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Music Studio Startup: Helping music teachers thrive as entrepreneurs

Mar 29, 2023

Many teachers are intrigued by the idea of introducing group lessons into their studios, but may feel like the hurdles to getting started are too high.

Today I'm talking to an Ohio-based teacher, Debra Mattera, who started her group lesson program by partnering with other organizations - first a music store and later...


Mar 22, 2023

Will you be in Reno, NV for the MTNA conference next week? Find out how we can meet!

Not attending? No worries. We’ve got a great episode coming your way about starting group lesson programs in local schools.

A full transcript and resources from this episode can be found at


Mar 15, 2023

Today I’m talking to Noah Tretter, a guitar teacher who branched out from his private studio in Oregon to start a virtual multi-teacher studio during COVID.

One of the unique things about this studio, is the way its founder has tapped into charter school programs as a way of building the student base and making it...


Mar 8, 2023

Today I’m talking to Celeste Watson, the owner of a thriving private piano studio in North Carolina. We cover a lot of studio nuts and bolts in this conversation: things like studio policies, parent communication, handling tuition increases, setting expectations for new students, and much more.

But before we get...


Mar 1, 2023

Today we’re back with part two of a great conversation with someone you may have encountered on YouTube - The Ukulele Teacher aka John Atkins. John is YouTuber, Patreon creative, and now podcaster who got his start on YouTube back in 2011.

We talk about the opportunities and the challenges of being an early user...