Posted by: clariniano on: July 18, 2009
First, I often need something on short notice, especially if I get a student who wants to meet right away. (Especially early beginning materials for the instruments I teach) The staff get to know you–at one of the music stores they rarely have to ask for my name or phone number to save on purchases. [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: April 25, 2009
Lessons in a music store Advantages: Tends to be the least costly for the consumer. Disadvantages: Distractions from the retail section of the music store. High turnover of teachers, because the store usually takes a cut from lesson fees, which are already often below market price. Some won’t let teachers take their students with them [...]
Posted by: clariniano on: March 23, 2009
Most music schools pay their teachers poorly. What you pay in lesson fees to music schools, individual teachers only get 40-60% of the lesson fee the school charges. Yet, many music schools spend hundreds, even thousands, on mass marketing and slick advertising to recruit students. Because most music schools pay their teachers poorly, many [...]
