In the past, I have seen academies where the teachers resisted group lessons...
This isn't uncommon:
“I’m on board… but my teachers aren’t. What if they resist the change?”
It’s a fair concern. We’ve seen it before.
In fact, we’ve helped dozens of schools transition their faculty into the Piano Express format—even when there was initial hesitation.
Here’s what we’ve learned:
The owners who have the most success have either...
(a) Provided higher compensation for teachers who teach Piano Express (because their margins will allow it)
(b) Hired someone new from the outside
But... by far... the owners who have been most successful implementing Piano Express have...
(c) Just TOLD their teachers what's going to happen - instead of looking for consensus
Why?
We see teachers resisting this because (just like parents) humans like the status quo.
They don't like change.
I strongly recommend that you CHOOSE not to care what your staff thinks about a decision that will positively impact both your students and your income.
That doesn’t mean you steamroll your staff or ignore their feedback. But it does mean you get to decide what’s best for your students, your business, and your long-term goals—and then bring your team along with that vision.
We’ve seen it work in three ways:
Increased compensation for teachers who adopt the system
Hiring new staff who align with your direction
Or simply: declaring the shift—and training your team to win with it
When strong leadership is present—and the results start showing up…
They come around.
But… this isn’t all we do to help larger academies.
We provide live and pre-recorded training for your staff as a part of the package you get when you license the Piano Express group curriculum.
Every time we have run our live training for a larger academy, we’ve seen powerful results.
Namely, the staff goes from ambivalent (or even downright hostile to the new curriculum) to excited and motivated.
Every time.
If you’d like to learn more about taking advantage of this VALUE ADD for your academy…
👉 Book a demo and talk to Greg about training your staff
We’ve done this before. We know how to guide the conversation.
You don’t need everyone on board to get started.
You just need a direction—and the courage to walk it first.
—Daniel
