Tag Archives: parents

Forum Q&A | The Role of the Parent

By joy (admin) | Published: 4 October 2011

I apologize for being a bit MIA around the blog lately.  I have a couple of projects that I am working on right now for my local MTNA association.  One of them is designing a website.  It’s about half-way done and if you’re interested in taking a sneak peek, you can click here to see [...]

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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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