<p>I already posted something kind of like this.</p>
<p>I'll be teacher tuba lessons soon. I'm a Sophomore in high school. I'm doing this so I can afford my own lessons.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any ideas on where to begin? Of course I'm going to teach them the basic fingerings to begin with, lip exercisizes. I'm hoping they can already read bass cleff, but if they can't, I'll be teaching that also. I just need ideas on how to teach. How strict should I be? What should I focus on? Should I have them purchase a book other than the one required for school? (I'm a particular fan of Rubanks for individual lessons.) I'm really nervous about this, although i think I can do it. </p>
<p>Has anyone had any experience with this before?</p>
<p>When my son began teaching private trumpet lessons, also as a sophomore in high school, he discussed it with his own private teacher first, who made suggestions about which book to use and where to begin. That is what I would suggest you do. If you plan to advertise for students at local middle schools--which is what my son did--you could talk with the band directors there to see if they have suggestions as to what they feel their students need to work on.</p>
<p>I am a senior in high school also and a Tuba player. As you are, I am interested in giving lessons to middle school kids. My band director suggested that I attend a band booster meeting at a middle school and give a little speech to the parents telling who I am and what I want to do. It is a good way to advertise directly to some parents.</p>
<p>Have you ever had private lessons? If so then you can start students the same way you were started. If you have not, you may want to think about it more. Will you really be helping those students or just trying to benefit yourself? Can you really help them? Or should you look at other ways to earn money for your lessons?</p>
<p>My son also had a private studio in high school. He spoke with his elementary instrumental teacher, and the middle school teacher to find out if there was a market for instructors on his instrument (there was). He prepared a flyer and those teachers hung it on bulletin boards at their schools. The elementary teacher actually got permission to send it home with students on that instrument. </p>
<p>DS had kept all of his OWN books, etc....so he had a sense of the continuum of instruction. His first goal was to give the younger students a love of playing the instrument, not feeling like it was a "burden". It was easy for him to tell who yearned for more, and where he needed to be more nurturing.</p>
<p>I do honestly really want to try teaching. I love music and especially my instrument, tuba, so to be able to share that with someone and help them gain a love of it sounds fantastic to me. </p>
<p>I have recieved lessons before; trumpet, piano and a brief bit of tuba. It's just different looking at lessons from the eyes of the person teaching instead of the one recieving the lessons.</p>