New teaching guide series to help you plan lessons

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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.

TLP-01 Children

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About this guide

This learning pathway sets a simple plan you can use when teaching children. It will give you an idea on how you should structure your lessons and a suggested order of materials to cover. If you are completely unsure how to start off your lessons then this learning pathway will guide you along and suggest an effective route.

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New Business Guide on FAQ from prospective students

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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.

Using mnemonic devices in your lessons

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Don't be fooled by the unusual name as they are very simple to use. You will be surprised how effective they are in helping your student learn and memorize concepts and techniques. Check out TTQ-01 for more info. More

New teaching guide on mnemonic devices

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A new guide has been added to the Teaching Guides section to help you use mnemonic devices in your lessons.

This is very helpful when teaching children, however all students will benefit from using a few mnemonic devices. Many tutors have never considered how they could use mnemonic devices in their lessons so you will be at an advantage by using them. Don't let the unusual name fool you - they are actually extremely simple to use once you understand them. The guide will teach you all you need to know to get started.

Check out TTQ-01 Mnemonic Devices here

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TTQ-01 Mnemonic Devices

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About this guide

Using mnemonic devices is an extremely effective way to help your student learn concepts and techniques faster. This guide will help you understand what makes a mnemonic device and how you can use them in your lessons.

What are mnemonic devices?

A mnemonic device is basically a simple trick or system you can use to help remember things. If you have ever used a little rhyme to remember the number of days in a particular month, or used little sayings like ‘lefty loosey, righty tighty’, then you have used mnemonic devices before. There are countless types of these devices, and all have the same basic usage – to assist your memory.

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Update to business guide and new tool

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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.

Website update

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We have just completed the complete rework of the website which provides members with an easier layout and system. We will be continuously adding new features and improving functionality so keep an eye on the News section for more important updates.

BPL-03 Properly managing your timetable

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About this guide

Tutors often run into serious issues due to poor timetable managing. This guide will spell out typical issues tutors face and help to make sure you never run into the same issues. Once you have set up your timetable (see BPL-02), it's important to make sure you continue to run your timetable effectively. Simple solutions and suggestions are provided for you.

Why it’s important to properly manage your timetable

It doesn’t matter if you have three or thirty students, you need to have a timetable you can control. The difference between a professional tutor and an unprofessional tutor can be as little as how they manage their timetables.

Take this scenario as an example: imagine you’re a student starting with a new tutor. You both agree on a lesson time and you show up for the first lesson on time. The tutor seems surprised to see you when you ring the doorbell. He rushes to get some materials ready and proceeds with the lesson. Next week you show up and after three rings of the doorbell he runs out to tell you to wait five minutes as his earlier student’s lesson is running late. You show up next week and when your tutor answers the door, he flat out tells you that he forgot you had a lesson today.

While the above scenario seems extreme, the reality is that there are many students experiencing the same situations. While nobody may be as bad as the tutor described, it gives you an idea of what would be going through the student’s head. Do you think a tutor who treats their students like this would develop a good reputation and attract more students? Its more likely current students will quit in frustration and tell everybody not to go to him. By properly managing and organizing your timetable, you avoid these issues.

Let's look at some simple strategies you can put in place to avoid issues like the one above.

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BPL-02 Setting up your timetable

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About this guide

After you decide on the type of tuition service you will offer people (read BPL-01 for more information), the next step is to set up your timetable. Having a timetable planned out and ready to go will help you sound like a professional even if you are yet to teach your first student. An unprofessional tutor will often run into trouble due to poor timetable planning. This guide will help you answer the important questions and set up the right timetable for you.

Why it’s important to properly set up your timetable

Set up your timetable poorly and you risk burning out. If you don’t set limits and control when you have students, you could end up with more students than you can manage and spend so much time teaching you won’t have any time for yourself.

Set up your timetable effectively and you will love teaching, as well as make great money. While it’s not hard to properly set up your timetable, many tutors overlook this important stage and run into issues later on. Now let's look at some important areas to think about.

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