Gain a Competitive Edge with Culture and Community A music school is inherently a disjointed community. It’s a community comprised of students, parents, and instructors that might only come together as a community during recitals and concerts. Culture is defined by the customs, traditions, rituals, environment, and values of your music school. Culture helps define, … Continue reading “Improve Retention With Culture and Community | Ep 143”
How to Build and Grow a Music School In part I of How I Built a Music School With 2,000 students, Jonny Wilson (BAM) discussed how leadership is a skill that can be learned. That leadership isn’t necessarily about telling people what to do and barking orders, but leadership is about empowering people and, as … Continue reading “How I Built a Music School With 2,000 Students With Jonny Wilson Part II | EP 140”
Question From Sara Chatalbash: What to Charge for Group Music Lessons I offer 60-minute group lessons. My competition offers 60-minute private lessons at a higher price. So I’m wondering if I should up my prices to compete with them for 60 minutes, or if that would end up converting fewer people since I don’t have … Continue reading “What to Charge for Group Music Lessons | Ep 121”
Music Lessons and Technology In part one of How to Rebuild Your Music School After COVID, Danny Thompson and I talked about the long-lasting impact that the virus is going to have on the music lesson industry. It’s certainly too early to tell with certainty what the long-lasting impact is, but it’s clear that the … Continue reading “How to Rebuild Your Music School After COVID With Danny Thompson Part II | Ep 120”
Rebuild Your Music School After COVID The biggest lesson I learned during COVID is the importance of having multiple revenue streams. We were all blindsided when COVID hit in March of 2020. We all scrambled. We all limped our way to Zoom or to Rock Out Loud Live. Music Lessons and Consumer Habits Not … Continue reading “How to Rebuild Your Music School After COVID With Danny Thompson Part I | Ep 119”