Suzuki Studio Success: Business Fundamentals

Suzuki Studio Success: Business Fundamentals for the Dedicated Music Educator with Dr. Beth Guerriero

You’ve mastered the Twinkle Variations, but what about variations in profit margins, marketing strategies, and tax forms? The truth is, running a successful studio means being a masterful musician, educator, and business entrepreneur. If the thought of business planning feels like practicing a difficult shift—awkward, necessary, but you don’t know where to put your fingers—this course is your roadmap!

Join us for a high-energy, practical, and highly engaging enrichment experience designed to transform your passion for teaching into a rock-solid, sustainable business.

In this course, you will learn the fundamental business skills to run your studio, institute, chapter, or organization like a CEO, maximizing return on investment – more profit for less work. Topics will include:

Building a Business Plan, Financial management, Studio Operations, Equity, Marketing, and Legal Business Structures.

Stop trading your time for income and build a better, stronger business that supports your life, your values, and your musical vision. Don’t just teach the method—master the business!

Please note: this course MUST have a minimum enrollment of 4 to run. 

All course registrations are final and non-refundable.

How to Enroll

You must be logged in to your SAA account and have Active/Professional Membership to join the course roster below. 

Scroll down to the bottom of this page to the enrollment box, click “+”, then click “get tickets”. Follow the prompts to make payment in full for this course. 

After getting tickets below, you’ll receive a confirmation email from the SAA. You’ll also be able to verify your enrollment on your profile under Upcoming Courses.

If the enrollment box isn’t visible and you only see the waitlist option, it means you’re missing a course prerequisite on your training profile (Unit 1). Please join the waitlist while you complete that class. You can check your training profile here to see what you are missing: https://suzukiassociation.org/person-profile/

If you have any trouble enrolling or if your profile needs to be updated, please write to [email protected] with the details. 

All transactions are final and non-refundable.