NOTE: This post originally appeared on our Portland School's website. It has been edited from that version to apply to Desert Home. Well, first of all, you're taking lessons because you want to, not because your mom or dad told you to. One of the joys of teaching adults is knowing that they actually want to be there! Adult students also tend to have more specific goals in mind when they start taking lessons. On the other hand, adults tend to get frustrated faster when their p

Note: This Post Originally Written for our Portland School, Between The Lines Music. Finding our Niche When you're starting a business, especially one that is in a competitive market, one of the first things to figure out is: Where does my business fit? What do we offer that is different and awesome, that our competitors don't? We thought about that a lot as we contemplated setting up yet another music school in the Portland area. They're everywhere! So how could we set ourse