It's all your business: a long-range plan for the professional Studio

American Music Teacher, Dec, 2004 by Beth Gigante Klingenstein

* Mid-range purchases need more planning and saving and can be purchased once or twice a year (new ethnic instruments, a new MIDI keyboard, a new computer).

* Long-range purchases require planning and saving over time (or a bank loan) and might include multiple workstations, a grand piano or an addition to the home.

We do not need to accept current limitations if they are unbearable. Each year our studio equipment, materials and space can improve as we continue on our long-range plan. Such a plan will improve the opportunities and services we offer to our students, the pedagogical capabilities within our studio and the personal satisfaction we feel with our life's work.

Beth Gigante Klingenstein, NCTM, has been an independent music teacher for twenty-eight years and is on the faculty of Valley City State University (VCSU) in North Dakota, where she also is the director of the VCSU Community School of the Arts.