Testimonials 💖 From Successful Teachers
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"Noreen Wenjen is a warm and passionate individual. She is an outstanding mentor in leadership, technology, and creativity. Noreen is not afraid to think "out of the box" and she inspires others to explore other possibilities instead of the norm."
Mona Wu DeCesare, NCTM, CAPMT Immediate Past President, Moorpark, California
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"I highly recommend her video courses! Noreen has done a great service for the professionalism of piano studios and value of the music profession. Her contract keeps the studio running smoothly."
Natalia Hudson, Pianist and Educator, Los Angeles, CA
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"Now I have the confidence to act more like a business and be clear with my expectations. It will be better for me, and anything better for me is better for the students! Thanks again for continuing to share your knowledge with music teachers."
Esther Bing, RCM Examiner and Certified Teacher, Alberta, Canada
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"As a piano teacher entrepreneur, I can say without hesitation that buying Two-Year Waitlist is one of the best decisions I’ve made for my business. You'll learn how a great studio policy can give you a steady income every month.”
Stephen McCool, Private Voice eand Piano Teacher, Peachtree Corners, GA
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"This course was so helpful to me as I start my own piano studio in a remote mountain town. It provided incredible insight into how to structure studio expectations, tuition, and COLA adjustments. Thanks for creating a wonderful resource for music teachers!"
Jackie Greenleaf, Greenleaf Studios Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Keep Learning
Music teachers must learn to DIY just about everything!
The key to success is keeping up with the times.
1. Online. It’s way past time. What is next?
Stay on top of technology so you never fall behind! I have been teaching online and giving presentations and trying to get music teachers to teach online since 2015!
We are educators and our our primary focus is teaching students in the classroom or in our home studios. The prospect of taking our business online was daunting, even for the newest generation of music instructors.
When was the right time to go online? For those teachers who tried teaching online before Covid hit, the transition to online teaching was almost seamless. I didn’t miss a week of teaching; business as usual.
Today’s technology is constantly changing. We have to stay on top of technology to best serve our students.
Whether it’s helping my students prepare for college applications or finding the best tutoring or college counseling recommendations; I’m with them all the way.
I help my adult students gain advanced technic skills passed down from generations of my piano teachers that can be traced all the way back to the students of Beethoven and Liszt!
I taught my student when he was abroad in Germany, and his mom sat in on the lesson in the US in 2017
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“Thank you for encouraging me to expand my private lesson business online. I've pretty much doubled my client base (and subsequently my income) just by doing this ;) Thanks again!”
— Karl Arrieta, percussion instructor
2. Make your marketing count. Think like an entrepreneur!
Challenge yourself. Go beyond your comfort zone of teaching. Brag a little about your strengths. Your potential pool of students just doubled.
Word of mouth still has the most impact on how parents and adults choose their music instructor, so ask your current students for quotes to put on your website.
A picture is a worth a thousand words. Choosing a music teacher if a very personal choice based on many factors. Share whatever you can to give potential students a sense of who you, how you teach, and the type of studio that you run.
Are you the type of teacher who has loads of patience for very young students or do you prefer to work with more advanced students preparing for competitions? Perhaps you can work with all of these types of students, including adults.
Flaunt your successes and invite opportunities to work with new students. What makes you unique could be the very thing that attracts new students.
3. Your studio policy represents your music studio. Professionalism counts.
Learn how a professional music studio policy changes can change your life as a music teacher!
My Vision
Piano teachers are entrepreneurs.
In my book, Two-Year Wait List: An Entrepreneurial Guide for Music Teachers, I share my tried-and-true method of using marketing, technology, and business know-how to grow a two-year waitlist for a successful independent music studio. From identifying the value of a music teacher and connecting with students to taxes, fees and running a private music studio like a business, I share my knowledge and experience to educate other professional music teachers on how to create an empire that will have students lining up for lessons!
Wishing you success in your music studio,
As a 25-year+ veteran of the piano instruction profession and Past-President of the California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT), MTNA SW Division Director, and music teacher coach, Noreen Wenjen understands the importance of not only creating a nurturing environment for music students but also what music teachers need to do to establish a successful music studio with longevity.
Noreen Wenjen, NCTM, Nationally Certified Piano Teacher,
MTNA SW Division Director, CAPMT Past-President,
Published author, Online course creator, Spotify Artist, Wenjen Ink Record label, & Keynote Speaker for music entrepreneurism and technology
Noreen Wenjen speaking at the CAPMT State Conference 2018
Resources for Music Teachers
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