Musicologie plays to the tune of more than 100 licenses

A music education franchise is hitting the right notes, announcing that it has reached 100 franchise licenses.

Musicologie reported that it has hit the mark just over two years since selling its first franchise.

Founded by the husband-and-wife team Kay and Joseph Barker, Musicologie was founded in 2014 after the duo spent years touring in a folk-pop band, Bella Ruse. Between tour dates, the pair taught music lessons to supplement their income. In turn, they learned they had a passion for teaching and the classroom.

“The goal has always been to make music, but when we started teaching lessons to supplement our band income, it became obvious teaching was our passion,” Kay Barker said.

The school’s philosophy—”The Musicologie Method”—is built on a safe environment and education through play. Additionally, the brand’s mission is to create inclusive communities of music explorers and empower teachers to build sustainable careers.

“Every one of our 100 licenses represents a franchise owner who chose Musicologie after evaluating the brand and the space,” said Joseph Barker. “That kind of conviction validates everything we’ve built: the method, the model, the community.” Musicologie said more than 10,000 students have been taught through its program and the brand has more than 100 locations in development.

Currently, there are more than 30 Musicologie locations open in over a dozen states. “Reaching 100 licenses is a full-circle moment for us,” Kay Barke said. “We started this in a one-car garage because we believed every neighborhood deserved a place like Musicologie, and now we get to build that with a hundred other people who believe it too.