Comments for Studio Helper Blog

Comment on The Phone Interview by Suzanne Greer

Suzanne Greer — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:36:50 +0000

Thanks Christine – glad you enjoyed the article! My voicemail message includes my name, studio name and instructions to leave name and phone number, nothing real special! Most parents seem willing to leave their information. In addition, I do get a lot of email inquiries that leave contact information, for which I will later schedule phone interviews.
Suzanne

Comment on The Phone Interview by Christine

Christine — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:48:22 +0000

Hi Suzanne,
Great article, especially at this time of the year! I loved your suggestion to screen phone calls so that you can be “on your game” when you talk with potential new students. I am curious what you say in your phone message to encourage parents to leave their contact information. I am also in the habit of screening my calls (mainly because I manage my school office from home with my 2 year old sidekick!), and I return phone calls in the evening.
Thanks!
Christine

Comment on Preparing for a Performance: Practicing by Manishka

Manishka — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:06:51 +0000

Very helpful, thanks!

Comment on What if… by Kim Lorimier

Kim Lorimier — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:23:12 +0000

Thanks for sharing your story. I am so glad you and your husband had Aflac. Yes, I think it easy to put your head in the sand and think “not me”. But, as business owners and artists, I think there are ways we can protect ourselves. I hope to keep bringing this topic to light throughout the year.

Comment on What if… by Suzanne Greer

Suzanne Greer — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 04:19:16 +0000

Kim, Wow! So sorry to hear that you were ill. So glad to hear that you are cancer-free! Thanks for sharing your journey. You bring up such an important topic. It is absolutely critical that we, as small business owners, plan for these unforeseen and unfortunate events because they truly can happen to anyone. Just one year ago, my husband suffered a heart attack. Thankfully, he had insurance and an Aflac policy. The Aflac policy totally saved us. He had gotten it through a previous employer and we had to pay quite a bit to keep it but, it was absolutely worth every penny. Best wishes to you and it is great to see your blog posts again!

Comment on Scheduled Maintenance March 17th by Ronnie Currey

Ronnie Currey — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:05:19 +0000

Hi Patty

Our blog has information on this. I will paste it below:

The recent upgrade is complete, however, there are a few glitches to work through. As a precautionary measure and to help you in you in continuing your work, please clear your cache and cookies, log off and then back on to see if your issue continues. This helps in clearing out history from the old SH so that the new SH will work correctly. If this doesn’t help please email the support desk with your issue. Please keep in mind that the programmers are working on current issues and all will be fixed as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience during this time.

Comment on Scheduled Maintenance March 17th by Patty Jaramillo

Patty Jaramillo — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:52:04 +0000

It seems that the maintenance has created problems for us. We are unable to get into our calendar and the students are out of alphabetical order. We are just back from Spring Break so we really need our Studio Helper working. Please let us know any information so we can let our teachers know. Thank you.

Comment on Yoga, Anyone? by Billy

Billy — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:44:53 +0000

This is a great post, thanks! I love yoga as well and have been meaning to start doing more to increase my focus and concentration. I never thought of suggesting it or a short meditation to my students – what a great idea! I have many guitar students – adults and kids – who struggle with focus and rhythm, so I will definitely try to work this in somehow.

Comment on Yoga, Anyone? by Grace Miles

Grace Miles — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:52:07 +0000

I really like the way yoga involves your whole being, inside and outside. I first got into yoga through dance; I had an injury and my ballet teacher recommended yoga recovery, to get my flexibility back. Incorporating yoga into piano lessons is a great idea; I believe there’s a method called ‘piano-yoga’ too.

Thanks for sharing!

P.S. It’s really cute how the girl in the first photo has super flexible feet (hello, high arches!) but she’s not letting her back go at all.

Comment on Building a Strong Parent-Base by Jay Maurice

Jay Maurice — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 12:50:31 +0000

Including the parents in is always a great strategy. When you have some that don’t want to be a part I’ve made their tole the role of a fan. Letting them root for their child as they make progress. This can often turn a non responsive parent into a responsive one:)