If you can play guitar (just a little bit) and want to make money teaching, this is the book for you! You can get started right away and make great money playing guitar! I show you everything you need to know to get started, get the students and teach the lessons. I have helped many teachers get their start and I reveal the best techniques for teaching and running your own successful guitar lesson business! I still remember the very first experience that I ever had with teaching a guitar lesson! I was only sixteen years old when a friend of my family watched me play a few simple riffs on my guitar. That was all it took! He immediately asked me to give him lessons. I couldn't believe it! A forty year old man was actually asking me, a sixteen year old kid, for guitar lessons! I can tell with certainty that quitting my "real job" was one of the best decisions that I ever made. I did exactly what I told my father I was going to do and I got more students. I went on to teach up to twenty-five students a week right out of my parents' basement. I was making about five times more per week than all of my friends that were working at minimum wage jobs. I was only working twenty-five hours per week (which is only part-time) and I was making nearly fifty-thousand dollars per year! I want to be clear about one thing... While I was a good guitar player, I was no virtuoso! I simply discovered that people were willing to pay me to learn what I knew about my instrument. That's the beauty of the guitar lesson business... You don't have to be the very best of players in your local area to be a very financially successful guitar instructor. You will learn how to: Set up your studio in home or in a music store Set your prices to make the most money Use my policy to maximize your profits Market your business for almost free Get more students that you can handle Make a great schedule that you love Keep the best records How to teach a lesson Where to find the best resources and Much More!!! Don't just play guitar for fun.... play guitar for profit and have fun too!

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If you can play any instrument or sing (just a little bit) and want to make money teaching, this is the book for you! You can get started right away and make great money teaching music lessons! I show you everything you need to know to get started, get the students and teach the lessons. I have helped many teachers get their start and I reveal the best techniques for teaching and running your own successful music lesson business. I still remember the very first experience that I ever had with teaching a music lesson! I was only sixteen years old when a friend of my family watched me play a few simple riffs on my guitar. That was all it took! He immediately asked me to give him lessons. I couldn't believe it! A forty year old man was actually asking me, a sixteen year old kid, for music lessons! I can tell with certainty that quitting my "real job" was one of the best decisions that I ever made. I did exactly what I told my father I was going to do and I got more students. I went on to teach up to twenty-five students a week right out of my parents' basement. I was making about five times more per week than all of my friends that were working at minimum wage jobs. I was only working twenty-five hours per week (which is only part-time) and I was making nearly fifty-thousand dollars per year! I want to be clear about one thing... While I was a good player, I was no virtuoso! I simply discovered that people were willing to pay me to learn what I knew about my instrument. That's the beauty of the music lesson business... You don't have to be the best player in your local area to be a very financially successful music instructor. You will learn how to: Set up your studio in home or in a music store Set your prices to make the most money Use my policy to maximize your profits Market your business for almost free Get more students that you can handle Make a great schedule that you love Keep the best records How to teach a lesson Where to find the best resources and Much More!!! Don't just play your instrument for fun.... play for profit and have fun too!

This book is a revised edition of Desi Serna's original 2001 release, How to Make Money Teaching Guitar, which was one of the very first coaching materials on the market geared toward guitar teachers. Through a step-by-step process, and using a positive and encouraging tone, Desi and his new coauthor, Donnie Schexnayder, guide you through the ins and outs of teaching and illuminate the professional and personal benefits that guitar instruction can offer you. How To Teach Guitar and Start Your Own Music Instruction Business is the definitive guide to starting your own small business teaching the guitar. Discover how to: - Start your teaching business with a proven strategy for success. - Determine when you are ready to teach lessons. - Bring your teaching skills to the next level. - Develop lesson plans and student materials. - Organize your teaching space with both your students and their parents in mind. - Design clear studio policies that minimize common problems. - Learn the best marketing strategies to attract your first students. - Schedule your lessons with fewer headaches. - Set your lesson fees for your market. - Much more! You may have any number of reasons for wanting to teach the guitar. Maybe you want to earn some extra money in your spare time. Perhaps you want to use your skills as a musician to help others. Maybe you see teaching as a way to round out your career as a musician. Whatever your reasons, this book can be your passport to a whole new experience with music and your work. Becoming a guitar teacher has may benefits: - Improve your own guitar skills. - Earn money while doing something you love. - Become your own boss. - Set your own hours. - Work from home. - Control how much money you earn. - Make a difference in other people's lives. - Boost your success as a gigging musician. - Specialize in a field that doesn't need formal training or a college degree. - Start your own business with very little up-front money. Desi Serna and Donnie Schexnayder have written this book to take you from the beginning, from never having taught guitar before, to your first ten paying guitar students. The 90-day action plan takes you one step at a time towards establishing your new teaching studio. It has never been easier to start teaching the guitar! Response to Negative Reviews Within a week of its release detractors began a campaign against the book and its authors through the Amazon.com review system. They systematically reported abuses on the book's many positive reviews until those reviews were removed, and began submitting their own negative reviews, with the main objective of harming book sales and the reputation of the authors. The authors, Desi and Donnie, offer responses to these detractors' most common criticisms here: http: //howtoteachguitar.com/response-to-critics/

(Music Sales America). This book has been specially created for any guitarist who wants to learn note reading, be they beginners or more advanced players who have neglected this part of their musicianship. It starts with the very basics of written music and progressively introduces notes on each string one at a time until all notes in the "open position" (first five frets) of the guitar have been mastered, and up to 8th note rhythm subdivisions have been learned and applied. Also covered are sharps, flats, key signatures, accidentals, repeats and more. Each step includes practical exercises, handy tips and tricks and a simple repertoire for students to put their reading skills into practice. Spiral open so it lays flat no matter what page you're on.

Optimizing personal income while developing a career both as a guitar teacher and musician can be rewarding, but challenging. Finally, here is a guide written by a seasoned professional---full of teaching tips, musical examples and business advice to help you run a successful teaching business. The Enhanced CD included with this book contains recorded examples, backing tracks for students to improvise over, and helpful forms for bookkeeping and tracking student attendance and progress. This in-depth guide, which explores diverse teaching situations and styles, will put you on the right path to follow your dream of making a living as a guitar teacher.