Studio Share Madison is your place for shared and dedicated studio space.

Studio Share Madison, founded in 2023 by Shad Wenzlaff, came about from a known need in Dane County - one for additional, high-quality space for private music instruction, practice, rehearsals, and recitals. Studio Share Madison has evolved to meet this need - and more! - with a central (near-West Madison) location, multiple private studio offerings appropriate for a variety of lesson types, space for studio artists to work, acoustic control, professionally-maintained pianos, and space for lessons as well as performance. Individual musicians also enjoy using the private studios for practicing and personal enjoyment. Studio Share is set up to be enjoyed by acoustic instrumentalists, pianists, vocalists, small ensembles, and amateur or professional music groups and clubs. Studio 2 is currently available for rent to a visual studio artist.

For professional music instructors, Studio Share Madison offers convenience - saving instructors the time of having to drive between student homes for lessons, and saving instructors the space required were they to offer lessons in their own home. Studio Share Madison also offers instructors the independence of not needing to be employed by a third party; this is the place for instructors who want to run their own studio and simply need a professional space to do so.

Studio Share Madison offers premium studios for a variety of acoustic instrumentalists. As an independent studio teacher, you control your own schedule, manage your studio policies (choose for yourself when you will offer a group class, or a makeup lesson, for instance), and manage your own tuition and fee structure that matches your skillset and expertise. Studio Share Madison provides the shared space, including:

  • Free and ample parking

  • A child- and adult-friendly shared waiting room/lobby that feels like a clean and comfortable living room

  • Private all-gender restroom

  • Access to wi-fi for instructors, students, and guests

    Our business model makes all of this affordable as well as student/teacher-centric.

About Shad

Shad Ryan Wenzlaff (he/him/his) is a professional arts educator and consultant.

His learning and teaching philosophy begins with listen, then suggest “yes…and”. [This is how he teaches each and every lesson…how he starts each session and class.]

Shad has maintained a Madison-based piano studio for over 20 years, has taught voice, art history, and humanities courses at the undergraduate level. He has served on several local music-education related boards and is no stranger to the ins and outs of running an arts-incubator business. His many years of experience in retail management, clientele development, and marketing equip him with a vast array of practical skills. Coupled with his expertise as an educator and pedagogue, Shad knows how to listen first, reflect, then act with intention and purpose.

Shad is available as a consultant, piano teacher, and arts & humanities educator. He offers expertise in arts-management, organizational management, grant-writing, curating, and adjudicating. Shad has mentored dozens of students, including the senior capstone studio art seminar at Edgewood College. Shad earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Lawrence University, a Master of Arts degree in Art History from UW-Milwaukee, and has studied at the doctoral level at UW-Madison where he researched the Bauhaus, Weimar-era Design, Portraiture, and Kunstleropen. He has taught specialized courses in Material Culture, Eco-Design, a multitude of diverse areas in the history of art, design, and architecture as well as several music and humanities courses to students of all ages. He has been awarded merits of distinction for his volunteering - including the 2024 Member of the Year for the Madison Area Music Educators (local chapter of WMTA/MTNA). Shad enjoys being active participant within the multi-faceted arts culture offered in Madison, Dane County, and around the state of Wisconsin.