Scheduling

I’m dying to move from Private Lessons and smaller, Shared Lessons, to the far more fun and efficient lesson-size of 6 to 10 students. Thus far, I have never been able to get enough people of the right type (kids/adults) to commit to being in…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• advertising, expanding shared lesson size, group lessons, Neil Moore, requirements, shared lessons

How do your communicate recitals, policies, vacations etc. to your parents? I send an average or 2-3 emails through constant contact a month, have a bulletin board with all upcoming dates and the current email that I sent. I also see parents in lessons and…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• studio communication, studio policies, vacations

Just recently I have been thinking about what to do for lessons missed when the students are in groups or shared lessons. As thought happens, a parent has asked about a make up or refund and she is in a 2-people shared lesson.  I reminded…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• group lessons, make-ups, missed lessons, shared lessons

10/26/2004 Anneka  What is your student base like? sreingold  I have 66 now Anneka  Wow!  That is excellent sreingold  a few shared lessons, a few private; how many do you have? Anneka  I have been maintaining around 100 students sreingold  that’s my goal Anneka  All shared lessons: 8 adults, 5 kids.…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• chat, large groups, lessons management, shared lessons

Okay, so I finally quoted $150/month for private lessons. This is a girl who I have moved three times and seems not to fit with any other students. By default she has been in private but I told the mom today, that after August she…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• claiming territory, private students, request vs requirement, weeks off

I’m working on summer plans and imagine that many of you are also. I hate for us all to spend time inventing similar stuff. Has anyone developed a letter you might send to your students emphasizing the importance of continuing lessons over the summer? OF…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• scheduling, summer camps, summer lessons

I have 45 students mostly in shared lessons of 2-3 and the rest are private lessons. I do 15 hours contact teaching time. I also homeschool 2 kids, so time wise it works very well for me. In the very last teacher training that Neil…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• benefits of shared lessons, private lessons, shared lessons

I have a working parent, interested to start taking lessons alongside her child (neither has begun yet). I appreciate that logistically this makes far more sense, than for her to join a parent class, and then also attend her child’s class, when she already has…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• claiming territory, lessons, parent and child lesson, shared lessons

I have a working parent, interested to start taking lessons alongside her child (neither has begun yet). I appreciate that logistically this makes far more sense, than for her to join a parent class, and then also attend her child’s class, when she already has…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• claiming territory, lessons, parent and child lesson, shared lessons

How do you move a student up to a class in a higher level if that class has already started a special program that the student you want to move is not ready for? For instance, I have a student who needs, wants and can…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• accompaniment, moving students, speed of learning, students to higher level