Wendy Brentnall-Wood - Music Teaching Made Profitable: An Experts Guide to Generating More Income as a Music Teacher

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PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR

Teaching music is a labour of love, and this book has a wealth of information on setting up the ideal conditions for music teaching studios to thrive. Wendy Brentnall-Wood shares her in-depth knowledge and writes with experience and enthusiasm. A great read and essential reference for all Music Teachers.

Helen Tuckey

Australian Strings Association National President

One of the biggest challenges facing Music Teachers around the world is knowing how to run the business side of their studio. Teacher training courses seldom teach these skills, leaving musicians woefully unprepared for success in a competitive industry. Even more distressing is hearing older teachers actively discouraging graduates from setting up studios because of their own struggles to make ends meet. Well, all this is about to change with the release of Wendys new book: Music Teaching Made Profitable , a resource that will change peoples perceptions of how they can generate a more reliable, steady income from music teaching and how to grow a more profitable business to support them in the future.

Tim Topham

Director, Top Music Education PTY LTD

Wendy came to talk to teachers at our pedagogy conference about how they could build their teaching practices into successful businesses. Her presentation was so well received that we invited her back to advise our teachers on strategies for creating their own teaching programmes. Her ideas were inspirational and easily tailored to each teachers unique goals and aspirations.

Wendys new book is a comprehensive and practical guide to business success, gleaned from her own multifaceted experience as a musician, teacher, author, publisher and business owner. I encourage all Music Teachers to read it!

Jocelyn (Jo) Kotchie

Composer, Music Educator and President of the West Australian Music Teachers Association

Instrumental Music Teachers start out with a love of music and performance skills, and wanting to share their knowledge and skills with others beginning a career in teaching. Most however have little or no knowledge of the business skills necessary to facilitate this career path. Wendy Brentnall-Woods book fills a much needed niche; I would recommend it for all teachers to expand their business knowledge both starting out and growing a music teaching practice.

Margaret Schlink

Violin and Viola Teacher, Director of Perth Scottish Fiddlers

AMusA (viola), DipMusT, MMusPS | Accred WAMTA Member | Past President AUSTA WA

Each instrumental teacher is in fact their own small music business. Learning how to run their business effectively is a vital endeavour, and an often overlooked one. In Music Teaching Made Profitable , music business owners learn about the different stages of music studio growth, various elements to consider at each stage and how to achieve growth. Wendy generously shares her experiences as an instrumental teacher, music studio owner and business coach for anyone who seeks a clearer path through the Music Studio Business world!

Carly McDonald

Creative Editor The Piano Teacher

Owner Nova Music

I would highly recommend Wendy to anyone who wants help with growing their music business. Wendy has been working in the music teaching business for years (over 30 I think) and is a wealth of knowledge on everything to do with running a music teaching business. She is never one to sit still and is always looking at ways to extend and improve. She is highly efficient, a great communicator, extremely reliable and has a great personality. She has now become my mentor and I feel very lucky to have her there to guide me along my musical journey.

Cath Dowling

Owner Kids on Key

DISCLAIMER

All the information, techniques, skills and concepts contained within this publication are of the nature of general comment only and are not in any way recommended as individual advice. The intent is to offer a variety of information to provide a wider range of choices now and in the future, recognising that we all have widely diverse circumstances and viewpoints. Should any reader choose to make use of the information contained herein, this is their decision, and the contributors (and their companies), authors and publishers do not assume any responsibilities whatsoever under any condition or circumstances. It is recommended that the reader obtain their own independent advice.

First Edition 2019

Copyright 2019 Wendy Brentnall-Wood

Illustrations by Cara Brentnall

All rights are reserved. The material contained within this book is protected by copyright law, no part may be copied, reproduced, presented, stored, communicated or transmitted in any form by any means without prior written permission.

National Library of Australia

Cataloguing-in-Publication entry:

Music Teaching Made Profitable: An Experts Guide to Generating More Income as a Music Teacher - Wendy Brentnall-Wood

1st ed.

ISBN: 978-1-925370-13-3 (eBook)