Podcast Archives - Ensemble Performing Arts https://www.ensembleschools.com/blog/podcast/ Excellence in Pedagogy Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:12:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.ensembleschools.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ensemble-favicon.png Podcast Archives - Ensemble Performing Arts https://www.ensembleschools.com/blog/podcast/ 32 32 How This Music Business Grew Its Lesson Program to 700+ Students (and What You Can Learn From It) https://www.ensembleschools.com/blog/how-music-business-grew-700-students/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:35:38 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/?p=4097 If you’re a music store owner offering lessons, you might be sitting on the most valuable and scalable part of your business. Just ask Anthony Sloan and Bailey Kercheval, co-founders of Sloan Music School, a full-service music store and lesson center in Hagerstown, Maryland. Since opening in August 2020, their store has grown to 700+ […]

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]]> How a Stolen Bass Drum Sparked a Music Retail Legacy: The Story of Ernie Williamson Music https://www.ensembleschools.com/blog/story-of-ernie-williamson-music/ Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:32:10 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/?p=3103 For nearly 90 years, Ernie Williamson Music has been a pillar in the music retail industry. What started as a small music shop in Pittsburg, Kansas, has grown into a regional powerhouse, with seven locations serving Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and beyond. But the story of Ernie Williamson Music didn’t begin with a grand business plan […]

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]]> Practical Ways to Grow Your Music Store with Matt Strosnider: EP 1 https://www.ensembleschools.com/blog/grow-your-music-store/ Sun, 01 Dec 2024 02:24:48 +0000 https://devensemble.wpengine.com/?p=3009 How Small Changes Can Transform Your Business Running a music store is about more than selling and renting instruments or offering lessons. It’s about building a sense of community, forging meaningful connections, and staying adaptable in an ever-changing world. Few people embody this philosophy better than Matt Strosnider, owner of Shenandoah Music in Winchester, Virginia. […]

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