Music School Lower Remstal

What Music School Lower Remstal does

Musikschule Unteres Remstal e.V. is a non-profit registered association (eingetragener Verein) operating as a community music and dance school founded in 1981 in Waiblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is jointly governed and supported by four municipalities—Stadt Waiblingen, Stadt Weinstadt, Gemeinde Kernen, and Gemeinde Korb—and delivers education across approximately 30 music and dance subjects including wind instruments, strings, plucked instruments, keyboard, percussion, vocals, recorder, jazz/rock/pop, ensemble performance, ballet, dance, and early childhood programs (Zwergenmusik from 18 months). The school serves children, youth, adults, seniors, and people with disabilities, with differentiated formats ranging from individual lessons to small group, large group, and class instruction.

The business operates on a subscription-based tuition model under a published Schul- und Entgeltordnung (school and fee schedule), with monthly recurring fees (e.g., €74/month for a 30-minute individual lesson for children, with adults paying a 40% surcharge), supplemented by instrument rental income. Instruction is delivered at the headquarters on Christofstraße in Waiblingen and at multiple partner locations embedded in schools, community centers, churches, and municipal facilities across the four municipalities. The underlying technology is modest: a third-party online registration and administration system (musikschulverwaltung.de), a content website at msur.de, and social media channels (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram) for marketing and student showcase content. There is no proprietary technology platform, no AI capabilities, and no mobile application.

The go-to-market is community-led and direct-to-consumer hybrid: recruitment is driven by cooperation agreements with Grundschulen, weiterführende Schulen, Kindergärten, Musikvereine, Kirchen, and Diakonie Stetten, supplemented by public performances (concerts, recitals, Jazztage Weinstadt) and word-of-mouth referrals. Enrollment is completed online via the registration portal with free trial lessons offered. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed, consistent with the non-profit, municipality-backed structure; financial sustainability rests on the combination of tuition fees and implicit municipal support rather than on private capital or profit distribution.

Name

Music School Lower Remstal

Legal name

Musikschule Unteres Remstal e.V.

Website

https://msur.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Musikschule Unteres Remstal e.V. is a non-profit municipal music and dance school founded in 1981, jointly operated by four German municipalities (Waiblingen, Weinstadt, Kernen, Korb), offering approximately 30 music and dance subjects through subscription-based tuition to children, youth, adults, and people with disabilities across the Lower Remstal region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Education Services

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Instruction (Instrumental & Vocal) (EDAMAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Group Music Classes & Ensembles (Band, Orchestra, Choir) (EDAMANAC), Early Childhood Music Education (Ages 0–7) (EDAMANAD), Music Theory, Ear Training & Musicianship (EDAMANAF), Music Exam Prep & Certification (ABRSM, Trinity, RCM, AP Music Theory) (EDAMANAJ), Private Music Lessons (Instrumental) (EDAMANAA)

Keywords

• Music education services
• Instrumental lessons
• Dance instruction
• Early childhood music
• Community music school

Headquarters

HQ city

Waiblingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Music Lessons and Courses: Tuition fees for individual lessons, group lessons, and ensemble courses. Subscription-based recurring revenue model with monthly fees per student.
2. Instrument Rental: Instrument rental service available to students for a deposit fee (Mietschein).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Musikschule Unteres Remstal e.V. delivers community-based music and dance education across four municipalities in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It offers nearly 30 instructional subjects including early childhood music education, instrumental lessons (winds, strings, plucked, keyboard, percussion, recorder), vocal instruction, jazz/rock/pop programs, ensemble playing, and ballet/dance. Lessons are delivered in individual, small group, large group, and class formats at multiple teaching locations.

Product overview

Musikschule Unteres Remstal e.V. is a community music school offering nearly 30 subjects across music and dance education since 1981. The portfolio consists of core instructional programs: Grundstufe (early childhood music education with Zwergenmusik and Rhythmik), instrumental instruction in wind instruments, strings, plucked instruments, keyboard instruments, percussion, recorder, and vocals, popular music programs in jazz/rock/pop, ensemble ensembles for group performance, and Ballett & Tanz for dance education. The school operates in the municipalities of Waiblingen, Weinstadt, Kernen, and Korb with multiple teaching locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grundstufe (Basic Level / Early Childhood Music Education)
• Ballett & Tanz (Ballet and Dance)
• Blasinstrumente (Wind Instruments)
• Blockflöte (Recorder)
• Ensembleangebote (Ensemble Offerings)
• Gesang (Vocal Instruction)
• Instrumentenkarussell (Instrument Carousel)
• Jazz / Rock / Pop
• Schlagzeug (Drums/Percussion)
• Streicher (Strings)
• Tasteninstrumente (Keyboard Instruments)
• Zupfer (Plucked Instruments)
• Gesunde Musikschule (Healthy Music School)
• Instrument Rental Service

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Verband deutscher Musikschulen (VdM)minorOthersMember of the German Association of Music Schools (VdM), providing industry representation and standards.
• Grundschulen und weiterführende SchulencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation agreements with elementary and secondary schools for music education programs and school concerts. Includes partnerships with Diakonie Stetten for inclusive education.
• Musikvereine und VereinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with music associations and clubs including Musikverein Beutelsbach, Musikvereineinigung Großheppach, Musikverein Schnait for venue sharing and joint events.
• Kirchen und InstitutionenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with churches including Ökomenisches Gemeindehaus Beinstein and other religious institutions for venue access and community events.
• Remstal-Gymnasium WeinstadtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with regional gymnasium for Waldhorn instruction and school-based music programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• School of Rock: International performance-based music school franchise with strong group/ensemble methodology (rock bands); overlaps with MSUR's jazz/rock/pop and ensemble offerings and represents a brand-driven, scalable model that contrasts with MSUR's non-profit municipal structure.
• Fender Play: Subscription-based online instrument instruction platform (guitar, bass, ukulele); adjacent competitor targeting self-directed learners who might otherwise enroll in MSUR's Zupfer or beginner offerings, particularly adults.

Emerging players

• Superprof: Online marketplace for private music tutors in Germany; competes for the adult and parent-payer audience seeking flexible, one-to-one lessons outside the formal Musikschule structure — a structural threat to MSUR's individual-lesson stream.
• Kindermusik International: Global franchised early-childhood music and movement program; directly overlaps with MSUR's Zwergenmusik and RME (Grundstufe) segment for ages 0–7 and represents a competing go-to-market for preschool music education.

Direct peers

• Musikschule Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt's municipal music school offers the same comprehensive instrumental, vocal, ensemble, and early-childhood program mix as a publicly backed e.V.; directly comparable on GTM (community-led, school partnerships) and product breadth.
• Städtische Musikschule Stuttgart: Municipal music school serving Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, with the same e.V. model, broad subject portfolio (instrumental, vocal, ensemble, early childhood), and VdM affiliation. Closest structural analogue in scale and governance.
• Städtische Musikschule München: One of Germany's largest municipal Musikschulen, operating under the same e.V./municipal model with comparable curriculum (early childhood, instrumental, ensemble, dance) and VdM membership; comparable on structure and product mix.
• Leo Kestenberg Musikschule Berlin: Berlin's largest municipal music school with the same e.V. governance and full curricular breadth from early childhood to adult; closely mirrors MSUR's institutional model, multi-location delivery, and VdM-aligned programming.
• Yamaha Music School Germany: Germany's largest private music school chain with systematic curriculum and group-based instruction across piano, guitar, drums, and early childhood; competes with MSUR for the same parent-and-child enrollment segment, with a brand-driven, multi-location footprint.

Others

• Verband deutscher Musikschulen (VdM): National industry association of which MSUR is a member; not a direct competitor but a relevant institutional peer that defines quality standards, teacher training pathways, and curricular frameworks that shape MSUR's offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC89Fth79smX7KkTo52KtqBg/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/musikschuleunteresremstal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/musikschule-unteres-remstal

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