Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-272) and index.
Contents:
Getting started. What it takes to teach ; The home studio ; The traveling teacher ; Group lessons -- The business of running a successful studio. How much to charge ; Business and legal issues and expenses ; Studio polices ; Scheduling and time management ; Marketing yourself to find students -- The teacher-student relationship. Interviewing prospective students ; Teaching preschoolers ; Teaching school-age students ; Teaching adult students ; Solving common studio problems -- A career that grows and changes. Modern pedagogy ; Teaching in the digital age ; Performance in the twenty-first-century studio -- A career to last a lifetime.
Summary:
Offers prospective teachers--and existing ones--all of the tools they need to start and run a profitable, respected studio. The comprehensive guide covers every aspect of running a studio, including: setting up a studio; lessons in the home versus traveling to students; advertising and marketing; fee schedules and basic pricing principles; student relations; using computer games and programs in the studio.--From publisher description.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.