Trying to increase the number of students in your studio by 5 or 10 is one thing, but if you find yourself needing to move to a community, filling 30-40 spots is much more difficult! If you find yourself in […]
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One frequent question among new and seasoned piano teachers is, “What is the best way to market piano lessons?” Of course, there are many ways of marketing piano lessons, but some are clearly better ways of finding and keeping committed
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In the past few months, you’ve seen some articles about the piano teaching business by Kristin Yost in the Dollars and Sense category of this blog. If you haven’t had the opportunity to see her workshop, “How I Made $100,000
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A comment was left on the Keeping Track of Student Progress – Part 3 article from someone who “reluctantly” tried Google docs. I am not selling anything here, and I really don’t care what people use to track their students’
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A few weekends ago, my students participated in the Kansas MTA musicianship exams called Music Progressions. One of my piano teacher friends and I were in the office commenting on how difficult it is for some students to remember the
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by Kristin Yost Studies of business success over time have shown that companies that emphasizegoals in addition to making money succeed better and survive longer than companieswhose sole motivation is monetary. Rhonda Abrams, The Successful Business Plan; Secrets & Strategies
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Well, today was our 2011 spring recital! The students did a wonderful job and it was fun seeing and hearing them play so musically. What a difference one year can make in a students’ playing! I thought you might enjoy
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In the last year, I’ve read several good articles about how to attend a national music conference at budget prices. But, I have to admit that I had not thought of or seen anything like what I read today: Get
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by Kristin Yost During the spring I find myself inundated with makeup lesson requests, summer scheduling flakiness and dilemmas, plus families suffering from general scheduling fatigue. Oh yeah, and baseball has started, swimming is gearing up again, cheerleading, and I‘m
The Keeping Track of Student Progress and Keeping Track of Student Progress Part 2 posts evidently strick a resonant chord with teachers, so I’m going to continue answering your questions in this post, this time talking about Google docs, tables
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How to Revolutionize Rhythm in Your Studio
Learn how this rhythm curriculum gets rhythm IN students' bodies so it comes OUT in ALL their music! See why "It’s the best resource out there for teaching rhythms" and get your students "exponentially improving!"
