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By Kate McMahon


Before exploring on how to become a piano teacher, one should consider learning how to play a piano. After knowing how to play a piano very well, then one may engage in an exploration of becoming a teacher. Experience is also another important aspect which should be looked into. Having the right experience will enable you to out stand as one of the best piano teachers in the area.

The other thing to do is to decide on the number of lessons one wishes to have with each students. You should also be able to decide on the length of the lesson, whether the lessons will be running for thirty minutes daily or for one hour daily. Since you are starting to teach, it is advisable that you charge lower rates as compared to those who are already in the market. This will attract many students hence you will as well gain experience by teaching several people.

The place must be suitable for classes. There should be no noise around and it should be enclosed like a house. This will prevent the student from being distracted by other things which may be around. Hence there will be high concentration in the learning. The place must also be convenient to both yourself as the teacher and also your students. Some of the places may include you house, a rented premise or the house of the students as long as it is convenience.

Without the students, one cannot be able to teach. It therefore calls for looking for students to teach. The search can be conducted through advertisement in the newspapers, use of flyers as well as using posters. You must be able to convince the intending students that you are good at playing the piano hence you will be in a position to teach them properly.

Planning is also another important aspect for consideration. Before setting out to plan, it is important to have an introductory class with the students in order to get the necessary information to assist you in planning. Some of the necessary information is to find out the various levels of knowledge the students have in playing the piano.

At the first class, both the teacher and the student should introduce themselves. It is also necessary to know the interest as well as expectation of your student. This will help you in the planning. Knowing the level of knowledge in regard to plying the piano will also enable you to know where to start. Different students require different supervision and they should as well be taught differently.

You cannot know how to start the teaching not unless you know the level of the student. Since piano is used to play different songs, it is also important to find out the type of songs the student like playing. This will enable you to know the type of keys to start with which will be of interest to the student.

You should also be in a position to recommend various books to the students so that they can read prior before the beginning of each lesson. This will make the learning to be interesting as the student shall have had an idea prior before the class. These preparations helps one to know how to become a piano teacher.




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