My first suite of courses are aimed specifically at Studio Music Teachers, under the Successful Music Studio. Other “schools” with different audiences will follow later! The first course launched is “Sourcing Local Students – without breaking the bank!“. This is a very practical course which, while it won’t take that…
I’m delighted to have launched a new website for the West Australian Music Teachers Association at wamta.au! The old website was hosted in Joomla, and was a regular source of discontent. The teachers directory doesn’t rank for search results (unless you are googling a particular teacher’s name), and the member’s…
A word of mouth referral saw me helping a new book keeping business in Townsville, Queensland set up their marketing strategy on a shoestring budget. I helped Betta Biz Books by: I wish Lenore all the best with her new venture! She is well and truly qualified and experienced, and…
Having assisted my friend Jan McMillan launch her Thinkific School “Music Moments” in 2021, I spent a lot of time evaluating which platform to go with to launch my own (first!) online School, the Successful Music Studio. I ended up choosing Teachable. Part of my decision was cost – for…
I’ve just launched a stand alone website for the West Australian Music Teachers’ Association Recital & Concerto competition at rcc.wamta.au. Previously, information about the Recital & Concerto Competition – aimed at Teachers who may or may not be WAMTA members as well as Parents – was buried within the “Events”…
It has been my privilege to help Dr Jan McMillan of musicmoments.com, who is about to launch a couple of online courses in piano pedagogy. I moved her website out of Wix and into Thinkific, setting everything up on the front end with a lovely, professional site that is all…
I enjoyed presenting a workshop through the AMEB (WA) on the Rockschool syllabus from a teacher’s perspective on August 22nd. It’s an exciting option, which my piano students are thoroughly enjoying! It was a pleasure to share what I’ve learned over the years, and I hope more teachers consider this…
On 9th April 2021 I presented a workshop at the 2021 WA Piano Pedagogy Conference “Beyond Piano: Studio Teachers’ Professional Development Day” on “Demystifying the Web’. It was aimed at establishing or enhancing an online presence specifically for music teachers, as many teachers do not have a website or any…
I’ve had a number of piano teachers express interest in a Rockschool workshop, so I offered a workshop through the WA Music Teachers’ Association on 27th March 2021.
Having recently started working for the West Australian Music Teachers’ Association (WAMTA) as their Secretary, I’ve also become the Conference Secretary for the WA Piano Pedagogy Conference (WAPPC). So one of the first tasks I’ve undertaken is to build a new website for the WAPPC at wappc.com.au. Previously, the information…