Sam15905
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Australian Guitar Teachers! Help needed!
Hi. I'd like to become a guitar teacher working for a music shop or music school. I have taught briefly before. I've studied music for two years at TAFE and I don't want to go to uni. I'd like to teach popular styles of music eg pop, rock, jazz, blues.
Which AMEB and CPM exams should I do to help me become more qualified? As there are so many of these exams.
Also are there any useful websites which can help me learn what I need to know on the guitar to teach and also to help me with the teaching part itself?
Please note: I live in Australia.
Thank you for any help in advance.
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10/11/2014, 6:40 am
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jasonanderson
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Re: Australian Guitar Teachers! Help needed!
The first question I would ask myself is: why do you want to work for a music shop when you can start teaching straight away on your own?
Of course I'm sure some teachers on this forum do work for a music shop and enjoy it, but it's worth considering all options you have before you dive in. The main reason I would suggest against working for a music shop is they will take a portion of your student's fees. If you teach on your own, you keep 100% of student fees. It might not seem like much, but over time it adds up to a massive difference in income. Instead of the shop setting the rates and determining how much you get, you get to set your own rates. Big difference! For example a teacher I know working at a local music shop earns $22 per hour while I've set my rate at $60 per hour. I recommend checking out a site like http://musicteacher.com.au/ or http://tutorfinder.com.au/ and check out what other private teachers' rates are in your area. I had a quick search and in Sydney the lowest rate was $20 per hour and the highest was $85.
Other main reason you might want to consider teaching on your own is that you won't need to study towards any additional qualifications. A music shop might require x qualification but when you're teaching on your own the 2 years you spent at TAFE is plenty.
I'm a self employed teacher (in Australia) and I teach the same styles as you want to. I haven't had a student in years ask about qualifications. In all honesty students care that you can help them reach their goals - most don't care what qualifications you hold. As long as you understand and can apply the right teaching methods in the right situations, you'll do fine.
In terms of useful websites, there are a lot out there but here's what I've checked out:
http://liveteachguitar.com/ - they have training courses on teaching methods and how to set up a teaching business as well as lesson materials. The lesson materials explain how to give each lesson which you should find useful. (I'm a member and find it helpful)
http://startteachingguitar.com/ - if you're into podcasts some people have said this one is worthwhile. I've listed to a couple and found them interesting.
This forum & other forums/facebook groups - talking to other teachers is a great way to avoid the trial and error you would have to go on if you did everything on your own. There's also a group on linkedin that's pretty active and useful.
Good luck with whatever path you take - teaching can be pretty rewarding so go for it!
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10/23/2014, 10:07 pm
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Willy Bomb
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Re: Australian Guitar Teachers! Help needed!
I'm teaching guitar full time in Australia, and I'm not musically qualified at all. When you're teaching beginners, it's not that important compared to actually being able to pass something on.
I do have a Grad Dip in Primary Education though. I'm not sure how much that has helped me get my foot in the door at the local primary schools, but I make certain that I let them know!
Get your Working With Children Check. Essential, no matter how you go about teaching.
What you do want to get if you are going to do this for yourself is get insurance. Aion do a Music Teacher's insurance for ~$260 a year and I really recommend it. 10 million public liability, income protection, molestation cover...
I've only had one student ask me why I felt I was qualified to teach him guitar. I told him that I had 96 students he could ask. He lasted one lesson, leaving able to play Horse With No Name. Emailed two days later saying his fingers hurt and nothing he did sounded like anything so he'd quit and get back to me later. No loss/
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