Tag Archives: studio business

Semester Planning & Organization

By joy (admin) | Published: 2 January 2012

I’ve been doing a bit of cleaning and reorganizing in my studio, like putting all those music books that always seem to migrate to the piano top back in their proper place on their shelves.  :) I also visited the music store today to pick up new books for some of my students.  I’m so [...]

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Forum Q&A | Safety Practices for Traveling Teachers

By joy (admin) | Published: 20 September 2011

Wow, last week’s Forum Q&A received some great responses about advertising!  Thank you, and be sure to read what everyone had to say by clicking here!  As always, it’s never to late to add  your thoughts to the discussion. A few days ago, I received an email from a Color In My Piano reader with [...]

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Studio Marketing: Social Networking & More

By joy (admin) | Published: 19 September 2011

I’ve been intending to write this post in the “Studio Marketing” series (perhaps the last one) for awhile now, but I was stalling in hopes of being able to include more information about the new Google+ social networking site……I’ll get to that in a moment.  Read on. :) What can Social Networking do for YOU?  I’ve discussed [...]

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Forum Q&A | Advertising for Piano Lessons

By joy (admin) | Published: 6 September 2011

Last time, we shared our favorite pieces of technology!  It’s never too late to add your thoughts, so feel free to jump in the conversation if you haven’t already! This time, let’s talk about advertising.  Yesterday, I mentioned that I will be giving a presentation about marketing & technology for piano teachers in March.  I [...]

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My Studio Sign and More

By joy (admin) | Published: 5 September 2011

I thought today I’d share a photo of the sign I have on my house for my studio!  My brother-in-law made it for me as a birthday gift (my husband gave him the idea).  The lettering is just the right size for the window and can be seen well from the road, since our home [...]

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Just Added: Studio Planning Calendar

By joy (admin) | Published: 29 August 2011

Just added to the Printables page: Studio Planning Calendar I needed some kind of calendar to keep track of both short-term and long-term studio-related projects…and came up with this!  Each month has space for 8 dates or “to-do” items.  The check boxes are so you can “check off” those to-do items with the utmost satisfaction. [...]

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3 New Printables and 5 Others Updated!

By joy (admin) | Published: 16 August 2011

To prepare for the new teaching year, I’ve been updating a plethera of my studio documents!  I finally have them all updated here online too on the Printables > Studio Business page.  If you are interested in using any of them, feel free. The ones that are Microsoft Word documents can easily be edited to [...]

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NCKP 2011 | (6) The Entrepreneurial Musician: YOU, Inc., by Angela Beeching

By joy (admin) | Published: 5 August 2011

The pre-conference seminar track “Students & Young Professionals” finished with this session: The Entrepreneurial Musician: YOU, Inc., by Angela Beeching. W @ 8:00pm. Angela Beeching is the author of a book called Beyond Talent. She provides counseling to musicians to help them succeed in their careers.  She gave us a wonderful session about being an [...]

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NCKP 2011 | (5) Got Money? by Kathleen Theisen and Kristin K. Yost

By joy (admin) | Published: 4 August 2011

Next up during the pre-conference seminar called “Students and Young Professionals,” we heard a dynamic session about writing a business plan for your studio business! Got Money? How to Write a Business Plan that Gets You Thousands! by Kathleen Theisen & Kristin K. Yost.  W @ 5:15pm. You may recognize Kathleen and Kristin’s names from [...]

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Determining Tuition Rates for Piano Teaching

By joy (admin) | Published: 5 July 2011

Every once in a while, I receive emails from readers wondering if their tuition rates are appropriate. Setting rates is a difficult topic to talk about, because for one thing, rate depend largely on the area where you live. For that reason, I can’t advise exact numbers — but with this article I hope to offer some guidelines and suggestions regarding this topic nevertheless.

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