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5 Day Piano Pivot: Day 2

by Nicola Cantan

5 Day Piano Pivot Prelaunch Day: Blue Sky Brainstorm Welcome to “day 0” of your 5 Day Piano Pivot. On this bonus preparation day, we’re zooming out and taking a look at the big picture before we hone in on specific goals over the next 5 days. Did you not get your workbook yet? Make ... 5 Day Piano Pivot: Day 2

08/24/2018 Read more

5 Day Piano Pivot: Day 1

by Nicola Cantan

5 Day Piano Pivot Day 1: You In Day 1 of the Piano Pivot, we’re going to take a look at the most important part of your business: YOU. Take a close look at the balance in your life and find ways to prioritise in a way that makes sense for you. Please note: These videos were ... 5 Day Piano Pivot: Day 1

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5 Day Piano Pivot 2019

by Nicola Cantan

5 Days to Plan Your Studio Revolution Feel like your teaching could do with a kickstart, but not sure where to start?  Overwhelmed with all the great ideas out there but not sure what’s most important?  Find there’s just too many things to do to make effective change?  Do you have a to-do list that just ... 5 Day Piano Pivot 2019

08/23/2018 Read more

5 Day Piano Pivot: Prelaunch Day

by Nicola Cantan

5 Day Piano Pivot Prelaunch Day: Blue Sky Brainstorm Welcome to “day 0” of your 5 Day Piano Pivot! On this bonus preparation day, we’re zooming out and taking a look at the big picture before we hone in on specific goals over the next 5 days. Please note: These videos were originally recorded in December ... 5 Day Piano Pivot: Prelaunch Day

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Music Teacher Coaching 2022

by Tim Topham

Feel calmer, more confident and make serious progress. Less of the ‘same old’ and more ‘different new’.Join the A-List Coaching Program. Eager to get clarity + focus? Ready to ‘scratch that itch’ and make progress on your dream goal?  Want serious accountability?  Got a digital product or service that you’d like to launch but not ... Music Teacher Coaching 2022

08/02/2018 Read more

How to Relieve Stress by Defining Success as a Piano Teacher

by Nicola Cantan

Defining Success How do we know when we’re successful? Who decides what success means for a piano teacher? We do. Trouble is, most of us never decide what success means to us. And if you don’t decide, if you don’t set some kind of target you’re trying to hit, you’ll never feel successful. Stands to ... How to Relieve Stress by Defining Success as a Piano Teacher

07/02/2018 Read more
 

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How Gigi Sliger Transformed Her Piano Teaching Studio

by Sean Wales

"I started to believe in my dreams."

06/18/2018 Read more

5 Teaching Experts Share Their Piano Summer Income Tips

by Sean Wales

Just because it's summer doesn't mean the income needs to stop.

06/11/2018 Read more

How to Create Easy Designs for the Everyday Business Owner

by Rosemarie Penner

Have you noticed that running your own music studio is no longer about just about teaching music?  We have become busy business owners with many roles to fill. Teaching. Bookkeeping. Marketing. Social media updates. Nurturing client relationships. And, the list goes on. Whether your studio is in a commercial space, your home, or your students’ ... How to Create Easy Designs for the Everyday Business Owner

05/07/2018 Read more

How to Build and Launch a Music Membership Website

by Nicola Cantan

Case Study with Nicola Cantan: Starting a Music Membership Website Is this right for you? So, you’re thinking you might want to start a membership site, maybe one like the Inner Circle. Cool! I think memberships or subscription based sites are absolutely fantastic business models with a lot of benefits. But they are truly not ... How to Build and Launch a Music Membership Website

05/02/2018 Read more

The Secret to Improving Student Retention Rates

by Abraham Levitan

As music teachers running our own studios, working for an outside studio, or teaching independently, we’re always striving to captivate our students’ imaginations. We want to leave them hungry for more, eagerly anticipating their next lesson. We do this by customizing their lessons, making them challenging but fun, and getting to know our students as ... The Secret to Improving Student Retention Rates

02/12/2018 Read more

How to Choose the Best Digital Piano for Your Students

by Tim Topham

Today’s article addresses a question I get asked all the time: What is the best digital piano I would recommend for my students to purchase? It’s a question that teachers are likely to be asked fairly often, especially if they take a modern view that digital piano technology is rapidly catching up with acoustic and ... How to Choose the Best Digital Piano for Your Students

02/05/2018 Read more