Making Money Teaching Music |  | Authors: David R. Newsam, Barbara Sprague Newsam
Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
Category: Book
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Pages: 244
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 1582971560
Dewey Decimal Number: 650
EAN: 9781582971568
ASIN: 1582971560
Publication Date: January 2002
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Readers will discover how rewarding teaching music can be. Whether they teach full time or want to supplement their performance income by giving private lessons, they need this book to learn how to run a profitable business. The Newsams show them how to find lucrative teaching opportunities, market themselves, design a home studio, manage their time and work schedule, and more.
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A common sense approach to teaching music lessons July 21, 1999
36 out of 36 found this review helpful
This is a very comprehensive guide to teaching music. All the chapters are easy to read and divided into good sections, and offers many good ideas on how to teach various grade levels from elementary to adult, and more important, how to deal with their parents. It also covers school and community programs, as well as ideas on how to promote yourself (i.e. business cards and portfolios) and necessary lesson items to keep in your trunk. The chapter on taxes was helpful for me also. A very good book for someone wanting to start their own teaching studio, to teach band or community programs, or to simply pick up a few students for some extra money.
Excellent resource for new teachers and pro-teachers alike November 8, 2000
29 out of 29 found this review helpful
I have been teaching private music lessons for about 10 years now and had I had this book when I started out I don't think I would have made the mistakes I made. I still use it as a reference (it is always next to my piano). I found the chapters re: recruiting, finances and getting set up were crucial and very informative. Having this book also gave me the extra confidence when it came to quitting my other jobs and teaching private lessons full-time. A definite "must-have" if you are currently teaching or if you are thinking about teaching in a private studio.
Very helpful resource... April 8, 1999
25 out of 27 found this review helpful
This book is a must if you are serious about starting your own business as a music teacher. I found that the chapter on taxes and finances especially helpful. There is an appendix at the end of the book that lists addresses and phone numbers for various music organizations.
A 'How To' book - not just a dialogue February 14, 2004
C. R. Downing (Chippenham, Wilts England)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
It's nice to come across books that are actually helpful when it comes to acting on what has been discussed. I'v used most of the ideas in this book in starting a successful guitar teaching practice. All the ideas work - well nearly, you have to make allowances for cultural differences and local customs - but I'd assume we're not that insensitive. All the ideas are practical and can be done with almost no budget. And the advice is true - even though when you start out you'll think you know better and have to get 'burned' before you read it again and get it the second time over. Seems to me like this was written by someone who's been there, made the mistakes and successes and is telling us about it all. If you are teaching music (or even judo, dance, yoga, or any personal service) you need to read this book (or something very much like it.) In my experience it saved me it's cost many many times over in only a couple of months
very very good book December 20, 2008
L. Eitan (israel)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
im just starting my career as a guitar teacher and this book gave me alot of tools and ideas to push my carrer forward. the book gives you many marketing tools and explain about psychology issuies to consider with students at differenet age levels. also, the book teach you how to manage your business.
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