GUIDE TO BUILDING & RUNNING YOUR STUDIO / SCHOOL
"Taking Care of Business" One of the many facets of teaching is the business side. Your role as a "professional"
Overview | Professional Role | Choosing a location | Equiping the studio (the "environment") | marketing | tracking income and expenses. Taxation. | interviewing students and parents | scheduling students | writing regular information and news letters | evaluating students, tracking progress | parent / teacher conferences | organizing recitals, group sessions | faq's | ethics | "looking after" your student | Performance opportunities | Listening / concert attendance | ensembles | theory and history | Other services for students and parents? | Programs - Dalcroze. Kindermusik. Kodaly. Music for Young Children. Suzuki. Orff. | Music Examinations | Festivals & Competitions | Summer Programs | Resources | Professional Associations | Professional Journals | "Subscribed Services" |
TEACHING / PEDAGOGY
Focus on process of learning. Assume other sources for musical and technical skills. Both content/skills and process are important.
The "game" has changed. Change is more rapid. Technology. Internet. Customer-Client relationship. Economy. Family structure. Education / business. political. multi-cultural. Job market changes. Neuroscience. Maintaining "professionalism."
What we know about learning exceeds what we use.
Environment | Learning Strategies | Presentation / Facilitation | Communication | Reading Your Students (Listening & Observation) | Curriculum | Feedback / Assessment | Memory | Discipline | Motivation |
Methods & Models | Learning Styles | Learning Disabilities | Relationships - student, parent | "Looking After" the student | Ethics | Community roles / catalyst | Resources (instruments, scores, accessories, books, videos) | Graded Lists & Books | Ensembles, Group / Classes, Master Classes, Recitals, Examinations, Festivals, Competitions, Theory, History, Aural Skills, Live Concert Attendance, Recordings | Peer Support Opportunities | Preparing Students for auditions / taping |
[Links to EAL general learning section]
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
BOTH Content/Skills and Process are important.
[Enriching through fiddle, jazz, ensembles, group lessons, recitals, competitions, festivals, examinations, theory, history, harmony, aural skills, concert attendance, etc.]
[Professional associations, journals]
[Choosing a Music School (listings for Canada, USA, Great Britain)]
INTERACTIVE TEACHING: "READING" YOUR STUDENTS
Tips.
Music Teachers Online Community
Music Teachers home pages by regions.
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