Here’s a question I received last week: Hi Nate, I’m moving to a new city and I’d like to quickly recruit 5-10 students into my private clarinet studio. What suggestions do you have for getting started? Here is my process for launching a private studio in a new town: Be committed to teaching—The most importantContinue reading “Thoughts on launching a successful private lesson studio.”
Author Archives: Nate Zeisler
The Long Tail Sessions, Vol. IV—October 4, 2017. (Tom Petty, Las Vegas, and Living Life to the Fullest)
There was something particularly, punch-you-in-the-gut, painful about the juxtaposition of the horrible events that occurred last Sunday. First, I learned about the loss of many lives through a horrible act of cowardice at a music festival in Las Vegas. Then came the news that Tom Petty—one of the most important people in the soundtrack ofContinue reading “The Long Tail Sessions, Vol. IV—October 4, 2017. (Tom Petty, Las Vegas, and Living Life to the Fullest)”
5 Books for artists seeking stability
In general, I tend to be more action oriented than planning oriented, which explains the post I wrote yesterday. Instead of contemplating the change I’d like to see in my life or career, I often find myself identifying actionable steps to get results. In order to create the steps necessary for change, it is incrediblyContinue reading “5 Books for artists seeking stability”
Thoughts on Why Music Schools Must Embed Context into the Curriculum
Yesterday, I wrote this post, which discusses the role of arts entrepreneurship in higher education. After the post, I started thinking more deeply about the role that context plays in the process of educating our arts students. Higher education helps students go deep in a few subject areas, but mostly, the courses students take provideContinue reading “Thoughts on Why Music Schools Must Embed Context into the Curriculum”
Long Tail Sessions, Vol. III–September 27, 2017
Welcome to the latest edition of the Long Tail Sessions. Today’s mix includes some of my favorite pieces, including First Impressions, which I performed with my sister a few years ago. Also included is a piece by Colin Hay from Men At Work who is one of my favorite singer-songwriters alive today. Finally, for some reason,Continue reading “Long Tail Sessions, Vol. III–September 27, 2017”