346: Using Instagram and Facebook to Find Music Students with Lauren Kelly

In today’s fun and exciting episode, we have the pleasure of chatting with the incredible Lauren Kelly, the renowned piano teacher behind Piano Lessons Vancouver. With students achieving remarkable success both locally and globally, Lauren’s teaching style strikes the perfect balance between seriousness and fun, boasting an incredible 100% student retention rate. But she’s not just an exceptional teacher, Lauren is also the founder of the Teach Me To Teach Society™, where she mentors piano educators worldwide. Join us as Lauren shares her insights into using Instagram and Facebook to discover new music students, along with her top strategies for social media success. Stay tuned for valuable insights and strategies from Lauren on mastering the art to find music students through social media. Whether you’re a seasoned educator or just starting, you won’t want to miss this episode packed with valuable tips and advice.

• Lauren provided some insight into her piano studio, including its location and her current number of students.
• Some insights on her teaching approach and style.
• The primary factors contributing to the growth of her Facebook and Instagram following.
• Lauren’s primary objective with her social media efforts to enhance her teaching and to find music students.
• Valuable tips to help you kickstart your journey on Instagram.
• Her great strategies when posting on Instagram.
• How Lauren effectively motivate her followers and increase engagement in her posts.
• How she manages to schedule posting on social media in her busy day.
• Top tips from Lauren on finding more students on social media.

Guest Links Mentioned

• Piano Lessons Vancouver Facebook Page
• Piano Lessons Vancouver Instagram Page
• Teach Me To Teach Society Website
• Related: How to Find Music Students Fast For Your Studio

Today’s Guest

Lauren Kelly of Piano Lessons Vancouver is one of British Columbia’s most in-demand piano teacher. Her students, both locally and internationally, online, consistently win festivals and competitions and rank amongst the top 1% internationally in their RCM exams. Lauren has struck that perfect chord of “serious and fun,” which has her students returning at a 100% retention rate year after year. You will find Lauren’s students both giggling with glee and being invited to perform in Carnegie Hall. Not only an exemplar to her students, Lauren is also the founder of the Teach Me To Teach Society™, where she brings the experience of her MMus & BMus in Piano Performance and 31 years teaching to mentor teachers from around the world who are looking to turn their piano education livelihoods into Dream Careers. TopMusicPro Membership 14-Day Free Trial

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