Monthly archives: March, 2018

Curing the Practice Problem- Part 2

In part I of the Practice Problem, Music Lesson Business Academy founder  Danny Thompson and Dave Simon discuss the number one reason kids drop out of music lessons. The conversation was based on the results of a controversial survey called “The Practice Problem”. The survey revealed that parents measure their child’s success in music with different criteria than all other enrichment …

How to Cure the Practice Problem- Part 1

Fellow music instructor Danny Thompson,  conducted a survey asking parents three questions pertaining to their attitudes and expectations of music lessons in relation to other enrichment activities (i.e. team sports, karate, and dance). What I learned is that parents judge their child’s success in music with different criteria than all other enrichment activities. When it …