Starting a Music School

Deborah How | MTNA Business Digest, Volume 2, Issue 3 | April 2023
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:48:11 -0800

Many independent music teachers think about expanding their studios and starting a music school when their student load exceeds their available teaching hours. To start a music school that follows best business practices is not as simple as renting a commercial space, hiring a couple of teachers and printing new business cards. Careful preparation and planning are necessary to not only be financially successful, but to also be professionally responsible.