attrition

Hey everyone. If you are teaching online (virtual lessons), and wouldn’t mind sharing, what would you say has been your BIGGEST PROBLEM thus far? If you had to sum up what has been the most challenging part of virtual lessons as a piano teacher, what…

• Last updated 4 years ago
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Don’t miss this conversation among several long-standing, experienced Simply Music teachers! They have all operated large commercial studios and experienced managing and employing teachers in their studios. They discuss several topics which have impacted their student retention rates. Topics include: Teacher Introductions (00:05) One Thing…

• Last updated 5 years ago
• 4-song workshop, attrition, billing, commercial space, commercial studio, core conversations, employed teachers, employees, improving retention, large studio, quality control, retention, screening, screening students, workshop

Who has wording for an exit email? They’re choosing other activities over piano and I’m fine with the, so I just want to say a nice goodbye. Just putting the question out there actually helped me write it. I kept it simple. This is what…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• attrition, busy students, communication, exit email, exiting students

I’m after some advice as to what conversation to have with a student that is leaving to continue teaching himself online. The student is 9 years old and halfway through Level 2. His lesson is tomorrow and I want to have a response prepared to…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• attrition, communication, digital SHMs, Laurie Richards, learning from SHMs, SHMs, value of teachers

I have quite a few higher level students leaving for different reasons. Some of them are very hard to teach. Somehow group lessons don’t hold well for me lately. Students keep telling me they are too busy to practice and many of them are not…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• attrition, communication, core conversations, Foundation 4 prep, Laurie Richards, losing students, retention, upper level students

Our studio’s financial plan assumes specific attrition rates, but in light of our history over the past three years, our assumptions appear to be very optimistic. What attrition rates are possible with Simply Music studios that operate in medium-sized towns of around 100,000 residents? I…

• Last updated 9 years ago
• attrition, enrollment, studio growth

I am wondering if anyone has any data on attrition rates for SM: meaning – what percentage of students discontinue lessons and when that is most likely to occur? I am working on my schedule for this Spring and trying to think about how best…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• adults, attrition, communication, group lessons, shared lessons

We are concerned about reported high attrition rates and we would like to hear from experienced teachers on this issue so that we can identify patterns and issues and then develop strategies to reduce attrition. We’re referring to yearly attrition rates, not monthly. Here are…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• attrition, Robin Keehn, solving attrition, the economy

From talking with teachers across the country, Simply Music and others, many are experiencing the same thing. I blame the economy and the stress many are feeling a year after the economic downturn for much of it. I have talked to people who didn’t believe…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• attrition, Laurie Richards, the economy