Hey Mary! I always found that the more detailed I could be, the more I was able to stand firm, or make exceptions as I chose to. I think the main thing is to think about what you absolutely need to have covered: - Fee structure and payment details - Attendance - Expectations for the student and the family - If you have additional, specific things, be sure to put them in there I always start with my policies as black and white and formal as possible. Then, throughout the year, take notes on where to adjust them for the following year if needed. (My policies updated every year)

Glad it was helpful! Hope you can get it up and running!

Glad you enjoyed it! And thank you so much for the kind feedback!

Hi Curtis. It's going to depend on a number of factors - including type of business (if you're filing for an LLC for example), and if you're using a variant of your name, or a new name entirely. If you're functioning as a sole proprietor through your name, thats going to be different than is you're going by a different name, or entity for example. The best thing to do is check with your county clerk's office for specific advice on your individual situation. The good news is that the people there are trained for exactly these types of questions and you'll get an answer specific to you super fast!

I do love "Atlanta's Most Fantastic Saxophone Place To Be Studio" as a name though. :P

You're so welcome! Looking forward to sharing part two with you!

Great advice for sure!Your colleagues in school are your best network! And yes - we had snow, and fortunately power, but it was questionable for sure!

That’s a great idea and something I will 100% make a video about! And thanks for the email love! It’s fun writing to you all, and I really try to be helpful and a little entertaining all in one :)

Totally! I've been using them since 2015 i think and they make life SO much easier!

Oh I'm so glad! I am ALWAYS tougher so I have the "option" to make exceptions when needed, rather than being forced to make the exception every single time.

Yes.... teaching singing. I've been using MMS since about February, but not to its full extent. Thx for the vids....will subscribe.

I started teaching from my home studio a few months before Covid happened. It was hard the past couple years to get students. I got really good at teaching online. I teach piano and I have 6 in person students now. I really want to recruit many new students and eventually be able to find a new location to teach out of. Teaching from home is very inconvenient. Great video! Thank you for the pointers.

Oh thank you! And welcome to our little corner of the internet! :)

Thanks Elizabeth! I really appreciate the feedback and hope I can keep making these fun!

Thanks Mark! I appreciate both elements of your comment! haha. :)

I'm so glad this is helpful for you Elizabeth! I'm planning to make more videos like this to help answer some of those "Why didn't they tell me this in school?!" questions, so let me know if you have any burning questions about music business/entrepreneurship you want answers to, and i'll see what I can do! So happy this is helpful for you :)

@@JessVoigtPage great! I'm in my last semester of my masters, so I'm currently transitioning from student to professional. I'm sure I'll have a lot of questions, so I'll be sure to ask as I go! 🤗

Yep! And if you know you're offering something really awesome, you want your people to know it's awesome! I am planning to talk about this next week too - we all place more value on the things in our lives that cost more money - so if you want to be working with people who truly value you and your services, you have to value yourself too!

haha! Only if you want to! I really find reverse engineering the process to be super helpful because it gives me steps to take even when I don't feel like doing anything on a day - knowing that there's a plan that I can follow (that i designed for myself), means goals can be reached with the least resistance possible.

Oh I hear you on that too! I set different kinds of goals also so I can get into the habit of achieving things along the way. 12 month, 6 month, 90 days, 30 days 24 hours(haha!) etc. It doesn't always work, but I do know that when I cross things off my goals list, its a little self esteem boost. I also try to break the goals down into smallest possible steps so I get that dopamine hit regularly enough to keep me reaching those little goals on the way to the big ones. :)

​@@JessVoigtPage Oh, if we count to-do lists as setting goals, then I guess I'm not quite as bad as I indicated. It can still take me a ridiculously long time to cross things off, but I know what you mean about the dopamine dose -- there's definitely a satisfaction to knowing that something got done.

100% As you know, I'm a big fan of using language and my thoughts to focus on where I want to go, rather than get stuck on where I don't want to do. You get what you focus on, so setting yourself up to succeed is going to lead you down a much clearer path than trying to avoid failing!

Dr. Page isn't in this video ;)

Thank you so much Thomas!

Thanks Eric! Really appreciate the comment! Have a lovely friday :)

Thanks for the comment Matt. I think sometimes we forget just how huge (and how common) some of the rejections we've overcome have been!

It was :) I was lucky to play in such a beautiful room!

Thanks for the reply -- I just finished watching the Kym Dillon piece, and the description there answered my question! :) I look forward to more uploads.