How to Start Your Own String Music School
Entrepreneur shares pointers on the nuts and bolts of founding your own string program
Ever have that entrepreneurial urge to start your own string-music school? Dr. Lisa Chu did. Five years later, the violinist and medical professional, who had been working in the venture capital industry, is running The Music Within Us, a music school in Palo Alto, California, that teaches 30 students, ages three to ten. Private and group violin lessons, performances, seminars for parents, and group recitals are all part of the program. “It’s truly a learning community,” Chu says.
For those thinking about starting their own learning community, Chu shares a few considerations that have helped mold her dream into a successful program.
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