The Victoria Clark Show
For Music Teachers
This is the podcast for music teachers who are tired of chasing payments, saying yes when they mean no, and feeling like their teaching life is running them rather than the other way around.
Each episode digs into the real challenges of the teaching life and how to make things work better for you.
Episode 6: Stop Chasing Payments: My Monthly Billing System
Still doing termly invoicing? In this episode I walk through how monthly billing works, how I made the switch, and answer real questions teachers have asked me about how it works in practice, including the one about paying over the summer. If you want predictable income and a lot less admin, this is where to start.
Episode 5: How To Raise Your Fees and Secure Your Studio For September Without The Guilt
If you've been putting off raising your fees, or you're never quite sure how to handle the annual policy update, this episode is for you. I walk you through the exact process I use every June: calculating the increase, checking the policy wording, and communicating the changes to families in a way that feels straightforward rather than awkward.
Episode 4: You’re Self-Employed. So Why Does It Feel Like You Have No Choice?
I work for myself, which means in theory I get to decide when I teach, how many days I work, and what my week looks like. So why did it take me years to actually act like that was true? In this episode I share the story of how I restructured my teaching week around my life rather than the other way around, and what happened when I did.
Episode 3: I Used to Refund Every Missed Lesson. Here’s Why I Stopped.
For years, whenever a student cancelled, I'd offer a refund or a reschedule without even being asked. It felt like the right thing to do. In this episode I talk about what was really behind that habit, why it was costing me far more than money, and the shift in thinking that finally made me stop.
Episode 2: Why the Cost of Living Crisis Isn't Yours to Fix
If you haven't raised your rates in years, and you've been telling yourself it's because of the cost of living, this episode is the conversation I wish someone had had with me sooner. I talk about why so many music teachers absorb the impact of inflation out of guilt rather than necessity, and why that quiet generosity is slowly making their teaching practice unsustainable.
Episode 1: I Had a Cancellation Policy. I Just Never Used It.
A parent texts to say their child can't make it to their lesson this afternoon. Do you charge? Do you offer to reschedule? Or do you just let it go again, because the whole thing feels too uncomfortable to deal with? I spent years doing the latter, and in this episode I talk honestly about why having a policy on paper means nothing if you never actually use it, and what finally changed for me.