| In Private Music teaching the teacher
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| | customers actually want, it cant be
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| often is forced to teach small groups or
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| | something that you think might be good!
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| one on one lessons at low fees, which are
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| | Strategy #3 - Increase your retention
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| sometimes fixed by the school or
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| | rate and don't take on every student
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| association they teach within.
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| | Increasing your retention rate is vital
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| In a private studio or in a school, the
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| | for all businesses - but particularly for
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| monetary arrangements for this kind of
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| | music teachers - where your income is
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| music lesson involves the parent paying
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| | determined by the number of students you
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| the teacher "per lesson" and it is these
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| | are teaching multiplied by the dollars
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| kind of teachers that this article hopes
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| | that you charge.
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| to help increase their income.
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| | If you can cut down on the number of
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| In this article are four strategies for
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| | students you lose, while you
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| increasing income as a private music
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| | simultaneously increase the quality of
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| teacher - some of them may not be
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| | those students you'll have a better
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| suitable for every teacher, but hopefully
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| | income, and a more satisfying teaching
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| they will give you some insights on how
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| | career as well.
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| private music teachers can improve their
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| | There is no way you should accept every
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| income.
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| | student that you get offered. Not every
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| Strategy #1 - Never refund or credit a
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| | student is going to be right for you -
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| lesson because its in the clients best
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| | they often are looking to learn different
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| interest
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| | things to what you offer, and they might
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| Students miss lessons. It's a fact.
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| | not be as reliable in terms of paying
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| People get sick, there are special
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| | their fees and attending lessons as your
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| sporting events that happen, there are
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| | regular students, so you should always
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| times when for whatever reason students
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| | meet and interview prospective students
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| are going to miss their music lesson. The
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| | before you agree to teach them.
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| fact is that this is unavoidable. What
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| | By avoiding "problem" students in the
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| you can do as a music teacher is have a
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| | first place you'll be able to spend your
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| policy that says that "lessons are always
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| | time with more productive activities and
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| made-up, they are never refunded or
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| | better quality students.. and this will
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| credited to your account", however the
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| | increase your income in the longer term.
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| important thing that is often missed in
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| | Most of the problems with retention can
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| this is the WHY of that statement... it
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| | be traced back to one thing - the
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| should be because it is necessary for the
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| | students lack motivation because they
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| student's progress on their instrument.
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| | don't practice enough. We have various
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| If you use this philosophy you won't ever
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| | strategies for increasing retention rate
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| have to argue with parents over it -
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| | by encouraging practice at the Fun Music
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| because its in the students interest, not
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| | company teachers blog, which you'll find
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| yours! If you start the arrangement with
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| | a link to at the end of this article.
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| this agreement in place you'll find it
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| | Strategy #4 - Add passive income streams
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| much easier to enforce it - the parents
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| | to your business
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| will make the effort to make up the
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| | Teaching income is active income - if you
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| lesson rather than you having to insist
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| | stop teaching the income stops. That is
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| on it. If you have outcomes for the
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| | ok.. because it is like any earned
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| student (such as an assessment or exam)
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| | income. What you should be looking to do
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| in place it makes it even easier to make
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| | is also add passive income to your
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| sure that it happens.
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| | business.
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| You will need to make time to make the
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| | Do you write any teaching materials which
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| lessons up - it might be necessary to
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| | can be used in music classes or lessons?
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| allow one or two days in the holidays or
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| | If so you are in the perfect position to
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| during non-contact time to do it, but
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| | add passive income to your income mix.
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| you'll find that the ability to do this
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| | All you have to do is find a way to
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| will be worth it in extra income. Very
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| | publish your materials so that your
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| often the parents will not bother making
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| | students and others can access them. It
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| it up, and you'll not have to credit or
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| | can be as simple as getting the materials
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| refund any money!
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| | printed and bound at a copy shop just for
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| Strategy #2 - Find your Niche and make
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| | your students only.
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| yourself exclusive in that Niche
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| | Do you purchase books and music for your
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| If you have something special about your
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| | students and pass them on to them?
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| teaching you'll find that you'll attract
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| | If so you may be able to negotiate bulk
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| more and better quality students, and
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| | discounts from suppliers and then add the
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| you'll be able to charge more.
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| | full retail cost of the books to the
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| For example, lets say you teach the
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| | students account. Parents will appreciate
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| guitar.
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| | the convenience of not having to go into
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| If you teach anyone who comes you'll
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| | a shop to purchase the books if you put
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| probably end up with some young children,
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| | it through your business.
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| some high school children, and maybe one
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| | Can you sell leads to other teachers or
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| or two adults and you'll have to teach a
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| | businesses?
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| variety of styles depending on the type
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| | For example students all need to purchase
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| of music that the students like.
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| | instruments. Sometimes possible is an
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| If however..... you start a niche
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| | arrangement where you can can get a
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| business, specializing in only one area
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| | monetary commission from a music store if
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| you'll eventually find that people will
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| | you refer your students to purchase their
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| seek you out because you are a
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| | instruments there. This is certainly
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| specialist, and you'll be able to charge
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| | possible on the internet, via the use of
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| more for your services and you'll be able
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| | affiliate programs.
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| to only take on the students you want.
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| | I hope this article has given you some
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| Examples of a niche business for guitar
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| | ideas of ways that you can improve your
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| might be: - A business that specializes
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| | income as a private music teacher. I was
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| in guitar for young children - A business
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| | a private music teacher for over ten
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| that helps adults fulfill their dreams of
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| | years, and I've used all of these
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| playing guitar in a band - A business
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| | strategies during that time. Private
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| that specializes in heavy metal guitar
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| | music teaching should be fun and
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| These are just examples - there are
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| | rewarding, and it gives you freedom to
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| literally thousands of possibilities, but
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| | practice what you love, which is sharing
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| the niche must be something that
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| | the joy of music with others.
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