Teaching kids piano is a challenging profession. So what should you do when it’s time to throw in the towel? How about serenading cows with your beautiful music? Now that’s a switch from teaching … Continue Reading →
How to instantly make your piano studio population bigger… and taller!
If you make your living teaching piano to children, consider offering piano lessons to their parents too. Listen to any marketing guru and they will all tell you the same message, “It’s a heck of a … Continue Reading →
From Lost to Found – What Forward Thinking Piano Teachers Can’t Forget About Advertising!
Here’s a statistic that through me for a loop… according to a US Gallup poll commissioned by the National Association of Music Merchants, in 2006 82% of people knew where to find a music instructor. … Continue Reading →
How to Teach Your Piano Students to Love Classical Music in 20 minutes, 44 seconds!
I’ve watched this video many times (it’s 3 years old) and it still captivates and inspires me. Are you struggling to inspire your piano students with classical music? If you’re not… … Continue Reading →
Why Skype May Not Be Piano Teaching’s New Frontier
I love technology as much, if not more, than the next guy… but I am having a tough time embracing Skype as piano teaching’s new frontier. In a pinch, yeah, Skype might suffice. It will certainly … Continue Reading →
3 Critical Dates to Attract More Piano Students and Grow Your Studio
Do put hours of effort into creating beautiful advertising materials, and then wonder if anyone actually notices them? Do you feel as though your advertising efforts are falling on deaf ears? If you … Continue Reading →
This Year I’m Broadcasting My Piano Recital Live to 9 Different Countries
This year our piano recital is going to have an international audience. If all goes according to plan viewers from Japan, Mexico, France, China, South Africa, Holland, Thailand, the United States, … Continue Reading →
It’s Official… Piano Lessons Are For Everyone
I’m glad I don’t count this guy among one of our piano students. Apparently George “Dode” Buchanon, a locked-up drug lord has been learning a little piano while spending time behind bars. The … Continue Reading →