Collecting Payments - Past, Present and Future

By Beth Gigante Klingenstein, NCTM | American Music Teacher, August/September 2003
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:47:12 -0800

Like the English language or our understanding of the solar system, the independent music studio is in a state of constant flux. Today's studio looks and operates much differently than the studio of fifty years ago. One area that has changed significantly is our system for collecting payments. While it is important to set our rates at an acceptable level, it is also important to use a system of payment in keeping with today's professional studio. Below is a summary of past practices as well as some of today's creative solutions to the challenges of getting paid the correct amount, on time, by everyone. By reviewing a number of approaches, we can determine what will work best in our present and future studios.