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• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings

If you like music and want to share your knowledge with others, you can become a piano teacher. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to become a music teacher.

Steps

1. 1 You need to know the basics of playing the piano and be able to play it yourself. Before becoming a music teacher, you need to gain experience in playing a musical instrument. Most music teachers have thoroughly learned their craft and enjoy it.
2. 2 You need to decide how many lessons you can give per week, how much your services will cost, and how long the lesson will last. Most lessons are half an hour long - especially for beginners. Find out how much music teachers in your city are getting. Since you are new to this business, your rate will be slightly lower.Most novice teachers start at 800 rubles per lesson, and every 2-3 years they raise the payment a little. When you decide how many lessons and when you want to teach in the week, think about what your students are spending time on. Are they in school? Do they go to college? Maybe they are moonlighting? You will also have to consider your students' schedule. Be sure to set aside time for your lunch break.
3. 3 Try to decide where you will teach your lessons. They can be done at home, at a student's home, at a music store, or at a local community center. Make sure you have a piano and chair for you and your student. The classroom should be clean and easily accessible to you and your students.
4. 4 Find students. Place an ad in the newspaper, post flyers in your area, and tell your friends about your decision. If your city has a venue for cultural events, ask if they have a music program that you can take part in. Participating in a music program will increase your chances of finding students. Talented students can also be found in music stores. Ask if they can post an ad. It can be hung on a bulletin board, display case, or table.
5. 5 Plan your activities. Once you have a student and have assigned your first lesson, plan what you will teach in your first lesson. Introduce yourself and ask the student a few questions to get an idea of ​​the student. Find out if the student has ever played the piano before and what he knows. You can ask the student to play you a simple piece. Find out if the student has any goals or works on which they are working. Why did a person decide to learn to play the piano? What style of music does he like? During the lesson, beginners can recommend books to purchase for the next lesson. Alfred Piano Course books from Alfred Publishing House are excellent tools for learning the basics of playing the piano, but there are many others as well. Some teachers buy books for their students (the student pays their cost in the first lesson) in order to get acquainted with the work himself, to give the student useful advice, to omit works that are not consistent with your teaching methods.
6. 6 Do your first lesson. Learn from your students and adapt the teaching methodology for each case. Consider the level of the student. The whole lesson is built on it. Don't push the student. He pays for the lessons. You want the person to learn different musical techniques. Start with what he knows and build on that knowledge.
7. 7 Praise your students. Tell them they've improved and are doing well. Only constructive criticism is allowed.
8. 8 Join your local, county, or state music teacher meeting. You will be able to connect with other teachers and learn about new teaching methods and publications.
9. 9 Invest in professional development. You can take private lessons from professionals, read music teaching manuals, attend concerts, practice and learn a new repertoire, search the Internet for new ideas and be inspired by them. Remember that a good teacher is also a good student.
10. 10 It is helpful for younger students to develop a reward system for their efforts. These can be small prizes (candy, pens, toys). They are given in the event that the student has achieved the goal.

Tips

• Find interesting music for your students. There are many tutorials for different musical genres and levels. If the student enjoys the piece, he will want to practice even more.
• Be patient with the student. Some require a more detailed explanation, while others get it on the fly.
• Teach your students the techniques and techniques that have helped you improve your piano playing skills.
• If you are not buying your student the necessary study materials, be sure to recommend the titles of the books he should purchase. For beginners, all books look the same, even if the cover is a different color.
• Try not to tire the student with your conversations, but try to get to know him better. Start the lesson by asking “How was your week? Did your practice go well? " The student will immediately have the opportunity to share the passages that caused him to tear his hair out in despair. You will find out how much he practiced. If your ward's grandmother died, and he had to travel far and wide for a funeral, he had no chance to practice. If so, devote a session to advice on How to Practice Effectively. Give the student advice on how to quickly learn a piece of music and give him the opportunity to demonstrate the results of his work.

Warnings

• It is not illegal to advertise private teaching practice, but it is important to understand that learning to play the piano is a skilled job that requires a lot of preparation. If a person has polished some of the basic techniques of playing and has a primary understanding of the piano, this does not mean that he corresponds to the position of a music teacher. Make sure you are ready to become a teacher before making your final decision.
• Don't force students to learn boring songs for longer than necessary. Many beginners give up on their idea, because they were forced to play simple tunes fifty times for half an hour every day.
• If your charge has learned everything that you could teach him, do not hold him. Recommend a more experienced teacher. One disciple will be replaced by another.
• Sometimes students don't want to practice. If they constantly come to class unprepared or even haven’t even seen the notes in their eyes, remind them that they cannot improve their playing skills if they don’t practice at home between classes. If you work with children, ask your parents to help you. Make a class schedule for the student to complete on their own and report back to their parents each week. Be aware that not all students are honest.
• You do not need to build yourself out of who you are not. Professional music teachers have at least a bachelor's degree in piano. In addition, they completed coursework on the theory of music teaching. The professional should know how to consistently learn music theory and develop the finger fluency technique step by step.