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Piano Instruction Veteran shares Success Tips for Music Studio Businesses

When one hears the job title “Piano Teacher,” the initial reaction is often to envision an elderly instructor in horn-rims. This teacher is also the one who struggles to teach less than willing students and is running their music studio as a side business or hobby.

In reality, thousands of private piano teachers nationwide are using their vast music education to create fulfilling and successful careers that have both students and parents clamoring for more. But one ambitious mom and private piano teacher, in particular, is determined to dispell the myths behind the misconceptions of \”your grandma\’s music studio\” and show instructors all over the global how to take their music studio business to the next level.

About Noreen Wenjen

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A twenty-five-year veteran of the piano instruction profession and current President of the California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT), Noreen Wenjen has spent the last two decades of her successful career recognizing the importance of creating a nurturing environment for music students. With two filled-to-capacity piano instruction studios to her credit and a vast knowledge of marketing gleaned from working at two Fortune 500 companies, Wenjen is sharing her proven business tactics with other music teachers who are committed to establishing a successful music studio with longevity.

In a nutshell, Wenjen is determined to use the knowledge, advice, tactics, and processes that have helped her successful business continue to grow to help other music instruction professionals do the same.  In her new book, Two-Year Waitlist: An Entrepreneurial Guide for Music Teachers, Wenjen shares her tried-and-true method of using marketing, technology, and business know-how to grow a two-year wait list for a successful independent music studio. From identifying the value of a music teacher and connecting with students to taxes, fees and running a music school like a business, she shares knowledge and experience to educate other professional music teachers on how they can create an empire that will have students lining up for their expertise.

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\”I’ve met so many experienced music teachers who have struggled financially because they were not able to fill their private studios with enough students or maintain a steady income throughout the year,” Wenjen shared. “I wrote Two-Year Waitlist: An Entrepreneurial Guide for Music Teachers to share my marketing knowledge and experience in filling my piano studios and having a two-year wait list.  I hope that this book helps private music teachers of all genres and locations to fill their studios and gain the financial stability and success they deserve.\”

This information-packed book is a music instructor’s go-to book for learning more about business growth through innovative marketing and creating an exceptional student/teacher experience Two-Year Waitlist: An Entrepreneurial Guide for Music Teachers will be available in physical and e-book form March 1, 2019, on all significant bookselling sites and the author’s website.

When not engaged in music, Wenjen can be found playing tennis, cooking up a storm, or surfing with her husband and two children.


Noreen Wenjen\Noreen Wenjen has spent the last two decades of her successful career recognizing the importance of creating a nurturing environment for music students. With two filled-to-capacity piano instruction studios to her credit and a vast knowledge of marketing gleaned from working at two Fortune 500 companies, Wenjen is sharing her proven business tactics with other music teachers who are committed to establishing a successful music studio with longevity.

In her new book, Two-Year Waitlist: An Entrepreneurial Guide for Music Teachers, Wenjen shares her proven\ method of using marketing, technology, and business know-how to grow a two-year wait list for a successful independent music studio. From identifying the value of a music teacher and connecting with students to taxes, fees and running a music school like a business, she shares knowledge and experience to educate other professional music teachers on how they can create an empire that will have students lining up for their expertise.

“Noreen Wenjen has created an invaluable guide for the private piano teacher. Her years of success in this field have enabled her to write a book that is both comprehensive and wise. An absolute must for piano teachers.”
– Dr. Stewart Gordon, Professor of Keyboard Studies at the Thorton School of Music, University of Southern California

Learn more about the book and author HERE. 

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