I’ve created a new flyer template for advertising piano lessons, and have just added it to the Printables > Studio Business page! (Scroll down to the P’s for “Piano Lessons Flyer Template #2.)
This flyer template has the rip-off tabs just like the previous one, but this one is in color and includes a picture of the piano keys. You can view the previous template here.
I hope you can make use of this flyer template!
Piano Lessons Flyer Template #2 (714.0 KiB, 21,659 hits)
On Friday, I gave a presentation for the local MTNA chapter back in my hometown, the Piano Teachers’ Forum of Grand Rapids. This association was the first one I joined as an undergraduate music major and piano teacher. I learned so much from the presentations I attended during those years! It was so fun to go back this weekend and see some of my colleagues.
The name of my presentation was “Business Sense for the Piano Teacher of the 21st Century.” Many of the topics I talked about are topics I’ve blogged about too. Here are a few related blog posts for your enjoyment:
It has been a little over a year since my husband and I moved to Ohio from Michigan. I have been thinking a lot lately about what it was like to relocate and start a studio from scratch in an unfamiliar area. I’m sure some of you have been through this too, or will be going through it soon — perhaps my reflections can be of encouragement to some of you! Here is what I learned from the experience:
Just a quick post today to those of you’ve who’ve asked if I planned to update the dates of the Record of Attendance & Payment printable for 2012-13. The answer is YES, and here it is! Visit the Printables > Studio Business page and scroll down to the R’s.
The “Student Information Form” has also been updated. Previously, it said “2011-2012,” and I’ve decided to remove the years so that I won’t have to re-upload it here each year.
Hope you are all having a great week!
P.S.: Don’t forget to check out the responses about our current Forum Q&A about keeping teenager students motivated!
I’ve let a few weeks go by again without doing a Forum Q&A, so I think it’s high time for another! 🙂 Last time, we discussed attending conferences but only received a few comments. Feel free to add your thoughts.
The school year is wrapping up — at least for those of us in the U.S.! So, I’m curious:
What are you up to? What end-of-the-year preparations preparations are you working on? Summer scheduling, progress reports, re-registration for the fall, planning summer camps, etc? Fill me in!
Leave your comment below this post. 🙂
Piano teacher KM Logan has sent me a copy of her ebook and asked if I’d be willing to review it, to which I happily agreed. Her ebook is called: “The Matthew 6:33 Piano Teacher: How To Teach Piano To The Glory Of God.” It is 79 pages in length and is available on her website, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.
In case you are wondering, here is the verse mentioned in the ebook’s title: “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” — Matthew 6:33 This ebook is written very much from a Christian perspective (which I very much appreciate), asking the reader to consider things like whether piano teaching is God’s calling for you, how God can make a difference through your teaching, and most of all, how the piano teacher can do all they do for the glory of God. Unfortunately, I’m not sure the book provides many clues for the answers to those questions, but it does ask you to consider those things.
Here are some comments regarding the ebook from a purely writing perspective. The tone of Logan’s writing is very conversational, which has its benefits and downsides. The writing is easy-to-read, but I feel the eBook would benefit from a more academic style of writing. For example, if I were the editor, I would eliminate all the contractions and restructure the sentences so they don’t use “you” so much (so the writing doesn’t sound as “preach-y” and direct). Also, I hope you like rhetorical questions, because the author makes use of them a great deal throughout the ebook! For example, the eBook opens with 9 questions in a row. Continue reading “Review: The Matthew 6:33 Piano Teacher eBook (and giveaway)”
On Monday of the conference, I attended the Faber Exhibitor Showcase and the Keynote Address given by the wonderful Benjamin Zander! Natalie has already posted notes on these sessions that are very similar to mine, so I’ll let you read her summaries here and here.
The next session I attended was given by the MTNA Collegiate Chapter at Butler University called:
The presenters began by stating: “First impressions are everything!” Nowadays, that first impression is often online. We need a good first impression so that it will turn into a phone call. Continue reading “MTNA 2012 Conference | Getting Started With Online Marketing”
Led by Lee Galloway, Beth Gigante Klingenstein, and Scott McBride Smith.
Led by Lee Galloway, Beth Gigante Klingenstein, and Scott McBride Smith.
Why are independent music teachers (IMT) so underpaid? Beth had quite a list of contributing reasons! Here’s a few:
Led by Lee Galloway, Beth Gigante Klingenstein, and Scott McBride Smith.
This session involved a lot of discussion as a group. Attendees raised their hands to share ideas for finding and keeping students. Here’s a few ideas that I jotted down:
Led by Lee Galloway, Beth Gigante Klingenstein, and Scott McBride Smith.
Make a plan for yourself, to focus on (1) continual growth, (2) quality, and (3) innovation. As Peter Drucker once said, “We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.” Continue reading “MTNA 2012 Conference | Prof. Studio Institute: Creative Curriculum”
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 by Lee Galloway, Beth Gigante Klingenstein (author of The Independent Piano Teacher’s Studio Handbook
Having studio documents is important for professionalism, to protect yourself, to save time, for marketing, and for organization. Some documents you should consider having for your studio:
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