Teacher Emily Volz, former teacher Matt Gold, and teacher Peter Groch
Why Teachers are at the Heart of Our Mission
by Abraham Levitan
In my former life, I was an aspiring rock star who taught piano on the side. Driving house to house on Chicago’s North Shore, I happily delivered lessons until my client waiting list grew so long I considered hiring another teacher.
In 2007 I did just that, and Piano Power was born. Now some ten years later, we are 25 teachers, four admins (including me), and 400 students strong.
As I hired teachers over the years, I assumed all music studios used my strategy: carefully match student and teacher, and focus intently on streamlining the teacher’s schedule. Since our lessons are in-home, I’m careful to minimize driving time while maximizing teaching time.
But the more I interviewed candidates, the more I realized they were also interviewing at places that held a very different philosophy: what I call the “client-focused approach.”
Beware the Client Approach, Even if You’re the Client!
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