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Nice, dumdumdiddle. Thank you for the info.
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Nice, dumdumdiddle. Thank you for the info.
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I am currently looking for a teacher, and I found quite a few postings for teachers on Craigs List. Just google "craigs list" and your city and it should come up. There is a section under "Services" called "Lessons" which is where the various lessons are posted.
I haven't found a teacher yet, but I have a few interviews coming up.
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karenabcde - your idea of flyers in the paper has been been germinating in my noggin for a while. I finally down-loaded the rate sheet and called our local paper to confirm I was calculating it correctly. The Sunday paper is $350/10,000. $340/10,000 for the other days. Circulation is 42,000. So you can see it would cost roughly $1,470, and that doesn't include printing costs.
However, sitting at the local teachers meeting, it occurred to me that six or eight of us could go together and get the price way down. We've got a new violin teacher, a new voice teacher, and then by adding four piano teachers, from each side of town so we're not competing geographically, we could probably get the total cost down to a manageable figure.
Thansk again for the idea. If I can talk them into it, I will report on how it comes out.
"Those who dare to teach must never cease to learn." -- Richard Henry Dann Full-time Private Piano Teacher offering Piano Lessons in Olympia, WA. www.mypianoteacher.com Certified by the American College of Musicians; member NGPT, MTNA, WSMTA, OMTA
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John-This seems like a very scientific approach!
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I can't see spending that much for flyers in the newspaper. (unless you went in with a group of teachers like John suggests) Especially the Sunday paper, which is full of inserts that I usually just toss without looking at.
Parents who want their children to study music are a very specialized group. Location is also very important, so if you do flyers, I would do something door-to-door or direct mail in just one part of town. I've been very successful in a private school in town too. Parents who see an importance in putting their children in private school are usually the ones who also want music lessons for their children (and will help them to succeed in music) Students usually have a back-to-school night, and maybe you could get on their agenda?
~Stanny~ Independent Music Teacher Certified Piano Teacher, American College of Musicians Member: MTNA, NGPT, ASMTA, NAMTA
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Stanny, excellent idea. At some point, we'll have to summarize all these ideas and put them on a web page for future reference.
Thanks, John
"Those who dare to teach must never cease to learn." -- Richard Henry Dann Full-time Private Piano Teacher offering Piano Lessons in Olympia, WA. www.mypianoteacher.com Certified by the American College of Musicians; member NGPT, MTNA, WSMTA, OMTA
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Our school district has an annual art show at each building. A few years ago, I called the art teacher and offered to have a few of my students play "backround music" at the show. I put a stack of my business cards on top of the piano, and got 4 new students from it. It was a good performance opportunity for my students too.
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Another great idea
"Those who dare to teach must never cease to learn." -- Richard Henry Dann Full-time Private Piano Teacher offering Piano Lessons in Olympia, WA. www.mypianoteacher.com Certified by the American College of Musicians; member NGPT, MTNA, WSMTA, OMTA
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Why not start a thread asking how students found their piano teacher? Here's my story: 1) Asked around town....however, all the teachers that were recommended taught primarily classical and/or advanced students. I'm an adult beginner & interested in jazz and new age. 2) Visited music stores for names of instructors 3) Did a web search
End result: Found current teacher from his web site.
Enjoy life...this is not a dress rehearsal.
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karenabcde - just an update on printing costs. I just received the bid from an independent printer in town. Add $911 to the cost, which brings the total to roughly $2,400. I will need to get 8 teachers together to get this down to a reasonable per teacher cost. Don't know if this will happen.
However, I am happy to report that thanks to Piano World (I am truly grateful for this), my web page has moved up to #9 on the google list for "piano teachers olympia wa". Some of the crap that comes up is mind blowing. And I'm happier to report that I've had enough calls that I probably won't need to advertise to fill vacancies from grads.
By the way, I should add that I keep my lesson fee high, actually highest in town, so as to attract students who are really serious about learning piano.
"Those who dare to teach must never cease to learn." -- Richard Henry Dann Full-time Private Piano Teacher offering Piano Lessons in Olympia, WA. www.mypianoteacher.com Certified by the American College of Musicians; member NGPT, MTNA, WSMTA, OMTA
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Congrats, John!
How many students is a "full studio" for you?
~Stanny~ Independent Music Teacher Certified Piano Teacher, American College of Musicians Member: MTNA, NGPT, ASMTA, NAMTA
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Right now, drawing social security, I have to stay at 20 or below, or I'll forfeit my SS benefits. What a pain. After age 66, I can increase my studio back up. Before this happened, I kept my studio between 32 and 36 students.
"Those who dare to teach must never cease to learn." -- Richard Henry Dann Full-time Private Piano Teacher offering Piano Lessons in Olympia, WA. www.mypianoteacher.com Certified by the American College of Musicians; member NGPT, MTNA, WSMTA, OMTA
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