Archive for month: December, 2011

A new series in the Teaching Guides section has been created called 'Example Learning Pathways'. Resources in this series will help you plan out your lessons and suggest the order of lessons you could take when teaching certain types of students. Although every student has different needs and you will need to teach everybody differently, the learning pathways can be thought of as a guide. You can use these learning pathways and change course as you see appropriate.

These learning pathways are extremely helpful to anybody just starting out at teaching as it will take the guesswork out of finding the next lesson material to give to your student.

The first learning pathway to be added to this series is TLP-01 Children. This learning pathway looks at an example on the order of lessons you could give children. Check it out here or visit the Teaching Guides section for more helpful guides.

A new guide has been added to the Business Guides section that will help you answer FAQ from prospective students.

When a prospective student first contacts you, the first impression you make is crucial. Give poor answers to their questions and they will look elsewhere. Give great answers and you are very likely to gain a new student. This new business guide will prepare you for the most common questions new students ask tutors along with answers. The sample answers cover different scenarios so you can choose which work best with you.

This is a crucial resource for all tutors whether you have been teaching for years or have just started.

Check out the guide here - BQA-01 FAQ from Prospective Students

More questions and answers will be added to this guide over time so check back often.

We have just updated business guide BPL-01 Planning your lesson service and included an income calculator you can use to help plan your tuition.

This guide is fundamental to any new guitar tutor as it will spell out all the essential points you need to consider before accepting students. The step by step guide will help you determine how much you want to earn, how much time you want to spend teaching and what rates to set.

This guide alone is enough to prevent a lot of issues later down the track so make the most of it. The included tool is simple to use and will give you a very good idea of how to structure your lessons to make the most money.

If you have only just decided to teach guitar or are considering it, this guide should be your first read.

You can access the guide - BPL-01 Planning your lesson service - here.