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I’m planning on having some of my traditional teachers who work for me go through the SM program, and can’t seem to come up with the best way to pay them. I know Neil talks about starting them at $XX/hr and I’ve heard others start…

• Last updated 7 years ago
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If you have any questions related to Introductory Sessions or anything else please let me know. Karen (USA) I have lots of questions. Where do you want to begin? Kevin M. (USA) Wherever you would like. Helen H. (AU) How long are people prepared to…

• Last updated 7 years ago
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When people call and request printed information about SM, I usually give them a copy of the Curriculum Overview (they can also download it from the website), the SM History, Student Brochure, my own SM flyer, and a business card. I don’t get many call-backs,…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• free introductory session, importance of FIS, inquires, phone results, Talking to People, talking to people on the phone

My sister and I are gearing up to start our studio, but our recent FIS’s have come up short. Though we have heard and read of 90 – 110% enrollment rates, it seems that we only get around 20%, and our FIS audiences are dwindling. We’ve been advertising…

• Last updated 7 years ago
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  I just got a call this afternoon asking if I’d come speak at the February meeting of a piano teacher’s league in a town 60 miles from where I live. One of the piano teachers had been approached by a homeschool mom about Simply…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• FIS for traditional piano teachers, free introductory session, marketing to traditional teachers

  I just wanted to update everyone on the Grand Opening of Olympic Peninsula Music Academy where we offer Kindermusik and Simply Music in Washington.  Today we held our opening with Free Introductory sessions scheduled at 1:15 and 2:15. The morning was devoted to Kindermusik…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• first introductory session, free introductory session, Robin Keehn

  I want to make sure that there is a clear understanding of the nature of Introductory Sessions, and what’s involved in running them successfully. I’ve done hundreds of them, with as few as three people and as many as 300 at a time. At…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• free introductory session, Neil Moore

I am getting ready to do my first FIS this week, even though I’ve been teaching since September. (My first students were previous students and I talked to each family individually about the change. Plus I got a few new students from talking to friends…

• Last updated 10 years ago
• advice on FIS, free introductory session, lesson requirements, parents attending lessons

How hard should I push for someone to come to an FIS? Yesterday I was sending out reminders about my next FIS to people who have been unable to make it to one yet. I gave a brief outline of how different SM is to a…

• Last updated 10 years ago
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Here’s a question for those of you who have been running Free Introductory Sessions for a while: has anyone found that it’s beneficial to hand out some type of token to attendees? I wondered whether something like a fridge magnet, for example, would show my…

• Last updated 10 years ago
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