37+ success stories 15+ instruments $10M+ in client revenue generated North America, Australia & beyond
How Ainur added 18 ideal students to her violin studio in 6 months.
Over six months, Ainur expanded to 27 students, added 17 weekly teaching hours, and increased her studio revenue.
January 8, 2025
Violin · Boston, MA · 9→27 students in 6 months
Strings
How Jessica established a strong Suzuki program as the foundation for her portfolio music career.
Jessica has clearer weekly structure that supports work/life/performance balance without feeling like she has to work a traditional 9 to 5
January 20, 2026
Suzuki · LA/Orange County, CA · Portfolio career built
Strings
How Grace tripled her revenue and add 20 new students to her studio
Grace now has a clear long term vision for her studio and has rediscovered her passion for teaching moving from doing what she felt she should do to building a studio she genuinely wants to run.
January 13, 2026
Piano · Kansas · 3× revenue, +20 students
Piano
How Kelly added new revenue to her private voice lessons studio.
Kelly added new revenue to her private voice lesson studio, growing from just 2 students to 20 in only 8 months.
August 20, 2025
Voice · Colorado · New revenue added to studio
Voice
How Joe created balance between his school job & private percussion studio.
Joe shares how he created the perfect balance between his school job and his private lesson studio, growing from 4 to 19 private students in just 9 months.
August 11, 2025
Percussion · Palmyra, PA · School job + studio balance
Percussion
How Elizabeth improved her work-life balance, and tripled her music studio revenue.
Feeling proud of the financial stability, all while holding an adjunct teaching role and enjoying a much healthier work-life balance.
July 22, 2025
Flute · Merced, CA · 3× revenue, work-life balance
Woodwinds
How Mariah added 14 bassoon students to her studio in 6 months.
Embracing more authentic teaching, growing the studio but also launched a reed business too!
July 21, 2025
Bassoon · Kansas City · +14 students in 6 months
Woodwinds
How Alexandra took the leap to relocate her studio and grew revenue by 8x this year.
"The repeatable enrollment process works really well!"
July 20, 2025
Piano · New York City · 8× revenue after relocation
Piano
How Daniel built a thriving studio from scratch in under a year.
His growth came primarily from networking, and along the way he picked up a church gig & a TV network opportunity.
July 18, 2025
Voice/Songwriting · Birmingham, AL · Studio built from scratch
Voice
How Lydia nearly quadrupled the revenue of her music lesson studio.
Added 18 new students, left symphony job, and finally has space for creative fulfillment, gigs, weddings, and actual downtime.
April 19, 2025
Violin/Viola/Cello · Lima, OH · Nearly 4× revenue
Strings
How Eric grew his jazz studio through summer camps and ensembles.
"The foundation of your organization has got to be permanent, it can't be made out of wood it has to be concrete."
October 13, 2023
Jazz · Baltimore, MD · Summer camps + ensembles
Jazz
How Michelle & James confidently scaled their multi-teacher studio with consistent lead generation.
Take Note Lessons overcame economic hurdles to experience growth and positive changes over the past year!
August 7, 2023
Multi-instrument + tutoring · NYC · Consistent lead generation
Multi-teacher
How Lyndi Restructured Her Studio To Attract Ideal Students
Taking on more ideal students and having more fun teaching!
September 2, 2023
Clarinet · Pacific NW, WA · Ideal student focus
Woodwinds
How Natasha created a thriving music studio in 90 days
”Really helped propel how I was going to put myself out there!"
May 30, 2023
Piano · New York City · 7→25 students in 90 days
Piano
How Catelyn doubled her studio revenue in less than 3 months
"The more that I think of the abundance, the more I see it…that has helped so much."
May 28, 2023
Clarinet/Sax · Utah County, UT · 2× revenue in 3 months
Woodwinds
How Jules rebuilt her studio with over 100 new students in the past 6 months as a single mom.
"It was hard for me to put up my prices that felt really scary because I was nervous, I was gonna miss out on a lot of students but I also really felt confident that I could provide a really good experience..."
February 20, 2023
Piano · Salt Lake City, UT · 100+ students, $5k/mo
Piano
How Mandy added 17 summer lesson students in 7 weeks.
“I feel like a lot of times when that confusion comes we're looking for someone to save us. This helps everyone to see what the action plan is.”
May 14, 2022
Piano · Jefferson, GA · +17 students in 7 weeks
Piano
How Alyssa grew her revenue 5.5x and changed her weekly hours to private teaching
“I had no idea that there was a music business coach out there… it was an answer to my needs..”
November 21, 2023
Voice · Bucks County, PA · 5.5× revenue growth
Voice
How Homero increased his monthly studio revenue from $1000 USD to $4500
“My time is more effective and I’m completely stress relieved… now in the last eight months I’ve seen a complete change not only in my schedule but in the income and time effectiveness..”
March 22, 2022
Piano · International online · $1k→$4,500/mo
Piano
How Hannah doubled her studio enrollment
"Improving efficiency overall has been a huge deal because it saves time and then it just makes it so that I can do my job better..."
September 21, 2022
Piano/Voice · Online · 2× enrollment
Online
How Nicky improved the stability of her revenue
Nicky had a really clear vision for what an ideal studio could be.
October 5, 2022
Voice · New York · $6,200/mo, 17hr week
Voice
How Chaz added 14 new clarinet students
"It was a lot of work but the really great thing about it is now I have complete control over everything in my studio and I’m able to tweak things when they need to be tweaked."
October 21, 2022
Clarinet · Washington, D.C. · +14 students in 5 months
Woodwinds
How Shaun was able to double his studio enrollment and triple his income in 2.5 months.
See how Shaun tripled his gross monthly revenue by working with Outside the Bachs.
August 2, 2021
Piano/Guitar · Sydney, AU · 3× income in 2.5 months
Multi-teacher
How Tina grew her private studio to replace the income from her teaching job in just 6 weeks.
How Tina grew her private studio to replace the income from her teaching job in just 6 weeks.
July 7, 2021
Piano · Serbia · Replaced job income in 6 weeks
Piano
How Megan created $30k of teaching revenue in 6 months.
Kelli speaks with Megan about increasing teacher revenue with the help of Outside the Bachs.
May 14, 2022
Voice/Opera · Orange County, CA · $30k revenue in 6 months
Voice
How Samantha built a full-time private flute studio while completing her Master’s program.
In this interview, Samantha details how she built a thriving private lesson studio to $3k per month in consistent revenue while completing the final year of her graduate degree.
August 25, 2022
Flute · Ohio · Full studio during Master’s program
Woodwinds
How Mengyu added 20 new students and $3k in monthly revenue in under 3 months.
See how Mengyu and Outside the Bachs transformed Mengyu's studio in under 3 months.
July 19, 2021
Piano · Mesa/Chandler, AZ · +20 students, +$3k/mo
Piano
How Kristi built referral partnerships that tripled her studio enrollment in only 5 weeks.
See how Outside the Bachs worked with Kristi to expand her studio.
January 10, 2022
Oboe · Savannah, GA · 3× enrollment in 5 weeks
Woodwinds
How Max was able to leave three jobs and create a full-time studio in 6 months.
How Max was able to leave three jobs and create a full-time studio in 6 months.
August 29, 2022
Guitar/Sax · Vermont · Left 3 jobs, full studio in 6 months
Guitar
How Kim built a studio from scratch to $3500 in monthly revenue in just 5 months.
In five months, Kim was able to: - Build a studio from 0 students to 17 (with four more pending this week!) - Add 3500 in monthly revenue
July 7, 2022
Voice/Harp · Orange County, CA · $0→$3,500/mo in 5 months
Voice
How Karyn tripled her studio revenue and enrollment in 6 months.
See how Karyn worked with Outside the Bachs to grow her studio 3x.
August 25, 2022
Voice · New Zealand · 3× revenue and enrollment
Voice
How Bob overcame quarantine and the switch to virtual lessons to retain all of his music students.
How Bob overcame quarantine and the switch to virtual lessons to retain all of his music students.
October 22, 2020
Percussion · Wisconsin · Retained all students through COVID
Percussion
How Becky doubled her studio revenue in 3 months to become fully self-employed.
See how Outside the Bachs helped Becky double her studio revenue.
November 9, 2021
Piano · Colorado · 2× revenue in 3 months
Piano
How Ashley created a predictable income and grew her business to 3x the revenue in three months
When Ashley decided to make teaching her full-time gig she was excited, but she struggled with where to start.
February 12, 2022
Piano · Athens, GA · 3× revenue in 3 months
Piano
How Alek left his school teaching and grew his studio from 0 to $4100/mo in 90 days.
In exactly 90 days Alek was able to: - Start his private music teaching business from scratch
August 19, 2022
Piano/Voice/Guitar · North Carolina · $0→$4,100/mo in 90 days
Multi-teacher

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