You most likely decided to pursue a career in music education because you love music and you want to share that passion with the world. To be surrounded by music everyday and to be completely immersed in that world, while shaping student’s lives, is what makes music education such a … Continue reading
Full Title: LessonsOnly.com – lessonsonly.com Developers: LessonsOnly out of Denver, CO Released: 2014 Platforms: The internet – any browser Price: $12.95 a month Summary: LessonsOnly is an online platform for teachers to have an online presence to attract new students and for students to find and compare teachers. All teachers … Continue reading
Performing while maintaining a teaching schedule can prove to be a difficult endeavor, given all of the other aspects of our busy lives. Discovering the best ways to search for auditions, network, and sing will help to maximize time spent away from the teaching studio. As a performing teacher, you … Continue reading
If you have done a Google search for “private music lessons”, you may notice that there are several sites out there that list teachers by instrument and geographic area. These online directories allow you to browse through their bios and find the right teacher for your needs. But the question … Continue reading
You may have been teaching for a very long time. You may just be starting out. But one thing is absolutely true. If you want to be an effective teacher, you owe it to yourself and your students to be a life-long learner. The pedagogy of your instrument may not … Continue reading
So we turn on our favorite daytime talk show and the host celebrates their special guest – an amazing musical prodigy who performs music well beyond their years. A 7 year old boy soprano singing the Queen of the Night’s “Vengeance Aria”. A 3 year girl plays “Flight of the … Continue reading
On the first day of any class in college, you received a syllabus. You remember that, don’t you? It was that document that gave you all the information you needed (or was supposed to) to be successful in that class. Most of the time, you didn’t look at it until … Continue reading
Some of you may have a full studio with a waiting list of students who are desperate to study with you when a slot opens up. But there is probably a large percentage of you who have empty slots in your teaching schedule that you would like to (or need … Continue reading
Oh, how the world has changed since I started teaching 25 years ago. Building a studio was a slow and steady process – word of mouth, print advertising, public masterclasses. And while all of those techniques still apply, the internet has changed everything. Your potential students have become smart consumers … Continue reading
I will admit that I have been skeptical about teaching lessons via Skype even though I have heard from many people that it is the way of the future. I have used Skype before to connect with friends and family across the country – even across the world – and … Continue reading
