Experiencing conflict with one of your students is pretty rare, but it definitely happens. When it comes to resolving conflict with difficult guitar students, an ounce or prevention is worth a pound of cure: it’s a LOT easier to use good student retention practices to prevent problems from ever happening than to try and […]
STG 090 : Dealing With Overcommitted Guitar Students
Overcommitted students are common in almost every teaching studio, but you don’t have to let that become a problem for you. If you can understand what life is like for the families of these students and adapt the way you do business to make things EASIER for them, you can take good care of […]
STG 089 : Teaching Is Really Managing
Teaching your guitar students and managing employees have some pretty striking similarities. By taking a closer look at some of the skills you need to be a good manager, you can improve the way you teach guitar lessons, have better student retention and help your guitar students get better results on the instrument. In […]
STG 088: How To Beat 7 Common Guitar Teaching Fears
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STG 086 : How To Fire Your Worst Guitar Students
Sometimes one of the best ways to grow your teaching studio is to pull out the pruning shears and weed out the “bottom 10%” of your students…the ones who cause the most trouble, who don’t respect your studio policies and who seem to not be a good fit. It can feel scary sometimes to […]
STG 084: Why Teaching Guitar Will Never Meet Your “Needs”
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STG 078 : The Amazing Power of Commitment
Are you COMMITTED to teaching guitar or just INTERESTED in it? Commitment is the secret weapon that can help you be more successful as a guitar teacher! If you can find the courage to commit to your own success, you’ll find motivation, resources and creativity you never realized you had access to. In this […]
Guest Article – 5 Things Every Guitar Teacher Should Know
5 Things Every Guitar Teacher Should Know, Guitar Coach Magazine If you have aspirations to become a guitar teacher, but are not quite clear as to how to approach the subject, then you are not alone. There are many points to consider and it isn’t as easy as some may be led to believe. […]
STG 076: Why You Need To Raise Your Tuition Rates
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STG 072: Why Teaching Guitar is a Top Career Choice for the Next Decade
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