Tag Archives: music studio

Forum Q&A | Studio Business Structure: Sole Proprietorship, LLC, Corporation…?

By joy (admin) | Published: 28 June 2011

It’s time to get another Forum Q&A going!!  Let’s talk about business structure options for teaching studios.  Despite having a music degree, I still know very, very little about setting up a business.  I doesn’t seem right…I wish one of my college courses had covered this topic at some point.  :/ Do you have a [...]

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Advice for Teachers Seeking to Professionalize their Studios

By joy (admin) | Published: 16 September 2010

This week, I received an friendly email from a piano teacher in Texas who is looking for ways to professionalize her studio.  I already sent her a reply via email but I was thinking that you readers may have some suggestions and advice for her too — so here are some of her questions! Do [...]

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My Thoughts on Practice Requirements

By joy (admin) | Published: 11 June 2010

Many of you may remember being required by your piano teachers growing up to practice a certain amount of minutes each day/week.  Perhaps your requirement looked something like this: 15 minutes a day, 140 minutes each week, or 45 minutes, 5 days a week. One of my previous teachers built her incentive program around how [...]

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Free Studio Website Builder: Weebly.com

By joy (admin) | Published: 10 June 2010

Have you thought about starting a website for your studio, but felt that you didn’t have the resources or expertise to build one?  Check out Weebly.com — an attractive and easy-to-use online resource where you can create a website for free. Personally, I currently use iWeb software (comes free on all Mac computers) to create and [...]

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A Peek into the Incentive Program Prize Box

By joy (admin) | Published: 3 June 2010

Here’s a peek into the prize box I use for my incentive program.  In case you haven’t read about my incentive program before, here’s the lowdown:  I create an index card for each student, and when they pass a song, they are given a point/sticker for every page of the song learned.  They can also [...]

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Group Piano Class Ideas

By joy (admin) | Published: 30 March 2010

I recently came across this great video/podcast on Mario Ajero’s YouTube channel: an interview with pianist and piano pedagogue Dr. Julie Knerr.  Both Maria Ajero and Julie Knerr are graduates from University of Oklahoma’s widely recognized piano pedagogy program.  In this video, Dr. Knerr shares some of her game ideas for her group piano classes [...]

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Make Business Cards for Your Music Studio

By joy (admin) | Published: 17 December 2009

Having business cards on hand is a convenient and professional way to give your contact information to potential students and their parents.  Here’s a simple, clean template for making your own business cards for your music studio! Printables > Other Resources > Business Cards Template for Music Teachers This template is a Microsoft Word (.doc) [...]

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Link: Pno-Ped-L Studio Policy Website

By joy (admin) | Published: 16 July 2009

Yesterday, I came across this great resource for reading other teachers’ Studio Policies!  It’s called the Pno-Ped-L Studio Policy Website.  The website is not fancy, but there’s a lot of good information there.   This site has a collection of Studio Policies submitted by teachers all across America and Canada.  (Names, tuition rates, and locations [...]

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Example Studio Policies handout

By joy (admin) | Published: 10 July 2009

Here’s a sample of my Studio Policies handout I made during my Piano Pedagogy class at college.  (This one is just a sample — the info is not completely accurate to my own current studio policies.)  Hope it helps in making your own!   Pin it

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Studio Policies

By joy (admin) | Published: 9 July 2009

As a fellow piano teacher, I can’t stress enough how important it is to have written Studio Policies.  They’re great for letting new students know about how your studio is run!   It will help improve the level of communication between you and the parent/student, because it becomes more clear what you each expect of each [...]

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