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“In the last five years or so of teaching, I’ve found that my students are practicing less and less at home. The traditional one-on-one lesson format that I’ve been working with for over 35 years has been increasingly frustrating for me, and for my students. I had considered several other models of group lessons over the past few years, but hadn’t found one that I felt would really work well for my students and still allow me to use the materials (repertoire and technology) that I have grown to love.

Daniel’s SGL training is so thorough and well thought out.  He takes you step-by-step through the entire process, covering many issues that I hadn’t even considered. Being able to watch the videos and study the notes as I have the time to do so has been perfect for my busy schedule!  The additional resource of the private Facebook Group is a treasure chest of real, in-the-field stories of teachers who have already “been there, done that”.

I can honestly say that this is the most excited I’ve been about teaching in a very long time.  That excitement made it very easy to convert almost my entire studio over to the new format in a matter of weeks! Students have been eager for the change, as they no longer have to apologize for not practicing between lessons. Parents are looking forward to seeing (and hearing) better progress, without having to nag students to practice as much. I am most looking forward to what I believe will be much better practice habits across the board.

From a personal standpoint, I’m already seeing two rewards – I no longer teach on Saturdays, and I’m finishing earlier two nights during the week (with no loss of income). To me, that makes the investment worth every penny! I will also admit to really loving the beautiful almost-silence in my studio while students are working away with their headphones on. I believe that any teacher who is aching for a change — who wants to stop teaching the same lesson to their students week after week — owes it to themselves to give this a try.”

“I joined SGL because I didn’t see my studio growing, due to time and space constraints.  I knew groups were the only way to increase my student base and income, but had no idea how to do it or if I had the energy to do it.  Completely skeptical (and frightened) of grouping kids together, I toyed with the idea of taking this training for over a year. But, ultimately decided that I either had to make a positive change in my studio or shut it down….Daniel’s story of how he had once needed to do the same finally convinced me to enroll.  The training was nothing like I thought it would be — it was easy, I felt very secure and comfortable with making changes to my studio, I was immediately on board with the value of teaching in groups once I learned this method.

My excitement for the program spilled over to my students right away…they were excited to change, and so were the parents.  I converted my studio within a month of the training and enjoy teaching 100% better. I also truly believe this way of teaching to be more beneficial to my students, and would highly recommend the training to any teacher who wants their students to be stronger readers and more independent.  It’s been worth the investment simply because I’m enjoying teaching more than I have in decades, and it has quadrupled my income-per-hour ratio.”

“This course is organized and to the point. You will find lots of specific information and outlines and templates that will get you going with your group classes right away. You will get the opportunity to see firsthand how Daniel runs his group lessons with simplicity and ease. All your questions will be answered. Daniel is a terrific listener and never just gives canned answers. He gets to the the heart of your questions and gives you real workable solutions. 

It is much easier to get started on your adventure with top notch guidance and a support team, so go for it.”

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“After having taught group lessons for slightly over 2 years, I was disappointed that out of more than 70 students I only had 4 group classes running.  I knew that I needed help with how to market effectively, along with making some further improvement to the educational component.

After reading through multiple blogs and websites I found Daniel’s site and subscribed to receive his emails.  His content resonated far more with me than other content I had read elsewhere! The training has been very valuable!  So far, I’ve completely changed my marketing approach to that which is advocated in the course. The change in my results was immediately obvious.  Previously, I struggled to enroll new students in my group program; most parents simply opted for one-to-one lessons. Within the last 3 weeks I’ve had enquiries for a total of 6 new beginner students. These have all been placed into the group format by following the marketing strategy within the course! This wouldn’t have happened before! I’m sure I’ll continue to experience success with the same strategy going forward.

I’ve found the process of converting current one-to-one to group much easier than I thought- all thanks to this course! I’d very much recommend SGL to anyone who is serious about expanding their studio through providing group lessons!”

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