[Ludwig van Driver]

Hello all,
How on earth does an aspiring teacher go about finding pupils? Being new to this I dont really know how to make people aware of my existence. Obviously I dont want to waste a lot of time and energy on something that wont work. How exactly does a teacher set up a new practice? Any tips would be gratefully received.

[fumbler]

Hi,

I suppose it depends on your target audience - sorry, pupils - and your target income. For a relatively informal setup it's just the same as any new business.

Word of mouth, friends, family, work mates (if you are already employed) - free
Small adverts in work place, schools, supermarkets, library, local music shops, etc - free to cheap
Small adverts in Post Offices and shops within a 10-mile or so radius - cheap
Small adverts in the local press, have to be in every week - quite to very expensive
Flyers to schools and other music related organisations - free.

I should think that this would be enough to get you started.

Rgds.

[Gill the Piano]

Tell your piano tuner you're looking for pupils; I always get people asking me about piano teachers.
Parish church magazines have proved an effective and cheap form of advertising for me over the years - for the price of half a tuning I get about two new customers a year.
Thompson local directories would probably give you a free listing, but obviously you'd need to wait for the next edition.
Good luck !

[Barrie Heaton]

Depending on the area we get quite a few teachers each week asking to be taken off the UK piano page as they get too much work if you have grade 8 or above you can advertise on here free Of course if you are in a area with lots of teachers and your name starts with a Z then you will not get as much

Barrie,
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