Teach Guitar and Make Money!
If you can play guitar reasonably well then why not use that skill to teach guitar and generate valuable extra income or even a full time job? Read on to find out how I and others have done exactly that.
Let's explore one of the great myths of teaching guitar - that you must be an amazing player to do it. This is really not true at all. When you teach guitar the majority of students coming to you for lessons will be beginners on acoustic guitar as they represent the mass market of 'guitar students'.
Assuming you have been playing for a few years and are confident on guitar that is often all you need to be able to teach guitar to others. The best thing is that you already have the required skill; you dont need to learn anything new! Youre simply making use of a talent you already possess to create income for yourself.
Here's the number one most important thing to teach guitar, even more that your playing ability, you need to be a good communicator with a friendly and approachable personality.
Not naming any names, but I personally know some absolutely amazing guitar players who are also absolutely terrible at teaching guitar. Don't believe that the best guitar players make the best guitar teachers! When you teach guitar, put yourself in the position of the student. Remember just how hard it was for you when you first started trying to change for G to C or the dreaded F and Bm. This is the first step to understanding your market and being able to teach guitar successfully.
Once you understand things from the students side youll immediately become sympathetic to their situation be able to teach guitar to them in a successful and dynamic way.
Those of us who teach guitar enjoy some great benefits. The first one would be that it provides a valuable source of income and that you can teach guitar practically anywhere. Even in remote places youd be surprised how word can spread and the numbers of people who would be interested.
Even if you have other work commitments it's possible to teach guitar and structure your hours to fit around your current schedule and lifestyle, it's liquid.
Another point worth mentioning is that you can adjust your fees according to the level of competition from other tutors in your area. You also have the power to control your income and raise or lower your lesson fees as you see fit should your income need a boost.
In future articles well discuss what you must do in order to prepare properly to teach guitar and well also certainly need to talk about advertising because when you teach guitar knowing how to advertise effectively will mean the difference between success and failure. - 18423
Let's explore one of the great myths of teaching guitar - that you must be an amazing player to do it. This is really not true at all. When you teach guitar the majority of students coming to you for lessons will be beginners on acoustic guitar as they represent the mass market of 'guitar students'.
Assuming you have been playing for a few years and are confident on guitar that is often all you need to be able to teach guitar to others. The best thing is that you already have the required skill; you dont need to learn anything new! Youre simply making use of a talent you already possess to create income for yourself.
Here's the number one most important thing to teach guitar, even more that your playing ability, you need to be a good communicator with a friendly and approachable personality.
Not naming any names, but I personally know some absolutely amazing guitar players who are also absolutely terrible at teaching guitar. Don't believe that the best guitar players make the best guitar teachers! When you teach guitar, put yourself in the position of the student. Remember just how hard it was for you when you first started trying to change for G to C or the dreaded F and Bm. This is the first step to understanding your market and being able to teach guitar successfully.
Once you understand things from the students side youll immediately become sympathetic to their situation be able to teach guitar to them in a successful and dynamic way.
Those of us who teach guitar enjoy some great benefits. The first one would be that it provides a valuable source of income and that you can teach guitar practically anywhere. Even in remote places youd be surprised how word can spread and the numbers of people who would be interested.
Even if you have other work commitments it's possible to teach guitar and structure your hours to fit around your current schedule and lifestyle, it's liquid.
Another point worth mentioning is that you can adjust your fees according to the level of competition from other tutors in your area. You also have the power to control your income and raise or lower your lesson fees as you see fit should your income need a boost.
In future articles well discuss what you must do in order to prepare properly to teach guitar and well also certainly need to talk about advertising because when you teach guitar knowing how to advertise effectively will mean the difference between success and failure. - 18423
About the Author:
The author quit his job to become a profitable full time guitar teacher more than 5 years ago without regret. For more free articles on how to teach guitar and make money be sure and visit his informative website on teaching guitar.
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