Last year, I made the transition from teaching both at home and for a community music school to running my own studio. While I wasn’t quite ready to add a keyboard lab during the first year at my studio, I still found ways to add occasional group classes without a keyboard lab. As my business continues to grow though, I finally decided that it’s time for a keyboard lab! I plan to offer an ensemble group class this summer and a class for beginners. It took me several months to finally decide which keyboards to get. I eventually settled on the Casio CDP-130. The keyboard has 88 weighted keys, midi connectivity, and a USB port. I’ve started with just four keyboards, but plan to add more keyboards if the group classes are a success. I also plan to add a TV mounted on the wall so that I can display music and games form my iPad.

I arranged the keyboards in the waiting room at my studio. It wasn’t my first choice to put them there, because parents really enjoy relaxing there during lessons. Luckily, I do have another area where parents can wait during the group classes.

Here is a before picture of the waiting room at my studio:

Here is an after photo with the keyboards.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions about adding keyboards to your studio. I think it’s possible even in home studios to add a few keyboards so that you can offer group classes. It’s a great way to increase your income!

Lauren Lewandowski

Lauren teaches piano to students of all ages in New Orleans, LA. Teaching is her passion. She enjoys creating resources for her students and is the author of Ready for Theory®.

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