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Thursday, September 5, 2013

Find Out On How To Become A Piano Teacher

By Kate McMahon


Before exploring on how to become a piano teacher, one should consider learning how to play a piano. After knowing how to play a piano very well, then one may engage in an exploration of becoming a teacher. Experience is also another important aspect which should be looked into. Having the right experience will enable you to out stand as one of the best piano teachers in the area.

You should first make a decision on the number of house you are allocating each day for the lessons. This will depend on the number of students as well as the number of hours they are available for the classes. The next thing to consider is the place for having the classes.

It must be a quiet place where people are not making noise, most preferable a house. You can therefore decide whether to lease a room where you will be holding the classes or to decide to have them at your place of residence or at any other place which is convenient with your student and you.

In order to start off the classes you should set out to look for students to teach. You can only teach if the students are available. You should therefore strategies on how you will lure the students. Some of the things you can do include making an announcement in the daily newspaper. You can also print posters and stick them in public areas. The other thing one may do is to print flyers and then distribute them to various homesteads.

The last step towards teaching is planning. You should prepare how to teach and what to teach. For instant, what to teach at the introductory lessons should be different to what should be taught at later classes.

The first lesson should be on the introduction and simple keys. It is also important that during the first lessons, you introduce yourself to the student and also allow the student to introduce themselves to you. This will create a good learning environment as well as creating a good teacher student relationship.

It is also necessary to create a good working relationship with your students. You can achieve these by telling them your name and what you do other than teaching. You can also share with them your experience in playing the piano and any other interesting thing with will make you to bond with them.

It is also necessary to encourage the students to like playing the piano as well as to like reading relevant books. The last thing to do after you have started teaching is to join the relevant association of teachers. This will also enable you to share your experience with the other teacher. This will enable you to continue learning on how to become a piano teacher.




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