A Glimmer of Change

Education Advocacy

∞ A little over a decade ago, a glimmer of a woman named Gina, came crashing into my world in her full fabulous glory. We met at a professional development day with Christopher Norton and Kerin Bailey in Adelaide. That event left three distinct impressions on me; It...

A Special Announcement!

Education Advocacy, Studio Matters

Some years ago I started advocating in the music education space. Primarily it was for my students and then the students that were within the Novar community. Over time this has evolved to working on the Music Teachers Association of South Australia Council and...

Creating a Simple Business Plan

Studio Business

  Do you have a business plan for your studio? Even something simple that articulates the core values and vision of your business and how you plan to make it happen is very helpful in giving you direction. It can be simple or you can create a detailed picture but...

Developing a Studio Policy

Studio Business

When a new student looks to you for lessons, it is very helpful to have some basic information to be able to give them to read. Having a clear and consistent policy to communicate is also much more professional. Over time I have developed, in conjunction with my...

The Business of Teaching

Studio Business

Recently, a musician friend was commenting on a great new student they had, saying “It’s so much fun, it doesn’t feel like work! I would do it for free”. She was implying that she shouldn’t be paid for these lessons she was giving! But...

Building a Multi-Teacher Studio

Studio Business

Recently Tim Topham and I had a chat about a whole variety of things, mostly we were supposed to be talking about business! But with Tim it would have been very easy for us to chat for a few hours about lots of different things. Building a multi-teacher studio is an...