Tag Archives: build your studio

9 Ideas for Motivating Piano Students

By joy (admin) | Published: 18 October 2010

We have all had students who are low on motivation at one point or another. It’s not always easy to keep students practicing week after week. To make matters more complicated, every student is different: something that motivates one student might not work for the next. This post contains 9 great suggestions for increasing motivation among your piano students.

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Building Your Studio: What to Say on the Phone

By joy (admin) | Published: 31 August 2010

This post gives some ideas for what to say on the phone when a potential student (or parent) calls.

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Building Your Studio: Offer Free Trial Lesson, and Have References Ready!

By joy (admin) | Published: 7 May 2010

A few months ago, I received a call from a parent who was looking for lessons for her two daughters.  She was a little reluctant to commit to lessons because of a past experience with another teacher: the teacher was an excellent performer, but unfortunately not as great of a teacher.  I chatted with her [...]

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