Music Tutor

2 Music Tutor Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 7th, 2024

Are you passionate about music or looking for a profitable coaching business? How about becoming a music tutor?

To start a music coaching business, decide your target audience and location and set your rates. For example, you can meet new students through a community event, online, or a music club, or target the local community. Set rates for your music classes and advertise your business to get as many clients as possible.

In this list, you'll find real-world music tutor success stories and very profitable examples of starting a music tutor that makes money.

1. OnlinePianist ($840K/year)

Nimrod, CEO & co-founder of OnlinePianist, came up with the idea after experiencing a personal crisis and deciding to pursue his dreams. He wanted to play his favorite songs on the piano and found that traditional video tutorials were limited, leading him to create an interactive app with animation and additional features. Through creative marketing strategies, such as releasing video tutorials on YouTube before the official release of popular songs, OnlinePianist was able to attract highly targeted traffic and retain customers.

How much money it makes: $840K/year
How much did it cost to start: $10K
How many people on the team: 8

How I Built An $840K/Year Piano Tutorial App

OnlinePianist is a profitable business generating $70k in monthly revenue, with 6 million global downloads and customers in more than 20 countries, offering the largest catalog of piano tutorials outside of YouTube with 3,000+ tutorials, and has plans to expand its capabilities to listen to what the user plays on their piano or keyboard and build a paid marketing strategy.

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2. Piano In 21 Days ($360K/year)

Jacques Hopkins, creator of Piano In 21 Days, came up with the idea for his online piano course after realizing he could turn his piano hobby into a business. Inspired by books like The 4-Hour Workweek, he decided to create a course that would help adults learn to play piano quickly and conveniently. With the power of YouTube, a strong sales funnel, and a focus on student success, Piano In 21 Days has become a profitable business that allows Jacques to work on his own terms.

How much money it makes: $360K/year
How much did it cost to start: $0
How many people on the team: 1

I Created A $480K/Year Online Piano Lessons Business With $100

Piano In 21 Days built a low pressure and flexible online piano course, bringing in 5 figures every month while allowing the founder to spend time on other interests and family while its profitable business runs itself.

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