Group Lessons - Physical Set-Up

The next few posts will be specifically about teaching groups.  Group teaching requires different skills than teaching 1-1.  I love that group lessons are social, and it’s easier to create that sense of community that the very essence of music.  Group lessons are ideal for teaching ensemble skills and provide a ready-made audience for solo playing.

Setting up a studio - what gear do you need?

Your instrument.  That’s pretty helpful (although there have been occasions when my flute has had a little unintentional holiday…).  Really, it depends on what you’re teaching, what style of music you teach, and your style of teaching.

Setting up a studio

Now it’s time to get going.  You need to decide where you’ll be teaching from.  You may have a space in your house, you may be able to use a space in a school or similar, or you may want to rent a studio.