Tag Archives: studio policies

MTNA 2012 Conference | Prof. Studio Institute: Studio Documents

By joy (admin) | Published: 2 April 2012

Here begins my notes from the 2012 MTNA Conference in NYC!  I had such a wonderful time, and I learned so much. Saturday is always an optional day at the MTNA Conference.  For an extra $75, you can attend Pedagogy Saturday or choose the Professional Studio Institute track.  I chose the latter, which was led [...]

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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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Forum Q&A | What is your Policy Regarding Summer Lessons?

By joy (admin) | Published: 19 April 2011

I had so much fun reading about what kind of pianos you all have on last week’s Forum Q&A!  And many of you with blogs posted photos of your piano too.  If you haven’t seen all the comments, click here and scroll down to check them out. This week, let’s talk about something less fun…..studio [...]

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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!  

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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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Conducting Student Interviews

By joy (admin) | Published: 2 July 2009

Many teachers interview prospective students before accepting them into their studio.  While I haven’t yet felt the need to do so with my own studio, after reading James Bastien’s insight concerning interviews in his book Teaching Piano Successfully, I’m convinced that interviewing students is a great idea — even if you are planning to accept [...]

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