207 | Updating Your Lesson Policies with Nikki Loney
Is it time to update your studio policies? Want to strengthen your music teaching business without losing your personality (or your sanity)? In this episode of The Full Voice Podcast, Nikki Loney dives into smart, practical ways to fine-tune your policies and shares essential strategies for running a successful studio.
And yes, we promise to make it fun!
✅ Tips for updating outdated policies
✅ Business strategies that actually work
✅ Real talk for real music teachers
🎧 Tune in and get inspired to level up your teaching biz!
🔹[2:42] Are you going to the ICVT in Toronto? (We are!)
🔹[6:00] Why update your policies?
🔹[7:50]What policies are, and what they are NOT.
🔹[10:00] Reflecting on your teaching year BEFORE you update your policies
🔹[15:45] Different types of teaching business models
🔹[24:00] How to get people to read your policy
🔹[33:00] Helpful ChatGPT prompts to improve your policy
🔹[34:42] Communicating the changes to your clients
Mentioned in This Episode:
🔗 Information and registration for the 2025 ICVT https://www.nats.org/icvt2025.html
🔗 Wendy Stevens Information on how teachers can use Flex Weeks https://composecreate.com/snow-days-jury-duty-illness-oh-my/
🔗 FULL VOICE Music Live Office Hours https://fullvoicemusic.com/shop/teacher-training/live-office-hours/
About Our Guest:
Nikki is the “Boss of it All” at FULL VOICE Music, where she collaborates with an incredible team, vocal music composers, and music education specialists worldwide to create outstanding singing resources. With 34 years of experience teaching private voice lessons, she shares vocal pedagogy insights and best practices to ensure every student leaves the studio with a smile and you build a teaching business you love.
