It’s that time of year when students all over the world sign up to begin piano lessons in anticipation of what they hope to experience and accomplish during the new school year 🙂 A first lesson goes a LONG way in setting the tone for the student-teacher and teacher-parent relationship. But did you know that even less than having a first lesson, you really only have 7 seconds to establish the impression you want to portray of who you really are?

Check out this Forbes article for some pointers on how to improve the inevitable first impression. What are some of the ways you wow your new studio families at their first lesson? Do you have any time-tested advice that you swear by? Leave a comment below and tell us about it!