How To Become A Music Teacher

A few tips on How To Become A Music Teacher

By finding your way to this post, I’m sure you may have already thought about becoming a music teacher at some point in your life.

The first question you should ask yourself is “do I actually want to become a music teacher?”

Embarking on a career as a musician has never come with a guarantee of a comfortable living and many people end up falling into a music teaching role when the bookings dry up or the touring lifestyle becomes too tiresome. Although that’s a common and realistic scenario that many artists may face at times in their career, it’s not the ideal route into becoming a music teacher. Do you actually want to become one? Do you have a strong desire to share the knowledge you have gained through years of studying your craft? Do you want to become a music teacher to help others experience the same excitement you felt at the start of your journey? If you answered yes to those questions, then that’s a good start!

The best music teachers combine this desire to inspire others with a wealth of experience over a broad range of musical disciplines. Practical experience is as important, if not more important than theory in many situations. For example, it would be hard to teach music performance if you have never performed music in your life. Your students would find it hard to relate to you, knowing you’d never experienced the nerve-wracking feeling of going on stage in front of a big crowd yourself. Another example is studio engineering - it’s all very well knowing the theory behind it but if you haven’t actually engineered a session, how could you teach your students and offer practical solutions to real-life problems that often occur in the studio during the recording process?

So, you have a desire to teach music to others and experience in a range of musical topics to call upon. What next? The next step is to identify who you would like to teach. Which age group? Are they beginners or do they have an intermediate level of skill? Do they have special educational needs?

There are a range of techniques and strategies for teaching different groups of people and to provide the best learning experience, you need to know how to cater for all of your learners needs. This is one of the most important factors a music teacher must consider when planning their sessions.

The final step in the journey to become a music teacher is getting formal training to back up your knowledge, experience and desire to teach. Studying on a course will provide you with the theory behind teaching, important health and safety requirements for the classroom and a chance to practice leading sessions under supervision of experienced tutors, who can give you the vital feedback you need to improve.

Here at Community Music, we offer a Music Leader Training Programme that covers all the points stated above and gives you real life opportunities to practice what you’ve been taught. This course is specifically tailored for musicians, so your classmates will be like-minded people who are on a similar journey to you. The course is available in two formats: A 24-week evening course (one weekday evening per week) or an intensive weekend option (5 Saturdays and Sundays) spread over a 2-month period. Successful completion of the course will gain students a Level 3 City & Guilds qualification in Education and Training (EaT) - formerly PTLLS (Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector). The course costs £597 and can be paid in instalments.

For more information, visit our course page http://www.cmsounds.com/courses/music-leader-training-programme-ptlls

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