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In this episode of the Start Teaching Guitar podcast, I’ll talk about the “job qualifications” for a successful guitar teacher and how to make sure you’re doing everything you need to do to get your students the best results. I go into MUCH greater detail about each item in the podcast, but here’s a rough [...]
Interesting news and articles for guitar teachers from across the web… Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope you don’t forget to pick up something nice for your “significant other” today Interesting article (with video) about Travis Perry, who invented a cool product to help people learn guitar chords…and ended up on the “Shark Tank” TV show [...]
This is the final article in a 3-part series on new income streams for your teaching business. Like I’ve written about before, there are many more ways to make money as a guitar teacher than just by collecting lesson tuition. It’s always a good idea to diversify your income streams as much as possible, just [...]
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In this episode of the Start Teaching Guitar podcast, I’ll tell you about my recent trip to the 2012 Winter NAMM Show and all the ways attending the show yourself will help your teaching business. I go into MUCH greater detail about each item in the podcast, but here’s a rough outline for you: Take [...]
Interesting news and articles for guitar teachers from across the web… Interview with Emil Werstler…good section about teaching guitar lessons – http://guitarinternational.com/2010/07/04/emil-werstler-avalanche-of-worms/ 10 ways to practice WITHOUT using a guitar – http://www.jemsite.com/blog/10-ways-to-practice-without-a-guitar/ Good article by Scott Imblum about how business networking can improve your teaching business – http://scottimblum.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/music-lessons-to-networking-guru/ Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation & EVH: [...]
I just got back from my first trip to the Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA…it was amazing, overwhelming and exhausting all at the same time! I got to spend 4 exciting days checking out all the latest music gear, meeting some of my musical heroes and making some good business contacts. I thought I’d [...]
One of the driving principles behind Start Teaching Guitar is that we can all learn from each other. This “Guitar Teacher Interview” series is a chance for us to hear from other guitar teachers around the world and hopefully get some ideas for our own teaching businesses. This interview is with Miguel Bonachea, originally from Cuba, [...]
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In this episode of the Start Teaching Guitar podcast, I’ll share some good tips on how to plan, prioritize and manage your to-do list so you can spend more time growing your teaching business. I go into MUCH greater detail about each item in the podcast, but here’s a rough outline for you: Take [...]
One of the driving principles behind Start Teaching Guitar is that we can all learn from each other. This “Guitar Teacher Interview” series is a chance for us to hear from other guitar teachers around the world and hopefully get some ideas for our own teaching businesses. This interview is with Daryl Tomas from Tamarac, Florida in [...]
In episode 14 of the STG podcast, I talked about the process I used to review the previous year and set goals for the new year. One part of that was reviewing the top 5 things I learned in the last year. I thought I’d take a minute and share the #1 item on that [...]
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