The National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy hosted a wonderful Q & A with Kristin Yost and Kathleen Theisen on Facebook today. Kristin and Kathleen presented a number of fantastic sessions on the business of piano teaching at NCKP this last summer and this even was a follow up to those sessions. There were a number of great questions and of course some very good answers. Here are some of the questions:
How do I maintain the same ‘feel’ of ‘credibility’ as an independent teacher teaching in my home as opposed to a music school or store, etc…?
Is there a way to cut down time spent on bookkeeping?
How do you use Paypal to collect tuition?
How do you structure your lesson plans and annual group activities to appeal to diverse musical interests among pre-college students who are children?
Now that I’ve converted from ‘per lesson’ billing to a tuition-based system, how do I handle my own vacations and breaks?
If you missed the event, you’ll definitely get some great ideas by simply reading the Q & A here. Don’t forget to “like” NCKP as well as the ComposeCreate FB page!
