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Some music teachers may think they need to take any music student who expresses interest in studying with them. But this isn’t necessarily wise. Along your journey to recruit more private lessons students into your music studio, it’s important to think about your ideal student type to make sure of a high quality student-to-teacher fit. Do you know your ideal student type? Here are 8 ways to identify your ideal student.

One strategy to attract, retain and stay top-of-mind is posting content on social media. But an effective social media strategy requires posting consistently, and coming up with new content can be challenging! Here are 15 ideas for your next social media post.

Register for a FREE conference for music educators who want to expand their online business. May 9-11. Duet is a proud sponsor of the Expand Online Summit.

Dr. Garrett Hope has made several pivots in his life as a musician – from composer to performer to teacher to consultant. And now he’s helping others do the same. In everything he does though, Garrett believes that musicians should craft businesses around their endeavors that efficiently repurpose their artistic output and properly reward them for their value. In our conversation, Dr. Hope offers philosophical convictions for this attitude as well as practical tips on how to achieve the vision he promotes.

What makes CODA particularly meaningful for music teachers is that it is a music teacher who changes Ruby’s life. So many of us in this community have experienced the power of music teachers – either as a student or as a teacher ourself. We know what it feels like to have someone who believes in you and champions you, even when things get tough. Mr. Villalobos is that teacher for Ruby.