Would someone please explain to me why, after 20 years of piano lessons, I had no idea what a Fake Book was? For those of you who just thought, “What's a fake book?” I sympathize with you. For … Continue Reading →
Approach Your Piano Teaching Career like a “Newbie”
What’s the biggest mistake piano teachers make with their business? They get complacent! And then their students get bored. And then their re-registration numbers suffer. And then they are struggling … Continue Reading →
Piano Teaching Success in Any Economy
Piano teachers are not immune to an unstable economy. I know many teachers who have struggled with student retention over the last year and have worked hard to help them right their piano teaching … Continue Reading →
Why Piano Exams Could Be Threatening Your Teaching Studio’s Success…
Do most of your students take piano exams? Do most of your students need to take piano exams? Are your re-registration rates not what you’d like them to be? Are piano exams to blame? What is the … Continue Reading →
Piano Teaching Issue – Are Piano Lessons Taking a Back Seat to Other Activities?
It's late spring, and the lazy days of summer are approaching. However, for a lot of families, getting to these summer “lazy days” is like completing a marathon... day after day after day. This … Continue Reading →
Piano Teaching and Advertising Tip – Stubborn Students From Day 1
Do you know what most piano teachers hate?... parents who sign up stubborn students who'd rather be doing anything OTHER than playing piano. Most actually refuse these students, or...drop them … Continue Reading →
Advertising Your Piano Lessons – How Rewarding Your Students Will Reward Your Piano Teaching Studio
So you've got your piano students practising, progressing, and loving their lessons. Is your job finished? Not quite. We all appreciate being appreciated. Children especially blossom with a bit of … Continue Reading →
Piano Teaching Tip… Advertising That Won’t Break the Bank
There are two main strategies you can employ when marketing and advertising your piano teaching studio: broad and targeted. A broad-based strategy is a death sentence. Essentially, you create an ad … Continue Reading →