What We Do
Empowering artists by safeguarding the businesses that love them♡
About Ensemble Performing Arts
Founded in 2019, Ensemble Performing Arts is a partnership that owns and operates 120+ local music and dance schools, along with other complementary performing arts businesses, powered by passionate educators and supported by a team that believes in preserving what makes each school special. Our teachers are at the heart of everything we do, so we obsess over their success.
How We Work Together
WHAT STAYS YOURS
Regardless of how long you stay involved, we’ll preserve the things that make your business special.
- Retaining and caring for existing staff; ensuring continuity of culture and service
- The unique experience you provide to your customers, including the “look and feel,” branding, production value, programming, and curriculum
- Special touches that you use to delight customers and staff
WHAT WE DO TOGETHER
We’ll collaborate with you or your next-gen leaders on decisions that shape the future of your business
• Evolving programs and service offerings to meet future customer needs
• Enhancing staff pay and benefits and updating pricing to ensure long-term sustainability
• Recruiting new team members that fit the existing culture
• Amplifying existing marketing, pairing your brand voice and authenticity with national resources
• Growth and expansion opportunities
WHAT ENSEMBLE SUPPORTS
We take the lead on behind-the-scenes tasks where specialized expertise matters:
• Payroll, HR, and benefits
• Accounting, finance, and IT
• Legal and compliance
• Digital marketing and SEO
• For larger businesses that have existing resources in these areas, they will continue to serve the business while also reporting into broader teams led by experienced functional experts
FOR OUR TEACHERS
Our teachers are the heart and soul of our business, so we obsess over their success. To us, this means making it as easy as possible to show up and teach their art form, with all of the administrative details taken care of. This is one of the primary reasons that a teacher chooses to work for one of our schools–more time spent doing what you love and less time spent on administrative tasks.
We entrust our teachers with the freedom to teach based on their experiences and the needs of their students. We employ pedagogical methods and curricular supports where helpful but welcome diversity in teaching styles and approaches. We believe this is advantageous to our students and classrooms because everyone learns differently and has different goals and interests for attending a performing arts school. Our schools offer a variety of teachers who are passionate about sharing their knowledge with the next generation.
One of the best parts of growing together is that every new school brings something special with it, from talented people, fresh ideas, and real expertise. The more we share what we know, the more we can create helpful resources and new opportunities for our teams. We believe that our approach can help engage and grow our performing arts communities effectively while working towards the ultimate goal of bringing the arts into as many lives as possible. Bringing more students into the performing arts means more teaching hours for our teachers, more work for our staff, and more exciting opportunities for our students and their families.
FOR OUR STUDENTS
We believe that a performing arts education is a lifelong journey and is a valuable addition to anyone’s life, no matter their age or previous experience. While many of our teachers are equipped to serve students with collegiate and professional ambitions, and we celebrate our students with these meritorious goals, we are equally delighted to work with students of all abilities seeking to enrich their lives through the performing arts.
Students can expect a fun and welcoming learning environment with quality teachers underpinned by individual assessments and personalized guidance throughout their learning journey. While our focus always begins with safe classroom practices and healthy technique, what follows thereafter depends on a student’s unique interests, abilities, and ambitions. We celebrate differences in both teaching styles and learning styles, and always work to find a good fit for our students among our faculty and programs.
THE VIRTUOUS CYCLE
By delivering on our commitments to teachers and students, we have an opportunity to create a ‘virtuous cycle’ of reinforcing positive teacher-facing and student-facing reputations for our schools. Great teachers cultivate our schools’ reputations for positive classroom experiences and excellence in pedagogy, which attracts a loyal base of students, which in turn allows the schools to attract and retain even more high-quality faculty who can be confident they will be able to get the teaching hours they desire to further their careers, which starts the cycle over again. Said differently, our success will be determined by our students’ success and our teachers’ success. We are aligned with you.
Curious to learn more?
Have you thought about selling your school so you can focus on other passions, spend more time with family or even retire?
Schedule a call with us to learn how your music or dance school can join our community.
