Business and Operations

While most of us enjoy playing our instruments more than anything, running a music lesson program is a business. Here we explore different aspects of our Music School business and look to enhance them with better systems and operations.

October 16, 2019Business and Operations, Marketing and Branding, Students and Learning

Episode #29 – Customers and Staff pushing you around? Not anymore!

Are you tired of feeling like you are too nice? Do you let customers and staff push you around? Not anymore. As business owners it’s important that we take charge […]
July 30, 2019Business and Operations, Marketing and Branding, Students and Learning

Episode #27- Make Up Lessons SOLVED!

Chris and Tyler discuss the different strategies lesson programs around the world are using for their Make-Up Lessons. In today’s day and age and “Membership Economy” it isn’t a given […]
July 30, 2019Business and Operations, Shows and Concerts, Students and Learning

Episode #26- Tim Topham – Creativity In Your Lesson Business

In this episode, we have Tim Topham fly all the way from Australia to the teacher zone headquarters to talk about creativity in our lesson business’s and inside the lessons […]
July 30, 2019Business and Operations, Marketing and Branding, Shows and Concerts, Students and Learning

Episode # 25 – A Look Inside a Growing Music School

In this episode, Tyler interviews Jared Loss of Rockdale Music in Pennsylvania. He shares about the passion and hard work that it took to grow his school to where it […]
March 22, 2019Business and Operations, Marketing and Branding, Students and Learning

Episode #22 – Former Navy Seal Jeff Nichols

In this episode we are fortunate enough to interview Exercise Physiologist / Former Navy SEAL Jeff Nichols. He shares tips on teaching our students how to “love it” first and […]
January 7, 2019Business and Operations, Industry and Products, Marketing and Branding, Shows and Concerts

Episode #19 Our Big Hairy Audacious Goals For 2019

Podcast episode #19 Happy New Year 2019!!! Crushing 2019 together! What are your hopes dreams and goals for this year in your lesson business? Los Rios Rock School – Our […]
December 3, 2018Business and Operations, Marketing and Branding, Shows and Concerts, Students and Learning

Episode #18 – Creating Powerful Moments For Students

What are your “trust points”? In their book “The Power of Moments”, Chip and Dan Heath talk about how there are two things that create the most powerful moments in […]
October 18, 2018Business and Operations, Marketing and Branding

Episode #17 – Employees vs Contractors

In the Performing Arts Lesson business we often question what is the best way to design our lesson program…with Contractors or Employees? In this episode we interview special guest Holly […]
August 23, 2018Business and Operations, Shows and Concerts, Students and Learning

Episode #16 – Are you a Teacher or a Mentor?

Change is the only constant… The future is now… Listen to “Are You Teaching or Mentoring?” on Spreaker. Teaching is a one way conversation. Teaching is […]
August 15, 2018Business and Operations, Shows and Concerts, Students and Learning

Episode #15– Creating an Amazing Performance Program

The Big Why at Los Rios Rock School (An in depth look into a premier performance program) At Los Rios Rock School we have built our renown Live program over […]