How To Become A Piano Teacher
| The 89-page ebook comes with MP3 audio. Chapter 1: Introduction - Getting started
- The benefits—and challenges—of teaching in your own studio
- Learning what works best through trial and error
- A bit about me and my journey from student to teacher
- Staying encouraged
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Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Studio
- Deciding where you’re going to do business (your home, church/school, students’ homes, etc.)
- Pros and cons of each approach
- What to know before opening your home to students (insurance, upkeep, location of your piano, etc.)
Chapter 3: Getting Going
- Office supplies and equipment you’ll need (and where to get the lowest prices)
- Business name, logo and pricing decisions
- Business partners (accountant, tuner, etc.)
- Registered business name or “DBA” (Doing Business As)
Chapter 4: Practice Policies
- What to include in the policy (and why)
- Individual lessons
- Group lessons—yes or no? If yes, what are the arrangements?
- Tardiness, cancellations, no-shows, late fees
- Makeup lessons (under what circumstances?)
- Sickness (yours or your students’)
- Practice expectations
- Study of music theory
- Student instruments
- Annual recitals vs. more frequent “mini-recitals”
Chapter 5: Spreading the Word
- Marketing your studio
- Local communications
- Internet marketing
- Word of mouth/references
Chapter 6: Getting New Students
- 25 ways to get new students
Chapter 7: Lesson Plans & Materials
- Structuring your lesson plan
- Materials to use
- Building up a music library: Beginning Essentials
Chapter 8: Practice, Scales & Theory
- Motivating students to practice (incentives)
- Motivating students to learn their scales
- Motivating students to pay attention to theory
Chapter 9: Recital Season
- Organizing your first recital
Chapter 10: Troubleshooting
- Typical student problems
- Common solutions
Chapter 11: In Conclusion
1) BONUS—
Helpful Checklists | We’ve done lots of the preliminary work for you, with valuable checklists for Starting Your Business, Marketing Your Studio, New Students and Having a Great Recital. |
2) BONUS—
Sample Studio Policy
| To operate your studio smoothly and fairly, it helps to establish policies; use these examples as thought starters—or just insert your studio’s name and go. |
3) BONUS—
Sample Lesson Plan 1
| Looking for a good basic lesson plan? Look no further than this great sample. |
4) BONUS—
Sample Lesson Plan 2
| Looking for a good transfer lesson plan? You’ll get one of these, too. |
| 5) BONUS—Templates | Helpful templates you can print, copy or modify as needed—for Assignment Sheets and Lesson Calendars, etc. |
6) BONUS—
Games
| If you ever see a child student becoming overwhelmed during individual lessons, these games can help make learning fun. |
| 7) BONUS—Resources | Helpful tools, organizations and services that can make running your studio a breeze. |