Music Teaching Business

For a free copy of the ebook 'The Essential Guide To Teaching Guitar' visit http://bit.ly/GuitarTeacherWanted In this podcast I go through my top 5 reasons why I believe great guitar teachers are rare. Great teaching is a skill that can be mastered but most never reach a level of mastery. I don't claim to be a master by the way and never will. I will always view myself as a student but I do recognise mastery in others and I do strive for it. Having studied the topic of teaching, coaching, leadership etc for almost three decades has given me an acute awareness of what defines great teaching. No one knows it all and there are many different strengths a great teacher could possess but, the five reasons I discuss seem to be present with most great teachers I have come across.

For a free copy of the ebook 'The Essential Guide To Teaching Guitar visit http://bit.ly/GuitarTeacherWanted I received the following comment from one student in response to their G4 teacher (no names) and I just want to give you my thoughts. "The teacher did not listen to what I wanted out of the lessons nor tailor to my needs as a student, I think this is imperative for a teacher of anything."

Free ebook. http://bit.ly/GuitarTeacherWanted A good student seemingly out of nowhere, announces they will no longer be attending your lessons. When you enquire as to why they reply, “Money is a bit tight at the moment” or “I have a lot going on and don’t have the time right now”. Another student is not practicing. You ask them 'what’s wrong' and they reply, “My schedule is quite busy and it’s difficult to find the time to practice”. What's going on here?

To learn more about G4 GUITAR visit http://bit.ly/GuitarTeacherWanted. Your own success as a teacher and entrepreneur will depend on much you take responsibility and this relates to whether or not you accept excuses. Both your own and the excuses of others. In this podcast I am going to point out why, excuses are holding you back personally. I will also talk about why your effectiveness as a teacher/entrepreneur comes down to how well you handle excuses.

For a free copy of the ebook 'The Essential Guide To Teaching Guitar' visit http://bit.ly/GuitarTeacherWanted This can be a tricky subject. Simon Sinek author of the book ‘Start With Why’ goes into great detail about manipulations. A manipulation is anything you do to sell a service or product that is not actually associated with your why or reason for being in business. In other words we are selling the dream of playing guitar. Our offering is a structured method for learning guitar that will help people achieve that dream efficiently. Nothing more, nothing less. If what we offer matches what we deliver (consistency) people are happy and word will naturally spread through the community. The reason word spreads is because consistency is actually very rare and anything rare becomes valuable and generally talked about.

For a free copy of the ebook 'The Essential Guide To Teaching Guitar' visit http://bit.ly/GuitarTeacherWanted Keeping students is one thing but getting results is another. In this podcast I am going to talk about a very simple idea in theory that is often difficult in practice. It’s the ability to accept responsibility for your students and their outcomes.

For a free copy of the ebook 'The Essential Guide To Teaching Guitar' visit http://bit.ly/GuitarTeacherWanted In this episode I discuss the topic of group teaching. For many guitar teachers this seems to be a common hurdle but the benefits of group teaching are huge for both you and your students.

In this podcast I had the pleasure of interviewing Daniel Holmes who is a Sydney based guitarist and teacher. We spoke about a range of topics and philosophies on teaching guitar and applying the G4 Guitar Method.

You will lose many of your students just for being late. Everyone has a different lateness tolerance level. In this podcast I discuss the important of running on time and what it will cost you. I also give you solutions for running on time.

Being on Page 1 of Google for many guitar teachers seems to be an attractive goal. We think it will automatically lead to lots of student inquiries. Page 1 of Google in some businesses is hugely valuable but in most businesses it's seriously over valued. The tragedy is that many guitar teachers put hundreds of hours into learning and understanding SEO and eventually get to page one only to find they still aren't getting many inquiries. The problem is they didn't research the numbers.

Will your guitar teaching business survive a recession or perhaps a run of bad luck or some unexpected event? Guitar teachers everywhere are struggling and it's simply because they were not prepared from the GFC (Global Financial Crisis). Bullet proofing your business is smart business and no only ensures you survive the touch times but that you will thrive in the good times.

I had a question from a G4 teacher asking how robust the guitar teaching business was during economic recessions. This is a two part question. 1. How do we define a recession and are we in one now and 2. Do guitar lessons suffer?

Excuses are likely the defining difference between those who succeed and those who do not. The 2 biggest excuses people use are time and money and both are rarely true. In this episode I talk about the effect excuses have on your ultimate success and why you and your students need to stop making them.

In this episode I will give you my take on successful parenting in regards to learning a discipline like guitar based on 25+ years of teaching experience and research.

As they say Knowledge is Power. Keeping statistics is the best way to ensure you know what is working and what is not. In this podcast I talk about why stats are so important and what stats you need to keep.

New G4 teachers have a lot to learn and it can feel overwhelming at times. Understanding the biggest potential mistakes I believe can prepare them for the worst so they can do their best to avoid these same mistakes.

For a free copy of the ebook 'The Essential Guide To Teaching Guitar' visit http://bit.ly/GuitarTeacherWanted  Most parents are busy these days and asking them to help their child with practice can feel like another chore to add to their already overflowing TO DO list. The problem is you need to get the parents on board which means helping and managing their child's practice. I found there were 4 typical comments I would get from parents in regards to reasons for their child not practicing. If you know how to respond to parents in each situation your rate of success with kids will go way up. Parents really are the key to their child’s success.

In this podcast I talk about how to make sure you deliver a workshop that ensures they will be back for more.