Music Studio Startup: Helping music teachers thrive as entrepreneurs

Today's mini interview is with Scarlette Kerr, a teacher who went from having a very part-time studio while in grad school to building a strong student roster within seven months, even with COVID happ...

4 Mai 202222min

A full transcript and resources from this episode can be found at MusicStudioStartup.com/episode101. Apply Today: $1,000 Studio Launch Grant Course: Business Building 101 for Music Teachers

27 Apr 202210min

Hi! It's spring break here at Music Studio Startup headquarters, so I'm just jumping on the mic to give you some details on the 2022 studio launch grant competition. This program is for new and newish...

20 Apr 20223min

I'm excited to be bringing the grant competition back this year. The purpose of this grant is to help a new or new-ish music teacher launch their studio. The grand prize includes a $1000 cash grant an...

13 Apr 202238min

Today I'm back again with Karen Thickstun for the second part of our discussion on fundraising. Our topic today is specifically about grants: how to find grants, how to evaluate if your project is a ...

6 Apr 202257min

If you hit play on this episode thinking, "I don't have a nonprofit, so fundraising isn't really for me.", I think you'll be surprised by the discussion. Karen covers so many more types of fundraising...

30 Mar 202247min

It seems fitting that this week, right around the two year anniversary of COVID shutting things down in the US, I'd be interviewing the inventor of a mask specifically designed for singers. Today I'm ...

23 Mar 202245min

Today's podcast is part one of a two-part interview with the founder of a website that will be familiar to a lot of music teachers. That website is makingmusicfun.net. This website is full of sheet mu...

16 Mar 202224min