The first few weeks and months of lessons are a key time not just for your piano students, but for their parents too. Understanding the piano parent onboarding process can help you to fill your studio with involved and enthusiastic piano families. We all know how vital the role of piano parents is in our…
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Piano Parent Reports: What, When, Why and How
Do you wish your students’ parents were more involved in your studio? Piano parent reports might be the answer you’re looking for. Piano parent reports can keep everyone in your studio up-to-date on the progress, expectations and how they can help their children succeed at the piano. But you have to find the right system…
3 Keys to Rock Solid Piano Parent Relationships
Piano parents are your biggest allies. At least they can be, if you take the time to make great piano parent relationships in your studio. Have you heard of the piano teaching tripod? That’s you, the student and the parents. There are three legs to great piano progress, and each of you has different responsibilities. If…
5 Ways to Build More Community in Your Piano Studio
A piano studio is a community. The tighter knit that community is, the less likely kids are to quit and the more fun they’ll have while they’re there. But how do you build more community in the private piano studio? The fantastic thing about one-on-one piano lessons is that they’re individualised. The not so fantastic…
How to Plan a New Piano Student Interview or Meeting
I had an open spot to fill in my schedule this week, so interviews are on my mind. While prepping for a new student meeting myself I thought I should take the chance to detail my process. Hopefully it will help some of you to get the most out of the piano student interview process…