9/09/2013

Exploring On How To Become A Piano Teacher

By Kate McMahon


This article provides an insight on how to become a piano teacher. Playing a piano is very interesting and easy to learn. Before being a piano teacher, it is important that the person intending to teach must be in a position to play it perfectly. It beats logic if the intending person does not know how to play it. One must also be having experience in playing it. The experienced is gained through continues practice. One should therefore play the piano on a daily basis in order to gain the experience.

The other thing to do is to decide on the number of lessons one wishes to have with each students. You should also be able to decide on the length of the lesson, whether the lessons will be running for thirty minutes daily or for one hour daily. Since you are starting to teach, it is advisable that you charge lower rates as compared to those who are already in the market. This will attract many students hence you will as well gain experience by teaching several people.

The place must be suitable for classes. There should be no noise around and it should be enclosed like a house. This will prevent the student from being distracted by other things which may be around. Hence there will be high concentration in the learning. The place must also be convenient to both yourself as the teacher and also your students. Some of the places may include you house, a rented premise or the house of the students as long as it is convenience.

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.

Planning is another important aspect of teaching. You should be able to plan what you will cover during the first lessons. This calls for developing a proper lesson plan indicating what each student should cover each week until they complete all their lessons.

You can get this information by asking them basic question and rating them depending on how they have answered the questions. You can also inquire whether they have previously played a piano before. The other in formation to look out for is the kind of songs the students like playing or the type of songs thy enjoy listening to. This will enable you to know the type of songs to start teaching the student in order for him or her to gain more interest in learning.

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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