After presenting about tuition structures that allow us teachers to be paid the same amount every month regardless of the number of lessons, I’m often asked how I handle Monday holidays since that seems to mean that Monday students will […]
How Do You Handle the Monday Holidays? Read More »
Well it seems that in Oregon for one teacher at least, the answer is yes! Some of you mentioned that you don’t have an Office Depot in your area and are disappointed that you cannot get black and white copies
Will Office Max Honor Depot’s Copies for 2.5 Cents? Read More »
In the Stress-free Business Practices for your Studio workshops, I talk about how important it is to continue marketing to our current families. This has become especially evident to me as I am now that I am a mother of
Why Market When I Don’t Need New Students? Read More »
I’ve just finished presenting Part 1 of Stress-free Business Practices at the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy and I’ll be presenting Part 2 on Saturday at 11:30. I told all of the fabulous teachers that attended that I would write
NCKP Followup: Stress Free-Practices Links Read More »
MTNA has negotiated with Office Depot to give it’s members some amazing deals on office supplies and copies! Here are just a few of them: Black and white copies for 2.5 cents Color copies for 22 cents Binding, folding, and
Copies for 2.5 cents? Yes Please! Read More »
Back in March, I posted this article on how to take unscheduled time off (for when you are sick, your kids are sick, you have jury duty, knee surgery, maternity leave, etc.) and not experience a change in your monthly
More on Snow Days, Jury Duty, Knee Surgery…Unscheduled Time Off Read More »
It occurred to me that since many of you have not heard the “Stress-free Business Practices for Your Studio” workshop, you may have missed one of the most important points about all of these posts about money! It may be
Wendy, Are You Obsessed with Money?! Read More »
I just saw a fabulous video, appropriate for teachers,musicians, and even children, about what happens when we copy creative works. While it might seem somewhat self-serving to blog about this, I will tell you that composers especially get so little
The Flying Bicycle: What Happens When We Copy Read More »
Jennifer Foxx over at Foxx Piano Studio Resources shared about an incredible idea for a low cost or money making recital! This idea could literally eliminate all your recital costs and potentially make money for your studio! What is the idea?
Is There Such a Thing as a Low-cost or Money-making Recital? Read More »
In the last Dollars and Sense post, I mentioned the long list of things I learned from my child’s Kids Day Out provider. If you are interested in how others handle things like snow days and such things, then you’ll
A Policy Tip from Day Care – $5 a Day! Read More »
The Great Fuzzy Event of 2026!
You will not believe what we released at this premier event! Four new Fuzzies solos, a new and FREE incentive program, summer ideas, new resources and so much more! Even the replay is super fun!
