Getting started in a new area!
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Getting started in a new area!
Hi
I have recently moved to a new area and would like to start teaching the Piano again.
I have registered my details on this site, but can anyone recommend any other sites that I should register with, or does anyone have any good ideas about how to start getting new pupils in a new area? (Good places to advertise etc). I am sure that once you get a few, it will probably "snowball" as people get to know, but getting started in an area where you don't have any musical contacts is not easy!
Where I previously lived, I was one of a number of teachers working in a privately owned teaching practice, so have never had to "tout" for business.
Grateful for any suggestions or advice!
I have recently moved to a new area and would like to start teaching the Piano again.
I have registered my details on this site, but can anyone recommend any other sites that I should register with, or does anyone have any good ideas about how to start getting new pupils in a new area? (Good places to advertise etc). I am sure that once you get a few, it will probably "snowball" as people get to know, but getting started in an area where you don't have any musical contacts is not easy!
Where I previously lived, I was one of a number of teachers working in a privately owned teaching practice, so have never had to "tout" for business.
Grateful for any suggestions or advice!
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Post by Gill the Piano »
Yellow pages (not cheap), church/parish magazines (much cheaper and deemed as more 'trustworthy', rightly or wrongly!), local music shop, local school (might need teacher to come in and teach), word of mouth. And of these, word of mouth is fastest. Once you have one victim, the rest will probably snowball. And mention it to your tuner when s/he comes to wind up your joanna (you ARE having it tuned, aren't you?!) because we always get asked to recommend teachers...I keep a list about my person at all times!
Good luck
Good luck
Many thanks Gill the Piano for your very helpful suggestions! Yes, I do have my piano tuned regularly (at least three times a year), and have already used a tuner in the area. I shall certainly pass on my details to him as you suggest.
As you say, I just need a few "victims" to get going! Any other helpful tips out there from anyone else?
Once again many thanks.
As you say, I just need a few "victims" to get going! Any other helpful tips out there from anyone else?
Once again many thanks.
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Post by Barrie Heaton »
You have musicteachers.co.uk, ism.org, epta-uk.org also pianos.co.uk There may be a fee with the latter and some you have to be a member.
We find that teachers on this site get more work if they say quite a bit about themselves and their successes .
I will now wash my mouth out with a beer for pointing you to the competition
Barrie
We find that teachers on this site get more work if they say quite a bit about themselves and their successes .
I will now wash my mouth out with a beer for pointing you to the competition
Barrie
Barrie Heaton
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