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Group Guitar Class Week by Week
GROUP GUITAR CLASS Week by Week (Part 2 of 3) By Robin Steinweg The past two months I’ve shared some of the advantages of offering group classes. The first, June 27, covered Group Lessons,...
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Group Guitar Class–Weeks 5-8
By Robin Steinweg Group classes are a great way to reach more students, multiply your time and promote your studio. I taught a group vocal class over the summer (Group Classes) and a group guitar...
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Use This 9 Point Value Proposition Email To Grow Your Studio Income Overnight
Raising your prices is easy when you’re giving your customers value! By Ryan Guth, owner of VoiceWorksNJ and blogger on music marketing at ryanguth.com. @RyanMGuth. Chances are you don’t charge...
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Should a teacher supply instruments and accessories?
An essential part of learning to play music on an instrument (as opposed to singing!) is having an instrument on which to play. Owning or renting an instrument and having the necessary accessories are...
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What Can You Do in 30 Minutes?
There are so many facets to a musical education; reading, theory, ear training, transposition, repertoire, and on and on. One of my personal frustrations is trying to get students ready to perform in...
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Music is for Life
By Robin Steinweg How can I impress on my students that music is for life? Few sports can be played into later years. But music is for life. A job might be fulfilling until retirement. Music is for...
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Five Buzz-Making Recital Ideas
By Robin Steinweg Five Buzz-Making Recital Ideas We all know recitals can build excitement for our studios. Could we get even more creative with them? Give folks a performance to remember. Families...
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4 Keys to Building a Wildly Successful Music Studio
You most likely decided to pursue a career in music education because you love music and you want to share that passion with the world. To be surrounded by music every day and to be completely...
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Prepare for Fall
By Robin Steinweg How do you prepare for fall? A vacation from lessons or a lighter teaching load can offer opportunities to create a master list. Prepare for Fall Here are some of my to-dos: Determine...
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6 Elements of Good Scheduling
Your musical knowledge, teaching ability, and marketing skills all play central roles in allowing you the opportunity to teach music. Without them, there would be no students, and no personal reward in...
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Eight Tips On Setting Up A Music Teaching Business
Starting any business takes a lot of perseverance and patience. Some people compare it to bringing up a child or having a relationship – more often than not it’s a total rollercoaster! But if you...
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Four Secrets of a Successful Studio
There are four secrets of a successful studio. I realize it’s a bold claim to narrow it down to just four and you may be asking, what does successful mean? Keep reading. Like any other human being,...
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The Savvy Music Teacher — new book and website
The Savvy Music Teacher is a new book just out this month, offering a comprehensive look at what goes into making a decent living as a music teacher. The goal of the book is to provide a strategy for...
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All of Your Private Students Are Gonna Quit – Don’t Let Them
It’s a harsh reality that the private music students you’re teaching right now will not be the same students you’re teaching a year or two from now. Every business goes through it. In the recurring...
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Valuable Live Talk on Monday, November 16th With Three Awesome Panelists!
On Monday, November 16th at 12 p.m EST, join Brandon Pearce, David Cutler, and Kristin Yost for a one-hour live talk answering your pressing questions about running a music teaching studio. Don’t miss...
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Why You Should Double Your Music Lesson Fee
When I first began teaching piano lessons I had no idea what my pricing should be. I didn’t understand the economics of it all, I honestly was just looking to make some money on the side while I was...
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You’re Doing Your Marketing All Wrong
In my last post I suggested you double your prices. If you’re marketing stinks though, you’ll never find students to fill your studio at those prices. Your low prices may have found you students just...
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Savvy Musician in Action Here I Come!
The Savvy Musician in Action Have you heard of it before? It’s an immersive, experiential week-long workshop designed to help artists and increase income and impact. The entrepreneurship workshop is...
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Summer Music Lessons
Summer lessons… Do you lose students (and income) over the summer? Are you tired of the same old same old? Would you like to infuse new life into your summer lessons? Would you like to keep your...
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8 Ways to Keep Your Students Through The Summer
Summer is here and that means vacations! For everyone else. Summer is often the most dreaded time of year for music teachers. Why? Well our students leave! That’s a lot of lost income, and...
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