Student retention is something not enough guitar teachers pay attention to. It’s easy to get so focused on getting new students to come in through the FRONT DOOR (through marketing and advertising) that you forget to make it harder for them to leave through the BACK DOOR. If you don’t focus on BOTH the front [...]
STG 017 : Guitar Teacher’s Job Description
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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 [...]
Tracking Overall Student Progress
One huge way to help your students stay motivated and keep making progress on the guitar is to make sure they always track their overall progress. There are some clear stepping stones along the path to mastery, and you should acknowledge their progress as they pass each one. These are your student’s milestones…you want to [...]
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