Swiss cheese schedule (holes everywhere – get it?)With some creative planning, your summer schedule can be full of new opportunities (and new students!)
Private Music Teachers: How To Get Paid ON TIME!
Do Families forget to pay for their lessons? How can you make it easy for your families to pay you on time without the awkward conversation? There is a simple solution.
Write a Better Bio (Because the Rules Have Changed)
If you are a private music teacher you need to have an updated and well written teaching bio. Whether it is for your website, blog or social media outlets, how you tell the world about you and your business is extremely important. Here are the NEW rules for one of your most important marketing tools!
Making Sure Your Students Return in the Fall
WILL THEY BE RETURNING IN THE FALL?It is not wise to assume that because a student did really well in their lessons that they will automatically continue in the fall. Kids change. Schedules change. Family finances change. Music Teachers compete with other music teachers – and every other after school program and activity too! Families have so…
Private Voice Teachers: Finding Your “Niche” Market
What is Niche Marketing? Concentrating all marketing efforts on a small but specific and well defined segment of the population. Niches do not 'exist' but are 'created' by identifying needs, wants, and requirements that are being addressed poorly or not at all by other firms, and developing and delivering goods or services to satisfy them. As a strategy, niche marketing is aimed at being a big fish in a small pond instead…