Piano teacher>>>??? ans pls?
Im just curious if anyone would be interested in hiring a high-school student with a distinction in Grade 8 piano (ABRSM) to teacher their little kids or something at a very cheap price.
When school finishes Ill have some free time on my hands and a part-time job teaching grade 1/2 kids would be fun.
Just curious, if there is such an opportunity how much should I expect to get?
I also started teaching piano in my teens. I think it’s an excellent time to start, especially if you are able to ask your piano teacher for advice about any questions that may arise.
To determine what to charge, find out what other teachers in your area are charging and offer lessons for a little less.
Try these online resources for piano teachers:
http://www.mjsheetmusic.com/music-teachers/
http://www.mtna.org/
http://nfmc-music.org/
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I started teaching at age 14 after playing for about 8 years. I was quite accomplished and had played professional gigs, weddings, etc. and felt I was ready.
When I started I set my price really low in order to attract clients and get some experience. I would suggest handing out flyers in your neighborhood or talking to friends of the family who have kids, etc. If you do a good job once you get started it’s pretty easy to get more students just by word of mouth.
Good luck! It’s a fun and rewarding profession!
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Pianist 23 yrs/Piano teacher 15 yrs
BA in Piano
MA Musicology
As a piano teacher, I would say that you can try some GROUP MUSIC teaching, but not really private piano lessons.
Of course according to your skill level, you are more than sufficient to teach basic piano learning. However, I am just not sure about how well your other areas are besides piano skills. I am talking about theory, ear-training, sight-reading, and other musical related parts. Although little kids would not really remember what you teach them on theories, basic chord progressions, and so forth, there are ways to teach them on their levels of understanding. You want to implant the musical ideas to them, besides the piano playing part, in order to train them to be fully musically aware and knowledge. In order to play piano well, you need to also understand how the music is structured and composed based on theory and history, so you can have the right interpretation and expressions.
I am sure that your piano teacher has taught you all these. However, it is still very different to learn or acquire the knowledge and understanding about the fundamental music in college. Playing piano is not just about playing the notes out, but how you can interpret the composer’s intention and ideals through you.
Groups music class are more in general and more into fun and draw kids’ interests in music. You can definitely try it. I hope you understand where I am coming from. Good luck
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I also started teaching piano in my teens. I think it’s an excellent time to start, especially if you are able to ask your piano teacher for advice about any questions that may arise.
To determine what to charge, find out what other teachers in your area are charging and offer lessons for a little less.
Try these online resources for piano teachers:
http://www.mjsheetmusic.com/music-teachers/
http://www.mtna.org/
http://nfmc-music.org/
References :
personal experience
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