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Over the years I’ve attempted to send emails to prospective new students after initial contact. I send an email confirming an FIS. I include videos of interest. I send an email after thief first lesson asking how they are going. It seems ad hoc and…
Attrition
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…
Annual payment
I had a parent ask me about making one annual payment instead of paying monthly. This particular parent has a history of paying late (even with what I consider ‘pleasant’ reminders) so her request took me a little by surprise. While the vision of a…
Chat – Things That Work
Kerry H (USA) Hi Everyone! I thought what I’d do tonight, instead of it being a session where you guys ask lots of questions, that I just talk about a few things. If there’s anything that’s unclear as I go along, please feel free to…
Tuition Rebates
I’ve had some interesting conversations with a number of teachers over the past several months regarding what to charge for tuition. Of course, the amount we charge varies with what part of the country and which country you live in, but there are some things…
How Should Students Address Their Teachers
What do your students call you? Last night one of my students saw me while out shopping. She got my attention to say hi to me by saying, “Karen!” Took me by surprise that a young girl, about age 11, would call me by my…
Fitting it all In
Hello Teachers, I wanted to provide a bit of clarification here and repost information I’ve sent out. There are a number of questions here that I’d like to address, in no particular order. First, I want to clarify that once I start on an Arrangement Project,…
Audio Files and Foundation Session
I just wanted to share with you a realization I have had recently. I have listened many times to the Audio Files – The Relationship, Application, Separation and Foundation Session audio have made huge sense, and I felt like I was ready to go into…
Teaching Level 8
I believe someone was mentioning Level 8 in some prior comments, so I thought I would add my 2 cents about teaching this level. Level 8 is always very interesting to teach! I had a student just this week tell me that she was going…
Duet Questions—Unhappy Parent
Can I open a discussion about duets in general and how playing in public in a duet in approached? This is a response I sent to a parent who was not happy a student played a duet and not a solo at a Christmas Sing-a-long.…