(Berklee Guide). Teach guitar for profit! This book will show you how to set up and develop a profitable guitar studio. Besides the ability to teach guitar, running a profitable studio needs effective systems for attracting and retaining students, ensuring that they pay on time, and smoothly handling operations issues. This book will show you the essential considerations, from choosing a space (residential or commercial), to marketing, to specific teaching aids. You will learn to: Develop and outfit an efficient studio; Set policies to get timely payments and encourage student retention; Attract students who are likely to remain long-term; Develop an authentic teaching approach customized to your own students; Find multiple revenue streams from your students, beyond lessons; Avoid common expensive mistakes.

A nationally recognized expert in teaching private voice, Joan Boytim has compiled some of the most widely used vocal collections in the US. Her clinics about various aspects of teaching voice, literature, and running a voice studio have been attended by thousands of teachers. Now that professional wisdom has been put into a new book indispensible for independent instructors, The Private Voice Studio Handbook. Its chapters address, in practical detail, topics such as - starting a private voice studio; equipment and space; recruiting and accepting students; ideas for the very first lesson with a student; studio policies, guidelines and ethics; teaching music reading; recommended syllable drills and vocalises; lesson plans; practice procedures; choosing repertoire suitable to students' abilities; finding appropriate sacred solos; accounting and record-keeping; tax, insurance and retirement advice; techniques for teaching voice to children and adults; planning studio recitals; and many more. An excellent resource for college and university voice faculty.

A BESTSELLING AUTHOR! "Ultimate Guide For Teaching Private Guitar Lessons! (A Guide For Guitar Teachers) The Complete Version" contains hundreds of tips for beginning private guitar teachers, private or group guitar lessons, in your own home or at the student's residence. I have taught private guitar lessons for over 30 years and my accumulative experience has served me well. I have played in popular bands as a singer/musician for over 1,500 nights and I have taught guitar to over 200 separate people. My experience covers all age groups from 5-80, beginning and advanced. These private guitar teaching tips work with acoustic or electric guitar, although I encourage new students to begin with acoustic guitars. There are literally hundreds of tips and pieces of advice in this book from a seasoned guitar player and teacher. It is a unique book among all teaching guitar books because of this approach. Most books in this field focus mainly on giving examples of scales, chord charts, samples of songs, etc. This book gives detailed advice on the following: relationships with your students, what to charge, how long your lessons should be, the setup and environment of where you teach, taxes and expenses, how to teach children and the elderly, dealing with problem students, group vs. private guitar lessons, and much more! I once worked for a publisher with London Records in Los Angeles as a singer/songwriter. This helped immensely in fine tuning my guitar playing skills, particularly the acoustic guitar, during my studio work.

This book teaches the essentials of being a great session guitarist and also shows how to set up and use a home recording studio. Be prepared when you get that call for a session gig---know what to bring to the studio and what will be expected of you when you get there. Plus, learn to fill the bill from your very own customized home studio. This book is a must-read for any guitarist serious about doing studio work. 96 pages.

Is it possible to have a music teaching career that is meaningful, artistically fulfilling, and financially self-supporting? The Savvy Music Teacher unveils a clear, realistic, dollar-for-dollar blueprint for earning a steady income as a music teacher, increasing impact and income simultaneously. This comprehensive resource reveals an entrepreneurial process with lessons that cannot be found anywhere else. Armed with Cutler's expert guidance, readers will learn to develop: - A thriving studio with a transformative curriculum - Multiple income/impact streams - Innovation strategies for every aspect of business and art - Powerhouse marketing - Time management skills - Financial literacy and independence - An inspired career outlook A must-read for music students, aspiring studio owners, early career instructors, and established gurus, The Savvy Music Teacher is packed with actionable advice written in accessible language. Real-life experiences from successful teacher-entrepreneurs are featured throughout.

GuitarWorks, NoteWriter, Composer Corner, and Music Fun sections provide activities to reinforce concepts presented in the Lesson Book. A sound basis for rhythm is established by fun-filled counting and writing activities.

Well-respected educator and best-selling author Jerry Snyder has put together the most versatile guitar method available. This comprehensive method for classroom or individual study comes in two sections: the first section teaches chords and accompaniment, while the second teaches note reading. This flexible method allows you to start with either section or use both sections simultaneously. The Teacher's Guide helps the instructor develop and organize a guitar class curriculum and provides background on the guitar class, teaching tips, elements of music and how to address the National Standards for Arts Education. The Teacher's Guide also includes 48 pages of reproducible worksheets. The ensemble book offers graded duets, trios and quartets as well as optional parts for bass.