One of the most important skills a music school owner can develop is strategic thought. Strategic planning. Strategic execution. Without it, you’re simply being reactionary, and here’s the thing, being reactionary is actually fine in the early days. When your school is small, all the moving parts can pretty much exist in your head. But … Continue reading “How to Build a “War Room” for Your Music School (And Make Time to Grow) | EP 291”
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 want to tell you about a student I taught years ago named Marcus. He was eight when he started guitar with me, and for the first month he was the dream student. He loved learning songs from his favorite video games and movies, and every lesson, before anything else, he’d play the bass line … Continue reading “What a Bored 8-Year-Old Taught Me About Getting Kids to Practice | EP 287”
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”
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