Scheduling

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Student Absences

I’d love to get feedback on how you handle absences from students who are ill. I offer make-up lessons or even extended lessons to “make up” the time. Also, what about adults or youth who are so involved in other activities that they aren’t always…

Scheduling student who observes Ramadan

I’m about to acquire a young Muslim man who delayed beginning because of driving 40 minutes to my studio on low calories during Ramadan. That’s fine with me. I’m just thinking when Ramadan comes around next year the issue will rise again. He’s a pharmacist…

Short notice lesson cancellation by student

I had a parent ask for a reschedule after only giving me 11 hours of advance notice that they will miss the lesson. How do I handle this professionally without causing parents to decide to quit? It’s already in my studio policies that they should…

Longer lessons for advanced students

I’ve been thinking of implementing longer lessons for my more advanced private students who I think need the time in the upper levels, in particular with all the reading we do. Maybe 45 minutes or hour lessons? One student is requesting an hour lesson and…

Adding new students to group

I have a fairly new student who has completed the Foundation session, the Basics, and Dreams Come True. His friend wants to join him in learning piano, and the mom called me today to say, “May we join the lesson today?”. I also have a…

Transitioning siblings from private to shared lessons

For those of you who have transitioned from private to group lessons: I have several families with multiple children enrolled. I figure this is pretty typical. In private lessons I was able to arrange their lessons consecutively quite easily. But as I make the transition…

Biweekly (fortnightly) lessons

I would love some advice. I have had conversations with a mother of two girls that I teach. The eldest girl has just started Foundation 5, half way through the reading program and is in an accelerated music program at school. The youngest has just…

Responding to social media inquiries

Do you use social media to market your piano studio? How do you answer people whose first or second question is, “What lesson times are available?” I feel like we have so much more to establish before I’m ready to book them a time. This…

Toddler sibling at lessons

A mom asked me if I would teach her son and daughter on Saturday instead of our weekday time because she does not have childcare for her 4-year-old, and he is somewhat disruptive during lessons. I do not want to teach on Saturday. I know…

Infrequent lessons and teaching multiple songs

I need some counsel. Earlier this year, three ladies signed up for lessons after attending a workshop together. They are close friends and want to continue as a group, but here’s the catch. They say that due to their varying schedules and frequent absences to…