Teach Music Online

Teaching lessons online during this pandemic has proven to be an incredible opportunity and blessing to teachers and students around the world. Teachers are now recognizing the game changing benefits of being an online music teacher. The future of education is online and learning the skills to provide online music lessons will only give you the advantage moving forward.

In this episode I share 23 reasons why teaching online music lessons gives you a huge advantage over in-person studios. Enjoy!

Resources:

I’d love to invite you to join the Teach Music Online Membership. Inside the Membership you’ll get access to all past coaching sessions so that you can quickly get help with your online studio! You’ll also receive the following:

• Twice monthly live meetups 
• New Content every month
• My Signature Teach Music Online Course 
• Online Teaching Engagement Course
• Blueprints, resources, and more!

Click here to join today! 

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If you’re looking for a way to incentivize students, track practice, create a library of repertoire, and engage your students online, then look no further! Tonara is like gold for teaching music online. With Tonara’s incredible app and desktop platform you’ll be able to do all of these things and more! I hear again and again how much studio teacher’s absolutely love incorporating this app with their students, so I’ll continue recommending it. 

In today’s episode I interview Cara Katzew, the VP of Marketing for Tonara. She shares more about the passion behind Tonara’s team, features that you’ll love, and how this app can help you reach your studio goals. 

Resources:

Click here to start a free 30-day trial with Tonara 

Use the code: teachmusiconline for 20% off your first year subscription on Tonara 

Join the Teach Music Online Membership: https://www.teachmusic.online/join-membership

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Get inspired with this audio version of a recent live coaching session. I thought that it would be helpful for you to listen in on the audio from this call because so many of these questions would be helpful for you as well! In this call we discuss the following topics: 

• Tips for starting out as a teacher
• How to raise your rates for friends and family that you're teaching
• How to choose what to charge for online lessons
• When to raise rates and how to use the tuition calculator
• How to add videos to YouTube for a virtual recital 
• How to get students to create a good recording
• Quarterly recording sessions with your students 
• Methods for teaching advanced students
• How to use Google Drive to receive videos 
• The difference between a personal email and business email 
• How to up level your teaching communication and level of expertise

I’d love to invite you to join the Teach Music Online Membership. Inside the Membership you’ll get access to all past coaching sessions so that you can quickly get help with your online studio! You’ll also receive the following:

• Twice monthly live meetups 
• New Content every month
• My Signature Teach Music Online Course 
• Online Teaching Engagement Course
• Blueprints, resources, and more!

Click here to join today! 

Rate, Review, and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts

“I love Carly and Teach Music Online!” < If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people -- just like you -- move towards online teaching confidence and success. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5 stars, and select “Write a review”. Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! 

See you next week!

Each month I spotlight one of our incredible members of the Teach Music Online Membership. Since day 1, Dr. Richard Bosworth has been an avid supporter and wonderful contributor to the membership. He is constantly inspiring and motivating other teachers with his experiences and advice, so of course I had to interview him! In this episode we discuss his teaching philosophy, advice for other online teachers, and ways to be optimistic during a worldwide pandemic.

Resources: 

Visit Richard’s Studio Website

Visit Richard’s YouTube Channel

Join the Teach Music Online Membership 

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Most teachers undercharge for private music lessons. Most teachers think that you have to charge what teachers in the area charge or a rate that is competitive to guarantee students. As an online teacher you can set the rules. You are now an in-demand world-wide teacher and because of this you can charge a premium rate! You work for yourself right? Why not charge what you’re worth!

Trying to figure out that dollar amount to raise your rates or when to do so is challenging. There is no black and white answer. To make this a little easier I’ve created a very simple strategy to help you calculate the exact dollar amount you should charge for monthly tuition. I can’t wait to teach you how to do this so that you can quickly raise your rates and charge what you’re worth! 

Resources:

Get access to my tuition calculator inside the Teach Music Online Membership 

Join Fons for automated payment processing 

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Digital method books are becoming the “new norm” among piano teachers and students. With digital books you can create a portable library for yourself and annotate with your students online. For this reason I had to get Carol Matz in an interview as she is the creator of the well-known Interactive Piano Method! 

You’ll be inspired by Carol’s background and passion for composition and music. Not only is she a gifted composer but has a huge heart and is always looking for ways to help teachers around the world. 

Learn about Carol Matz Interactive Piano Method: https://carolmatzpiano.com/

Join the Teach Music Online Membership: https://www.teachmusic.online/join-membership

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Whether teaching online is brand new for you or you've been doing it for years, you'll love hearing my 4 steps to keep teaching piano online simple and easy. We all come to a point of overwhelm where we want to "have it all" or improve our teaching drastically. In this episode you'll remember what really matters and learn how to maintain a perspective that keeps your focus on the student.

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We'd love to invite you to join our exclusive membership community for online music teachers. In the membership you'll get access to the TMO course, engagement course, past workshops, coaching sessions, and our community forum. Click here to learn more!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Teach Music Online Membership

Rock Out Loud - Video Calling Platform

Carol Matz Interactive Method

Equipment List

Fons - payment and billing software

PayPal

Stripe

Joseph D'Amico is a full-time online teacher and transitioned his students online before Covid-19. I absolutely love his optimistic and cheerful approach to running an online music studio from his home. His list of benefits for teaching online is something that you need to hear!

Click here to check out Joseph's YouTube channel

Click here to visit Joseph's Website

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Teaching online can be absolutely exhaustion! Luckily, there are some simple ways to make it more fun, meaningful, and stress free for you.

Here are the 10 tips referred to in this episode:

1. Get a comfortable chair - forget the bench! 
2. Schedule regular breaks OR don’t schedule more than 4 students in a row
3. Stretch during the lesson and stand up
4. Close your eyes and listen to the student play 
5. Turn your computer to night setting to help with eye strain
6. Talk less and ask more questions
7. Introduce a sight reading activity in the middle of the lesson 
8. Get your materials ready at the beginning of the day vs. when the lesson begins
9. Use YouTube videos to reinforce what you’re teaching
10. Don’t be a perfectionist, focus on progression and growth

Helpful links and resources:

My YouTube Channel

Looking for my courses, mentorship, and coaching sessions? Check out my membership site today! CLICK HERE

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Melissa Willis is an expert online piano and flute teacher located in Maryland. Her move across the country 3 years before Covid 19 inspired her to take her studio online and she hasn’t looked back since. Melissa loves instilling joy and a love of learning in her studio with students of all ages. You’ll be inspired by her ability to engage students while teaching them important musical concepts. 

Melissa Willis YouTube Channel

Melissa Willis Website 

Looking for my courses, mentorship, and coaching sessions? Check out my membership site today! CLICK HERE

Ready to market and grow your online teaching business? Check out my free branding and marketing masterclass. CLICK HERE

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