College Music Major Partner Educator Program
Your followers ask about music school
Now you have a one-of-a-kind resource
to share with them
College Music Major's Music School Finder is the only college search tool specifically for college-bound musicians — filtering by instrument, genre, and more. Join a small group of music influencers helping their followers navigate this process and earning when those students enroll in advising.
Everything included in the program
No cost to join. No ongoing commitment. Everything below is yours from day one.
Co-Branded Planning Guide
A ready-to-share "Music College Planning Guide" with your name on it for students of your insturment. Make it available to your followers starting the college process. It covers school selection, audition timelines, and what families often get wrong.
Monthly Educator Email
A monthly digest with new platform data, curated school lists, and comparison tools you can forward directly to your followers — no prep work required.
"MSF Partner Educator" Recognition
Official Partner Educator status you can reference on your website, studio bio, and social profiles. It recognizes that you take the college admissions process seriously.
20% Affiliate Commission on Student Enrollments
When a student you refer enrolls in College Music Major advising through your unique link, you earn 20% of the package value — typically $1700–$2300 to you per enrollment. Paid within 14 days of client payment. Terms in writing. No clawbacks unless a refund occurs. Instructors who refer 5 or more students move to a 25% rate automatically.
Who the program is for
We keep the Partner Educator group small and focused. This works best when musician influencers and their families are genuinely aligned.
Great fit
- Musician influencers whose followers include high school students
- Classical, jazz, contemporary, and musical theater instructors
- Studios of 5 or more students with pre-college focus
- Influencers who already field college questions from families
Probably not the right fit
- Hobby-only or recreational studios
- Elementary-level or early childhood focus
- Influencers with no students thinking about college music programs
How it works
From application to first referral in under a week.
Apply below
Short form — takes two minutes. We up within one business day. We're keeping the pilot cohort small, so we respond quickly.
Get your Partner kit
Once aboard, you receive your unique referral link and your co-branded Planning Guide. We'll also send you a short walkthrough so you know exactly what your students will see.
Share it
Two ways to use it. Announce your affiliation to your whole community: a post, a story, a mention in your next video. Then keep it in your back pocket for when followers ask about music school in your comments, DMs, or live. The Planning Guide, the platform, and your link all stand on their own. Use whatever fits the moment.
Earn when students enroll
If a follower you refer books a free consult with Dr. Fish and enrolls in advising, you earn 20% of the package automatically tracked through your referral link. We handle payment within 14 days.
Dr. David Lee Fish
Founder, College Music Major & Music School Finder
I spent years on the admissions side as a music department chair — running auditions, reading applications, and watching serious students find the right program or miss it entirely based on how well they understood the process.
I built College Music Major to give students direct access to that experience. And I created Music School Finder because no tool existed that filtered programs the way musicians actually think about fit: by instrument, genre, state or region, and more.
The Partner Educator program exists because private teachers are the most trusted voice in a student's college decision — and I'd rather work with that than around it.
Become a Partner Educator
We review every application personally. You'll hear back within one business day.
Partner Educator Application
Tell us about your online community
Application received.
We'll review it personally and be in touch within one business day. Check your inbox — and your spam folder just in case.