When I get my Grade 8 clarinet - hopefully in summer, I want to start teaching, but has anyone any idea how much i should charge, cos i don't really know!!
Would it be good to have any other qualification?
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| QUOTE (Kate @ Mar 9 2004, 10:38 PM) |
| When I get my Grade 8 clarinet - hopefully in summer, I want to start teaching, but has anyone any idea how much i should charge, cos i don't really know!! Would it be good to have any other qualification? |
I don't know how much you can charge, but I think beginning to teach in music centres will be a good idea. As you will gain experience on teaching as well as get to know the teaching "industry". I suppose you can share your/other's experience in a music centre circle too. When you have more students and build up your reputation, parents will begin to recommend their friends to you... and you will be able to teach on your own.
As for other qualifications, it really depends on what levels of students you aim to teach. Qualification is endless... But, theory is a must and Grade 8 is highly recommended. Personally, I would like to have CT ABRSM as well, because having professional mentors to assist me to progress will be extremely helpful. Learn some piano and singing will be useful too, in my opinion...
Anyway, good luck to your exams!!
tannie
Hi Kate,
By all means give it a go. You can start quite small if you want, and see how it goes.
Qualifications are always useful, so don't regard gr8 as the be-all and end-all.
Keep in mind that when you start to teach, you become a different kind of student - by that I mean that you go on learning. I've been teaching for years, and I am gradually getting better at learning what my students are telling me : ) but I have n't got there yet.
As to what you can charge, much depends on where you live. There has been a discussion recently (in the past 2 or 3 months) on one of the boards here, so if you do a search you should find it.
The going rate in my area is around £9 to £13 for 30 minutes; experienced and well qualified teachers sometimes charge more of course, and new teachers starting out might charge a bit less. There is a music teachers' web site (not linked to AB) where you can find teachers listed by region. I'll check the webaddress and post it for you - if someone else doesn't get it in first ! You can not only get yourself listed, but some of the teachers already listed include their charge, so you can find what's typical for your area.
Maggie
By all means give it a go. You can start quite small if you want, and see how it goes.
Qualifications are always useful, so don't regard gr8 as the be-all and end-all.
Keep in mind that when you start to teach, you become a different kind of student - by that I mean that you go on learning. I've been teaching for years, and I am gradually getting better at learning what my students are telling me : ) but I have n't got there yet.
As to what you can charge, much depends on where you live. There has been a discussion recently (in the past 2 or 3 months) on one of the boards here, so if you do a search you should find it.
The going rate in my area is around £9 to £13 for 30 minutes; experienced and well qualified teachers sometimes charge more of course, and new teachers starting out might charge a bit less. There is a music teachers' web site (not linked to AB) where you can find teachers listed by region. I'll check the webaddress and post it for you - if someone else doesn't get it in first ! You can not only get yourself listed, but some of the teachers already listed include their charge, so you can find what's typical for your area.
Maggie
Have a look at Musicteachers.co.uk
for some ideas and information. Do a search in the site on your instrument in your area and see what comes up.
Maggie
for some ideas and information. Do a search in the site on your instrument in your area and see what comes up.
Maggie
Thanks very much!
Didnt want to overcharge if I didnt have much rock solid qualification!
Didnt want to overcharge if I didnt have much rock solid qualification!
Hmmmm. would probably only charge £5 0r £6 cos there are all these really experienced musicians offering 30 mins for £10.
Im not looking for a get-rich-quick plan (yet! lol) cos I would only like a bit more money for going out and stuff as i am 15 and still at school, and I would probaly only want to teach beginners (to grade 2) so they could get a mor experienced teacher for the higher levels.
Kate
Im not looking for a get-rich-quick plan (yet! lol) cos I would only like a bit more money for going out and stuff as i am 15 and still at school, and I would probaly only want to teach beginners (to grade 2) so they could get a mor experienced teacher for the higher levels.
Kate
Make friends heh! Once you make friends with other teachers, if they stop teaching or have no more room, they can tip you off! also, what maggiemay said, look on musicteachers.co.uk as that will give you a better idea of what is going on in your area!
As for how much to charge, well, i would charge around a fiver for 30 mins to start with.
good luck however you go about it!
As for how much to charge, well, i would charge around a fiver for 30 mins to start with.
good luck however you go about it!
| QUOTE (Kate @ Mar 11 2004, 10:09 PM) |
| Hmmmm. would probably only charge £5 0r £6 cos there are all these really experienced musicians offering 30 mins for £10. Im not looking for a get-rich-quick plan (yet! lol) cos I would only like a bit more money for going out and stuff as i am 15 and still at school, and I would probaly only want to teach beginners (to grade 2) so they could get a mor experienced teacher for the higher levels. Kate |
AT 15 you cannot, legally, be left alone with a child, as you are a child yourself.
Bear that in mind when teaching, that you will HAVE to have the parents around, else you may end up in a very nasty legal pickle. It's a bit like babysitting, unfortunately in a legal situation a babysitter would have full control of the household after parental permission
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| AT 15 you cannot, legally, be left alone with a child, as you are a child yourself. |
What DavidMusic?? is it just me or does that make no sense!? humble apologies if i've misunderstood....
Makes sense to me...
But you can insist that parents stay with thier children during lessons.
Or one of your parents may be in the house with you.
But you can insist that parents stay with thier children during lessons.
Or one of your parents may be in the house with you.
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