Just wondering what Grade etc you need to be able to teach the piano to little kiddies to earn some money?? I know someone who started when they were 16 but I don't know what qualifications you need. Anybody???????

I'm not totally sure on this one but i think you need to be grade 8 to be able to teach, however, my friend's mum has been teaching piano for some time now but she only ever got up to grade 6 so i think its just the case of being able to get students.

My teacher told me that, as long as you have grade 5, you can start teaching

Thats teach like children who want to start piano

and she started around 16!

I would speak to your teacher about it.
If you do some teaching it will help to be able to turn to someone for advice and support.

i was told you need to be 2 grades above the one you wish to teach, so being grade 8 would allow you to teach up to grade 6 (officialy anyways?!) o well me no no

i think you must at least get up to grade 8... but still, i prefere performing than teaching

One of my teachers (supply at school, not a peri or anything) has a BMus with her primary study being voice however she teaches piano to kids who just want a starting out idea as she has grade 5 or with some students she does singing one week, piano the next.

Hi all,

I think a grade 8 minmum on the instrument you want to teach is a good idea. Simply because its something that parents can relate to. You don't have to be an exceptionally brilliant performer to teach grade 1 to 5, although you would have to play well so that your pupils can aspire to good performace etc... However, for the higher grade, I believe there is a greater sense of performance required, in order to further the pupils interest and to become a better musician. However, my teach was an exception to this since the piano was her second instrument and both her and I managed a high distinction for my grade 8 piano!

ooh well done!

I called up a music school and they prefer someone with at least grade 7 and above.

OOooooooooohhhh...that mean I can already teach. Hehe...
But I am still schooling and teaching just doesn't sound right.

You need to be 18 really to teach, for legal reasons. It's quite possible to teach at 16, but anything younger than that and if anything goes wrong you parents will not forgive you, as they will be responsible for anything you do

I mean just to teach kids who are starting out. I don't mean this year or anything as I am just coming 15 but I am doing Grade 7 so sometime in the near future

I'm doing my grade 7 in December but only have grade 5 I teach three beginners though.
Alex
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If you don't mind me asking, what age are you??

What Do You Need To Be Able To Teach?

Pupils!!


Seriously, I would say you should really enjoy what you teach. If you're not enjoying what you teach then your students will certainly not enjoy it either. You may have all the grades and certifications in the world but one thing my music teacher has is the ability to make me smile after a lesson. Somehow he knows what to say, he can pick up on how i feel. Many a time i have gone to a lesson and felt fed up (usually because of work), but he has this wondeful gift of making me realise that I have a special gift of music...

Best of luck to you!

Regards,
Craig

I don't mind you asking, I'm 14.

yikes!!

QUOTE (its so rock n roll @ Aug 12 2004, 02:35 PM)

I don't mind you asking, I'm 14.

May I ask, and I ask out of interest with a little bit of worry, what would you do if something went wrong in the lessons and a child got hurt, or if you were accused of hitting a pupil when you hadn't? At the age of 14 there are no legal protections on you at all, neither do you have any rights.

QUOTE (its so rock n roll @ Aug 12 2004, 02:35 PM)

I'm 14.

that's a bit young.... i daresay...

I taught someone I knew from school beginners clarinet and she performed the pieces we worked on for a performance exam, after a few lessons with a proper teacher. I do activities with her, but don't see her too often and she didn't pay me (except in cake!) I didn't get paid for it, but it gave me some experience in teaching. could you do that sort of thing? There's nothing stopping you charging people for lessons but At least if its someone you know in some way, they wouldn't be likely hold anything against you.

Jeepers! i thought i was young at 23.

When I was doing my music degree i often thought of quitting and asked a careers adviser at the University what qualifications I needed to teach singing and piano privately. After she researched it the scary thing was she said "none".

After a long think about it I decided to complete my degree and came away with a 2:1 which is great no the music room wall along with my grade 7's in Voice and Piano. (The only reason I have not gone above that is beacuse while I was at university I had to focus on the course and they did not help with exams)

I have been teaching for a year now and almost have a full book of students, but i am confident that i have the qualifications, as well as trying to further myself as i am studying grade 8 piano and am sitting grade 8 singing the end of the year (I already covered the whole syllabus in Uni).

I think if you have the confidence in your own ability and have the ability to teach then i don't see any problems until someone asks what qualifications you have. I teach advanced singing as i am confident I can do this, but Piano being my second instrument I do not take on amyone above Grade 5 standard until i improve my own playing.

Hope this helps.

I know all the pupils I teach quite well they are very nice and so I douybt any of them would accuse me of doing something I didn't do. Also I did a training course with St. Johns Ambulance so I would be able to help if a pupil got inured...not that you get many injuries from playing the flute but ya know
Personally I don't think age matters and seen as one pupil got a distinction in her grade three i think that proves I am a capable teacher despite my age.
Alex
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QUOTE (its so rock n roll @ Aug 12 2004, 06:41 PM)

I know all the pupils I teach quite well they are very nice and so I douybt any of them would accuse me of doing something I didn't do. Also I did a training course with St. Johns Ambulance so I would be able to help if a pupil got inured...not that you get many injuries from playing the flute but ya know Personally I don't think age matters and seen as one pupil got a distinction in her grade three i think that proves I am a capable teacher despite my age. Alex xxxx

I am afraid that you are entirely missing the point. I have no doubt that you're an excellent teacher if your pupils get distinctions, and it's also rare that pupils get injured or anything, but ALL of us can say 'none of them will accuse me of doing something' and it still happens to a lot of people. A firts aid cours,e unfortunately, does not make a difference. I know the chances of things going wrong are slim, but at your age you should not be teaching. This is not because you're incapable, or too immature (you are evidently neither) but because you have no legal rights.

16 is the legal minimum age for working, and you will discover that if anything goes wrong you're stuck between a rock, a hard place, and some very angry lawyers out for your parents job. Not to scare you, but think about it - if something goes wrong, if someone accuses you of something, and if you FAIL to defend yourself, you're not responsible, your parents are, and that can be problematic.