Music School

2 Music School Success Stories [2025]

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Updated: April 15th, 2025

If you have a passion for music and love teaching, starting an online music school can be a great way to kickstart your music tutoring business.

This not only helps you connect with local customers but also opens up opportunities to reach a global audience.

Moreover, starting an online music school gives you the freedom to work from anywhere and at your preferred time.

Whether you are brand new to teaching music online or you have been teaching online but are looking for some fresh inspiration, you can incorporate it into your online music school. examples include:

Teaching church music online
Teaching children’s choir
Youth & adults’ choirs
Teach live video sessions using online meeting platforms
Choir, band & orchestra

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

1. Your Lessons Now LLC ($1.2M/year)

Alexandra Exeter, the CEO and owner of Your Lessons Now LLC, came up with the idea for her business based on her personal experience as a transgender woman who transitioned her voice. She developed a curriculum that combined speech-language pathology, vocal therapy, music theory, and other techniques to help transgender individuals modify their voices. With a focus on providing a safe learning environment and offering both group and individual instruction, Your Lessons Now has experienced consistent and rapid growth, earning around 1.2 million dollars a year and acquiring 52% more users since last year.

How much money it makes: $1.2M/year
How much did it cost to start: $0
How many people on the team: 32

How I Started A Trans Voice Coaching Business [$1.2M/Year]

An entrepreneur who is a transgender woman started a profitable company that offers music lessons and vocal coaching to the LGBTQ+ community and has acquired 52% more users since last year.

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2. Art Splash Academy of Fine Arts ($24K/year)

Meenakshi, a former IT professional, was inspired by her grandfather's mentorship in Indian music and her passion for dance and vocals. She wanted to start her own business in the education field and provide a platform for talented musicians. After overcoming challenges like floods and power fluctuations, she successfully launched Art Splash Academy of Fine Arts, training students in various forms of art and music.

How much money it makes: $24K/year
How much did it cost to start: $9K
How many people on the team: 12

How I Left My Job To Start A Music, Vocals, Dance And Art Academy

Former IT professional Meenakshi started Art Splash Academy of Fine Arts, offering Keyboard, Guitar, Violin, Rock & Pop vocals, Indian Music, Carnatic vocals, Bharatnatyam, Certified Jazz, Arts, Yoga, and Tabla courses for all ages with an investment of $9,000, and now manages it successfully with 80% of customers enrolling in online classes during COVID-19.

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