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About ronniecurrey

My name is Ronnie Currey and I was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee moving to the Denver area from Atlanta in 2000. Upon my arrival to Colorado I was hired by a Denver computer company as a sales executive, and within three months I was promoted to manager. After nine months residing in Denver, I had signed up thirty private music students by leaving pamphlets at a local music store, and had to resign from my computer job. I currently teach between 30 and 45 students on guitar, piano, bass guitar and voice, and continue to get new students every month. Music Teacher's Helper (MTH) has been a large factor in attracting new students while satisfying the needs of the current students and parents, not to mention the relief from MTH in scheduling and cancelling lessons, emailing me notes to review on a student from the previous lesson, and bookkeeping. I now spend very little time managing my studio and the music business. At age 8 I started piano lessons, and by 12 years old, I became a church organist and choir director for a 300 member church. When Beatlemania hit at age 14, I was motivated to learn guitar and bass guitar while continuing with piano lessons. I started teaching guitar and piano students at age 16 and attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where I received a B.S. degree in Music Education and Psychology. In 2004 I received a teaching license and certification in music K-12 from the Colorado Department of Education. I have taught technology and music in the Douglas County School District in the Denver metro area since 2002. I continue to teach high school music and technology as well as teaching private students on guitar, piano, bass guitar and voice. I currently have 40 private music students and give MTH quite a workout. The website makes it possible for me to handle a heavy schedule and still have free time. I look forward to sharing ways I operate my studio business, recruitment, and using MTH to manage my business. I also look forward in your experiences and suggestions, as teachers can always learn from each other.