Smart, Single, Successful! Making a Living as an Independent Music Teacher

By Karen Thickstun, NCTM | American Music Teacher, February/March 2012
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:49:56 -0800

How can I make a living as an independent teacher?" To answer this question, three young professionals shared their stories at the 2011 MTNA National Conference during the session "Smart, Single, Successful! Effective Business Strategies For Young Professionals." We met Kristin Yost in a previous column, &lt;a href="{{Entrepreneurism_2010_AM.html}}" target="_blank"&gt;"Earn $100,000 As An Independent Teacher? Yes!" (April/May 2010)&lt;/a&gt;. In the &lt;a href="{{Entrepreneurism_2011_ON.html}}" target="_blank"&gt;October/November 2011&lt;/a&gt; issue, we met Becky Baker, a young professional in Indianapolis. In this issue, we'll meet the third panelist, David Husser, who has followed a different path to creating an independent studio. Veteran teachers interested in succession planning will find his story of interest too.