by Sarah Haughton The imitation of recordings has long been demonized in the music education community. Viewed as a form of creative impotence, teachers tend to discourage their students from copying recordings. To the contrary, I believe we should encourage our students to copy and imitate quality recordings as much as possible. I acknowledge there is some risk associated with having a student imitate someone else’s interpretation,...
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Summer is the time when many families begin to consider what activities they will be enrolling their children in for the fall. Potential clients will be calling and e-mailing, checking out your website, and asking for word-of-mouth referrals.
Now is the time you’ll want to make sure that you are communicating to families what YOU have to offer.Here are some things you will want to think through when it comes to selling yourself — and telling others what sets your studio apart.
1. Your credentials. Do you have a degree in your field? Do you participate in ongoing education? Have you been running a studio for years on end?
If you have been experiencing any issues recently with the below list of features, we have addressed and fixed them: Fixed a bug that prevented revenue per package from generating. Released a patch for an issue that prevented emails from going out to second and third email addresses in profiles. Corrected an issue with studio closure dates and google sync. Updated to prevent issues sending email from AOL and...
Read MoreBy Jamey Mann As a private music teacher, I have found that there is no way to have a set lesson plan in place for every student at every age or level. Every 30 minutes to an hour is a new student with differences in, age, learning style, playing ability, and goals. Trying to have a cookie cutter method for all these students just does not...
Read MoreIf you have been experiencing any issues recently with the below list of features, we have addressed and fixed them: Corrected missing subscribe button on invoices. Fixed a bug where welcome emails and log in notices were duplicating for some studios. Solved a bug with Excel export showing incorrect data. Corrected a bug that stopped event reminders from being sent to parents for some studios. If you have any questions...
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