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I offered a reduced Summer schedule which many of my lessons took advantage of, paying for one month of lessons but spreading them over July and August. Payment was due at the end of June as usual. One parent in one reduced schedule group hadn’t…

• Last updated 5 years ago
• charging late fees, discontinuation, discontinuation notice, discontinuation policy, discontinuing, discontinuing lessons, enforcing your policy, fees for late payment, late fees, studio policies, studio policy, studio policy regarding late fees, when to charge a late fee

Dear Teachers, As many of you may know, there are new marketing opportunities that we can engage in that cost us nothing, are without risk, and give us potentially significant exposure as an organization. I am specifically talking about Groupon and Living Social, the new…

• Last updated 5 years ago
• 4-song workshop, Groupon, Living Social, organizing workshops, Robin Keehn, teaching workshops, workshop, Workshops

Hi all, here is a very important message. As more and more pieces come into Public Domain, we see an emerging number of new arrangements of those pieces being made available. I want to make very clear what Simply Music’s position is regarding Copyright as…

• Last updated 4 years ago
• arrangement, arranging, Chanukah, Christmas, Christmas accompaniment, Christmas Carols, Christmas songs, copyright, copyright infringement, copyright laws, copyrighted lyrics, educational purposes, educational use, fair use, Hanukkah, holiday, holiday songs, holidays, Neil Moore, Neil's Responses (YouTube Videos), permission, permission to print lyrics, public domain music, public domain songs

I have been teaching for a year and a half now very part time with 12
students and I am just preparing for the new year with learning level
5 etc. I am wondering if it is normal at this stage to feel a little
swamped about how…

• Last updated 5 years ago
• fitting in all the streams, lessons management, managing content, managing materials, managing streams, managing time, materials, multiple project management, multiple streams, organization, organizing a notebook, organizing lesson plans, organizing materials, organizing SHMs, organizing teacher notes, organizing TTMs, Playlist management program, staying organized, streams, teaching streams, time management

I have many requests now for letters to approach schools so I thought it easier to post them all. Please contact Marg Green if you would like her to send you a copy – At the end of this Q&A are the following docs: 1)…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• piano class in public school, public school, public schools, school setting, teaching in a school setting, teaching in public school, teaching in school, teaching in school setting, teaching in schools

[question author="Joan H.,  Canada"] Greetings all – how do you provide receipts to students?  ie. to all, or by request only? 2ndly, is there any suggested format or type of receipt protocol to be aware of to use?  If you use a soft copy format,…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• income tax, Microsoft Office, MYOB, payment receipt, receipt, receipts, sending payment receipt, tax, tax deductible, tax deductible lessons, tax deduction, tax deductions, tax return, tax returns, taxes

We gave out Dry Erase Boards at the Symposium and some of you have been inquiring about them. They are great for PAS and Reading Rhythm. Here’s where I got them: http://www.amazon.com/NEOPlex-Student-Laptop-Erase-Marker/dp/B001EW9I4W/ref=sr_1_sc_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1328508762&sr=8-4-spell In the meantime while someone sources an Australian version, an idea I have…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• calendars, cardboard, desk calendar, dry erase, dry erase board

Does anyone have a good suggestion for chairs for a studio? I need to have 12 to 15 chairs at a decent price. What kind do you have, and where did you get them? I can’t spend an arm and a leg. Just priced chairs…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• chairs, padded chairs, stool

Please can anyone recommend a small user friendly and economical recording device to enable me to use to send samples of my playing to my music teacher. Skype is not reliable in my area for live listening at a distance. Audacity is free and great…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• audacity, iphone, iPhone app, iPhone apps, record students, recording, recording pieces, recording students, sending a recording, smart phone recording, student recordings

I’ve been recording students with my iPad and because I am pretty new in this matter, I’d need a little help. I have to take the sound out and send it the to Simply Music (my first 5 Foundation’s 1 students) as a MP3 file.…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• CD, garage band, iMovie, iPad, iPad app, iPads, record students, recording, recording pieces, recording students, sending a recording, smart phone recording, student recordings, utilize ipad, Voice Memos app