I recently sat down with John Kozicki and Mandy York, hosts of the Rock School Proprietor podcast, and I walked away thinking about my own music school differently. John runs a brick and mortar rock school in Detroit. Mandy is a Music Together licensee who works with babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. On paper they could … Continue reading “What a Punk Rocker and an Opera Singer Taught Each Other About Running a Music School | EP 285”
I used to think the biggest problem in my music school was getting kids to practice. Turns out I was wrong. The real problem was never the child. It was the model. And I only figured that out by accident, while trying to solve a completely different problem. Here’s the thing about music lessons … Continue reading “The Accidental Fix That Solved My Music School’s Practice Problem | EP 286”
Most music school owners who’ve tried group classes arrive at the same conclusion when they don’t work: parents just prefer private lessons. I’ve thought the same thing. When I first started experimenting with group classes, I assumed the private lesson model dominated because that’s what parents demanded. It took me years to realize that … Continue reading “Why Most Group Music Classes Fail (And What Successful Schools Do Differently) | EP 284”
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