Take a couple of lessons to teach your student a different instrument. If you are a bass teacher, teach your student a bit of basic drums, if you are a guitar teacher teach them some bass and so on.
It is always important to learn how the rest of the instruments in your band functions, and also a nice treat of diversity to learn a different instrument for a while.
A great idea for a special to offer as a music teacher would be a "birthday package".
Offer a package of 10-15 music lessons in a reduced price with a special coupon that can be offered as a gift certificate.
This goes well when the additional birthday gift was an instrument, or when friends and family want to re-awaken musical abilities in a loved one.
It also allows you to know that you are getting paid ahead for 15 lessons, and therefore gives you some wiggle room with the price.
Publish this deal on your website, in forum ads and in your music teacher classified ads.
Don't have a website yet?
Styles through favorites
Wednesday, 26 December 2007
For me influences have been the most important aspect of musical development.
It made me passionate about learning musical pieces, invested, and very style oriented.
To work on a specific style with a student, pick an artist they really like. Take 3-5 songs of that musician and teach it in depth.
Make sure you point out how the specific style influenced this musician, and what are the particular techniques that are unique to them. For instance, you might want to teach blues guitar using B.B king as an example. Point out that a lot of his famous songs were written by early blues greats like Howlin' Wolf and that he is famous for his fat sound, solos containing a lot of the one same note that manages to stay somewhat interesting because of his unique feel and of course so much more.
Try to pick musicians that are commonly loved by a lot of people, so you can sometimes use the same teaching materials again.
Take a couple of lessons to teach your student a different instrument. If you are a bass teacher, teach your student a bit of basic drums, if you are a guitar teacher teach them some bass and so on.
It is always important to learn how the rest of the instruments in your band functions, and also a nice treat of diversity to learn a different instrument for a while.
A great idea for a special to offer as a music teacher would be a "birthday package".
Offer a package of 10-15 music lessons in a reduced price with a special coupon that can be offered as a gift certificate.
This goes well when the additional birthday gift was an instrument, or when friends and family want to re-awaken musical abilities in a loved one.
It also allows you to know that you are getting paid ahead for 15 lessons, and therefore gives you some wiggle room with the price.
Publish this deal on your website, in forum ads and in your music teacher classified ads.
Don't have a website yet?
Styles through favorites
Wednesday, 26 December 2007
For me influences have been the most important aspect of musical development.
It made me passionate about learning musical pieces, invested, and very style oriented.
To work on a specific style with a student, pick an artist they really like. Take 3-5 songs of that musician and teach it in depth.
Make sure you point out how the specific style influenced this musician, and what are the particular techniques that are unique to them. For instance, you might want to teach blues guitar using B.B king as an example. Point out that a lot of his famous songs were written by early blues greats like Howlin' Wolf and that he is famous for his fat sound, solos containing a lot of the one same note that manages to stay somewhat interesting because of his unique feel and of course so much more.
Try to pick musicians that are commonly loved by a lot of people, so you can sometimes use the same teaching materials again.
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