music lesson programs

Listen to Donna Hall’s creative solution when one of her star teachers contemplates leaving to teach at another music school.

Donna Hall is a strong believer in telling everyone you meet about your lesson programs.  If you are excited about what you do, chances are you can get your community excited too.  But first, your community has to know about your programs.

In this clip, listen as Donna describes the beginning of her rock camp lesson program, and then how an interested member of her community helped the program grow.
 

Pete Gamber encourages fellow retail store owners to start with small lesson programs in their store as the building blocks for larger projects. 

Watch this video where Pete mentions several ways to create these small lesson programs because "things don't have to start big to be successful."

In this clip, Dom Famularo is asked an interesting question by an audience member in the Idea Center— what happens when your students begin to play better than your teachers?  Dom shares his perspective on the idea that, sometimes you can't just hire better teachers—you have to make them.

Watch our Idea Center panelists respond when an audience member asks about their experiences when creating lesson programs for adults and the unique challenges they present.  Jeff Gastineau, Donna Hall and Pete Gamber discuss some ideas that you can implement in your store to tap into the adult lesson program market.

Let’s talk about store hours. Listen as Pete Gamber explains why your store hours are an integral part of any plan to increase the number of student lessons.

Okay, so you’ve finished teacher interviews and you are confident you hired a great staff for your lesson program. In this clip, Pete Gamber cautions you to be careful of your first instincts to randomly schedule lessons for your teachers.  Instead, schedule your teachers’ lessons with a plan in mind to set up your store for long-term success.

Pete Gamber discusses some of his tried and true ways to find students to fill his store's lesson program.

When selecting new teachers, in-person interviews should be a crucial component in your decision-making process.  In this clip, Pete Gamber summarizes some of the key points to remember when conducting interviews for teaching staff.

Pete Gamber gives some tips on how to make your lesson rooms a safe, comfortable and productive environment for your teachers and students.