Did you know that 80% of music students probably drop out of education in the long term, or even stop making music and leave the whole music scene? At first, it sounds shocking, but after 10 years in the education business, after doing a few thousand lessons and courses, and working with fellow educators and schools, all of them have stated the same. The 80% dropout rate is real—not in the short term, of course, but in the long run for sure. Today I’m going to cover this real

Hi, I’m Daniel. I’ve been working in the music industry for about 25 years, and for the past decade I’ve focused mainly on education: teaching, writing books, building online courses, and creating content around music and the industry. Over that time, I’ve built a business that runs entirely on knowledge products and teaching. Along the way, I kept noticing the same pattern. Talented teachers. Skilled musicians. Full calendars.Yet something still feels off. There’s constant p