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Top Five: 5 Steps for Successful Interview Lessons with Music Students (Open Access)

Interview lesson, meet-and-greet, intro lesson, trial lesson, consultation—whatever you choose to call them, introductory sessions are a great way to jumpstart your potentials students’ success in music lessons. This article presents five steps to help you make the most of your interview lessons with new music students. …

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Top Five: Time to “Tune Up” Your Studio Business Practices!

Establishing an effective policy is integral to running a studio smoothly and efficiently. But how do we actually enforce these policies to make sure we get paid on time, aren’t run over by pushy parents or aren’t allowing our lives to be consumed by resentment toward those who don’t respect our boundaries? How can we enforce our policies while still giving attention and appropriate grace to those in need? How can we be kind and understanding of our families while making sure we maintain healthy boundaries? …

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Studio Structure/Location

Beyond Lessons: Top 5 Business-Savvy Ways to Enrich Your Studio Offerings (Open Access)

Most of us build our studios around depth—helping students reach the highest levels of musicianship possible. But in today’s fast-paced world, keeping students long-term also requires breadth.

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In the Spotlight: Stepping Stones for Emerging Careers: A Comparison of Select Studio Model

Professional musicians’ careers are becoming increasingly multidisciplinary, and even within the field of music teaching the possibilities for building a career may come in a variety of formats.

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In the Spotlight: Starting a Music School

Many independent music teachers think about expanding their studios and starting a music school when their student load exceeds their available teaching hours. They consider bringing another teacher on board or perhaps hiring an assistant. As we grow professionally, some teachers begin thinking about ways to leave a musical legacy or to make a musical impact in their local community. …

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Online Teaching/Technology

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Teaching in the Age of AI: How Music Educators Can Stay Ahead of the Curve (Open Access)

In music education—and the world at large—we are living through a pivotal and exciting moment. From tools that generate sheet music and offer instant feedback, to AI-powered practice plans, to platforms that compose in the style of Chopin or Taylor Swift, AI technology is transforming how music is taught, learned, and even imagined. Read more.

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Top 5 Tech Hacks for the Modern Studio

Who doesn’t appreciate creative solutions to common studio challenges? The following hacks aim to enhance aspects of studio organization, management and lesson planning.

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Back to the Future: Effective Visual Communication and the Interdependence of In-Person, Online and Hybrid Piano Instructions

The modern world has gone through rapid changes in recent years. Music teachers faced real and demanding challenges during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many were able to quickly adapt, invest and learn when presented with a more advanced technological reality. Now we are headed back to the future, including a post-vaccine reality that consists of a world where safe, in-person instruction coexists with more technologically savvy teaching. Blending our past and current experiences is essential to guaranteeing a future filled with more opportunities and increasingly effective instruction.

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