Piano Teachers as Business Owners
Business and Pedagogy Training
Course Summary
Are you ready to make piano teaching or studio ownership your full time career? The Piano Teachers as Business Owners course is a 6 months training program to teach you everything you need to know about starting and growing a successful piano studio. Learn how to be both an entrepreneur and a successful piano teacher through weekly private and group coaching calls with Dr. Kathy Winston. Some of the business topics we will cover include: marketing for new students, invoicing, growing your studio, hiring another teacher, scheduling, building a web presence, setting tuition rates as a piano teacher, setting up a physical studio, and more. Pedagogical topics will include: sequencing piano teaching literature, teaching technique, teaching music theory, how to teach a student how to analyze music, how to organize your digital music files, teaching from the method books, and more. Let's take your teaching to the next level!
Course Curriculum
Kathy Winston
Dr. Kathy Winston holds a doctorate of musical arts (DMA) in music education, piano pedagogy from the University of Texas-Austin. Her other degrees include a MM in Piano performance from SMU and a BM in Piano Performance from Trinity University. She is an active piano teacher in the Austin, TX area. Dr. Winston founded Velocity Music Academy in Cedar Park, TX and was the executive director and business owner from 2010-2020. She is also the founder and course creator at Piano Program, providing music theory courses and resources to teachers. As an entrepreneur, Dr. Winston provides consulting to studio and business owners. In her free time, you'll find her being mom to her two amazing teens, gardening in her backyard garden, and hiking around town with her pups.
