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Hi. I am starting a music studio. I am teaching voice lessons as well as general music classes for babies through age 5. What kind of liability insurance to you use? Do you have a carrier you like? What coverage should I have? Thank you!
Does anyone have a copy of a Christmas choral selection "Innkeeper". I don't know the composer/arr. but I do know it's out of print. It's a beautiful piece and I need it for my Christmas program. Thanks.
by musiclover
Jul 21, 2017
I just wanted to share a story with you guys, I've posted my availability to teach piano lessons for beginners on Kijiji and had details such as how much my rates were and where to contact me if parents were interested in my teaching them. So I received a text from this person which said (i'm not going to include his full email):
I'm cont...See MoreI just wanted to share a story with you guys, I've posted my availability to teach piano lessons for beginners on Kijiji and had details such as how much my rates were and where to contact me if parents were interested in my teaching them. So I received a text from this person which said (i'm not going to include his full email):
I'm contacting you based on your post on Kijiji. I am in need of a Music Lesson for my daughter. kindly reply me back (frank********@gmail.com) and let me know if you can be a good lesson for $40/hr. Thanks & God bless.
When i got this text, I was quite confused to why they texted me telling them to email them. But I ended up contacting them by email and got this email back:
REPLY NEEDED….!!!!!!
Hi there,
I want you to take my daughter carie for the Lesson on
any of these Instrument(Guitar ,Piano
,Keyboard,Saxophone,Bass,Drums,Violin,Music) and she is just 9yrs old
and I want you to be available to teach her as soon as possible. I'm
satisfied with your response and I'm happy to offer you this position
due to your experience and qualification. I have made contact with
carie concerning the arrangement of the lesson which made her feel
more happy and comfortable. I want you to know that i am going to pay
you for 4 weeks,which should be $40.00/hr which i have in mind, i am
planning that you will be teaching her 2 times a week,which is 2 hours
per day.
I want you to calculate the total cost of 4 weeks for the Instrument
and the teaching materials you will need for 4 weeks including the
textbooks. When will you be available to teach her during the week so
specify your comfortable date and time? I want her to study more about
what she needs to know when she arrives to Canada cos she is coming
from United states. I want her to communicate with you with her level
of Instrument Lesson and you will need to work on the Music
symbolls,Voice,tone and more other things you notice while teaching
her and also i want her to improve morally. carie is very quiet,
intelligent, obedient and understanding easy to get along with her and
she loves to dance too. I will need your comfortable time and day. She
is in 4rd grade and she can communicate very well.
I will be paying you via Certified Check for the Lesson and i will
also get a guardian that will be taking care of her for the whole
period and the guardian would bring her down to you wherever you
believe it will be comfortable for you to have the lesson started at
your local library very close to you. I will proceed as soon as
possible to make arrangement for your payment which will be cost of
lesson for 4 weeks including the teaching materials cost.
I will need your full information as its been requested to process the
payment so it can be mailed out on-time without any delay. I hope i
can trust you that you will teach her good Tones and some moral Skills
so that she can be good to herself in the future and the economy, i
hope i can also count on you for the Lesson. carie would be coming
down to stay with the guardian for the whole period and my guardian
will take care of her. I would be glad if the Lesson start probably
next week. I wait your full information so i can proceed on the
payment immediately without any further delay.
FULL NAME:
MAILING ADDRESS (no P.O.Box please):
CITY:
STATE:
ZIP CODE:
CELL PHONE:
HOME PHONE:
GENDER:
PRESENT JOB:
AGE:
BEST TIME TO CALL:
EMAIL:
Will be waiting to read your mail soon.
Best Regards & God bless
The beginning was weird because I thought they knew I was willing to teach piano which confused me as well. Then it started to get weird with them giving me all the rules and them telling me to calculate the rates they gave me. Plus 2 hours a day, twice a week for four weeks? Everything started to give me chills.. First, why is the email subject "REPLY NEEDED…!!!": seems unnecessary and unprofessional for an email. Second, I never mentioned my qualifications on my ad. Third, 2 times a week, 2 hours a day and for four weeks is really absurd. And especially at the end with all the info they want. Why would they want my present job, home phone, age and best time to call? As well as email, which they already know.
It's good I didn't reply back but now that they have my email, I'm afraid something might happen. Let me know if you guys got this same email, don't really know how to report this!
Does any one teach with Quaver Music? If so do you like it. Do you use it all the time or just as a resource?
by Job Hunter
May 20, 2017
I'm interviewing for a great music job i really want on Monday. Has anyone ever left a portfolio with the principal after their interview? What did you include? Thanks.
Just wondering; does anyone know what thick and thin texture is in music?
by Charlotte
Apr 21, 2017
I remember someone posting years ago about a rhythm stick routine that went with the Mickey Mouse march. Anybody know who that was? If it was you, will you share again? Sounds like a fun end-of-the-year plan!
I'm a private instructor who inherited some students from another teacher - a few of them are difficult and I worry they may have preferred their former teacher's style better. These are mainly 8-12 yr. old kids.
I'm well aware that most younger students don't practice as much as they should, and many don't practice at all—perhaps they'...See MoreI'm a private instructor who inherited some students from another teacher - a few of them are difficult and I worry they may have preferred their former teacher's style better. These are mainly 8-12 yr. old kids.
I'm well aware that most younger students don't practice as much as they should, and many don't practice at all—perhaps they're not interested, lack work ethic, are tired, overbooked/overscheduled by their parents, are distracted by social media or their online worlds, or some combination of these factors. But as long as they show up, are reasonably pleasant during lessons and make some effort to pay attention, I'm happy to teach them the best I can in the hopes they'll get something out of it - musical or nonmusical - that will one day yield benefits for them, even if we're usually at square one every lesson.
My difficult ones are the ones who seem unhappy. Every indication from their body language tells me they don't want to be there, they're resentful, and they're not interested in improvement or feedback of any kind on their playing. Are there really music teachers who can reach these kids, who have an "it" factor that I lack? I'm 43 and spent a lot of time growing up before the Internet, instant gratification and when all media became free, which I'm grateful for, but is the fact that I'm not a millenial a weakness in this case?
I'm fortunate to have a few students who do practice regularly, want to do well, and/or demonstrate a genuine interest in music. Those are the ones that keep me at it, and because I can make connections with many of them and I've gotten compliments from their parents, it tells me that I do have music teaching in my blood. I crave those "A-ha" moments. At the same time, students like my difficult ones or ones that are transferred to other teachers make me doubt myself. I also know a full teaching roster is important to the bottom line of my employer, and drop-outs equal lost business, so I feel pressure to make the most with the students I have while limiting my complaints about them.
Any advice from fellow private teachers in similar positions?
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