Student Retention/Attrition

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Quit or Opportunity

When a student quits I try to be understanding of their situation. I definitely do not want the door to close with that person. Usually, my quits have been due to the students being older adults who travel much of the year. Today I called one…

Advice needed on Reading Program

Dear Fellow Teachers, One of my parents just texted me to say her oldest boy (14) wants to quit lessons. She said she would like both boys (younger one is 12) to stay until they are “reading notes proficiently”, and asked “What will it take…

Acquiring students from other teachers

I have the wonderful opportunity to expand my studio by taking on someone else’s students. While it’s a bit intimidating to me as a newer teacher (1 1/2 years), I look forward to the challenge. The good news is that I’m licensed in the levels…

Some Students’ Morale Declining

Dear Friends, I have been teaching SM for about 8 months. I have quite a few students who are losing interest playing the piano. They start out pretty good for the first 3 months but not quite keeping it up now. They lose their attention…

Credibility wih the Long Term Relationship

My daughter had been doodling on the piano for years, and at some point she expressed interest in the traditional lesson materials I’d been using prior to teaching SM. When I started SM, she seemed interested, and so she started taking lessons along with a…

New idea: Remote Practice Management

I’ve got a question about a potentially new way to manage practicing. We think some of our prospects aren’t signing up for lessons because of the requirement that a parent be present in the lessons. Many parents today are quite busy and often say they…

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…

When Are Students “Done” with Simply Music?

I, too, would appreciate guidance here and a chat re: advanced students in general. When are people “done” with SM? When the foundation levels have been completed and students have done Jazz and both Accompaniment Programs, Reading and Time for Music (Reading and Playing Level…

New Teachers and Relationship Conversation

I’ve been having more attrition than I’m used to among students. Two, I think, are a temporary hiatus, and two others were over-committed in their lives and needed to rearrange something. I know I can’t take it personally when a student decides to leave, but…

Young Students Dropping Out

This week, after one month of lessons, two 7-year-old students dropped out. The one mother was very upset. She started by saying “We have some terrible news”. She even filled out the evaluation sheet even though the little girl only knew one song. It was…