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So You Want To Teach As A Private Music Tutor?

An  Introduction  for  Musicianssuch a need the demand out numbers the supply
- the number of lessons you have available
For many of today's musicians, working as aper  week.
private music tutor has many benefits over
working within an educational establishment.Building your "studio" into this size is an
Firstly, you are a lot freer to choose where,achievable target, but one not as many as
when, and depending on how well you teach,could reach it actually do. Those who do are
WHO your students are. This will also let youemploying valuable marketing techniques
continue whatever employment or otherwhether  they  realise  it  or  not.
commitments you already have. Building up
your student base slowly allows you to commitOne of these marketing techniques is so
time to each of them to find out theirsubtle, many don't even realise they are
learning style and prepare for their lessonsdoing it when they are advertising in their
without feeling overwhelemed suddenly with 30local newspaper or shop window. This is a
new  students  starting  next  week.basic example, but stick with me; this idea
can be applied at any time in your teaching
Starting out, the idea of being an "expert"career. By advertising in a local newspaper,
can feel rather daunting... especially foryou are already targeting the first most
those of us who learned by gigging, and maylikely people to use your tuition services...
not be the best sight-readers. Others amongyour local community. Unless you are famous
us have studied music and/or education tofor being an incredible musician, people will
higher levels. But no matter where you standneither just ask if you would teach them, or
between these two, those first few steps intotravel to find you in the hope you teach
teaching  music  as  an income is terrifying.music. This one simple ad is telling the
local community "I live in this area, and I
Two main advantages I have seen in my timehave spaces available to teach music
working  as  a  private  music  tutor  arelessons." I would save the expense and time
on that website until further down the line
1. You have a lot more potential to work theif you live in a small town, the paper would
hours you choose, and where you choose.provide a far higher return on income when
Allowing your other commitments time whereyou  are  starting  off.
they  need  it.
To develop this further, think what your ads
2. If you teach children, generally, they aresay about you? Do they say professional, or
far more likely to behave and be responsivedo they say "I can play a few tunes on the
to teaching when either on their own as therepiano, let me teach you cos I really need the
is no one to show off to. School musicmoney"
lessons - especially in junior high school
can  be  pretty  hard  to  control.Here are my top 5 mostly marketing techniques
for musicians aspiring to earn a decent
3. You can vary the genres and methods youincome  from  private  tuition.
use as you see fit, not as a strict school
curriculum  requires.1. Choose a name for your "studio" this can
be anything from "Maria's Singing Tuition" to
4. You can focus all your attention on one"Bass riff School". Choose one and use it in
student who WANTS to learn... if they don't,ALL  your  advertising
why are you teaching them - your morale will
take a huge blow, and your time would be2. Make sure you include contact details on
better invested in working with an interestedeverything - advertising is an obvious one,
student.but what about your pupils' notebooks in case
they  ever  need  to  cancel  a  lesson?
Monetary benefits will come into the equation
somewhere... let's face it; they have to in3. Make at least two copies of your teaching
this world. However, if all you can see areschedule. One that stays with you (especially
pound signs and have no real interest toif you are as forgetful as me), and one that
teach, work with others, or enjoy music...everyone else in your household can see. This
perhaps  private  tuition  is  not  for  you.allows them to know when not to disturb you,
or  when  you'll  be  home.
In my personal opinion, private teachers can
make a very comfortable living, and with some(A third copy is ideal to keep with your
commitment and effort can easily make £40musical  instrument  as  a  reference.)
upwards  per  hour.
4. Make sure that the two copies in point 3
It is not unheard of for tutors to have ahave contact names and numbers for all your
waiting list of students who want them asstudents. Should you ever have an emergency,
their tutor. Once you find yourself in thisthis allows all your pupils to be contacted
position, although it isn't time to relax, itby another person in your family should you
is most definitely time to congratulatenot  be  able  to  attend.
yourself. You can now (within reason) charge
what you REALLY feel you are worth per lesson5. Don't be afraid to tell people that you
hour, as you have people desperately waitingteach music - especially if you have spaces
for  your  time.available. Word of mouth is the best form of
advertising, and when you combine this with
If you didn't increase your price at thisthe power of NETWORKING, you can only
stage it would be foolish. You have developedsucceed.
a product (your tuition service) that is in



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