3notesAbar
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Yeah hate me, you freelance tutors. I'm one too.
It true when we say that nowdays, anybody can teach music. Everywhere we go, we see music lessons being offered on a freelance basis. Some have affiliations with retail shops and teach in their studios/rooms. Others even go to your place to give lessons.
1) Musical background and history - always ask for 'evidence' of your prospective teacher's musical history. What bands, projects, performances, playing venues, current playing venues he/she is at etc etc.
2) Syllabus - Not all teachers fix a syllabus, but they probably should have an outline which all students must satisfactorily complete. Sometimes students dont know what to want, so this is very important. If you are looking for a teacher, make sure you have your grounds covered, even if you don't know what the heck you need to learn.
3) Rates - This is tricky. But as i would try to be fair as always, look at how much you can pay monthly vs how much you feel you should pay for lessons. If the person charges too much, discuss about it. If too little, look at points (1) and (2) perhaps and think again. I dont think i need to go further on this
4) This is very much related to point (2). Try to at least set some goals for yourself as a learning musician. Like what you want to acheive in a timeline, and discuss it with your tutor. Dont be a retard and expect to play like Steve Vai or Randy Coven in 3 months. Also if you think you can play 2 steve vai songs (for example ONLY) and encompass like a relative 5% of his musical genius / wisdom, think again buddy.
5) Commiment - Ask the person how long students usually stay. You'll know why later. But generally, you'd want to understand point (4) completely and then seek to have lessons for a certain period of time. Also when you 'complete' your course, you might want to have someone to fall back on when you are in a musical rut. So arrange to have one-off lessons before you finish. But dont be an ass, even music teachers have a life, and they can get busy!! Most of these people have dayjobs...
Ok i'm done for now. I hope to not see stupid threads like "Omg i got conned by my Triangle teacher". Also, i hope, that i was helpful for once. Bye.
It true when we say that nowdays, anybody can teach music. Everywhere we go, we see music lessons being offered on a freelance basis. Some have affiliations with retail shops and teach in their studios/rooms. Others even go to your place to give lessons.
1) Musical background and history - always ask for 'evidence' of your prospective teacher's musical history. What bands, projects, performances, playing venues, current playing venues he/she is at etc etc.
2) Syllabus - Not all teachers fix a syllabus, but they probably should have an outline which all students must satisfactorily complete. Sometimes students dont know what to want, so this is very important. If you are looking for a teacher, make sure you have your grounds covered, even if you don't know what the heck you need to learn.
3) Rates - This is tricky. But as i would try to be fair as always, look at how much you can pay monthly vs how much you feel you should pay for lessons. If the person charges too much, discuss about it. If too little, look at points (1) and (2) perhaps and think again. I dont think i need to go further on this
4) This is very much related to point (2). Try to at least set some goals for yourself as a learning musician. Like what you want to acheive in a timeline, and discuss it with your tutor. Dont be a retard and expect to play like Steve Vai or Randy Coven in 3 months. Also if you think you can play 2 steve vai songs (for example ONLY) and encompass like a relative 5% of his musical genius / wisdom, think again buddy.
5) Commiment - Ask the person how long students usually stay. You'll know why later. But generally, you'd want to understand point (4) completely and then seek to have lessons for a certain period of time. Also when you 'complete' your course, you might want to have someone to fall back on when you are in a musical rut. So arrange to have one-off lessons before you finish. But dont be an ass, even music teachers have a life, and they can get busy!! Most of these people have dayjobs...
Ok i'm done for now. I hope to not see stupid threads like "Omg i got conned by my Triangle teacher". Also, i hope, that i was helpful for once. Bye.
