If you pay close to attentions to the telephone poles in your area it’s likely you’ve already noticed they’re inundated with papers indicated the names and businesses of local musicians. Some are schools, some are private teachers. There are certain tell-tale signs which indicate a piano teachers quality.

First of all, don’t merely look at the quality of the paper! This has more to do with the teachers marketing sense, or marketing budget, than it does with his ability to play and teach. Look for accreditation, from music programs, colleges or universities. Also good is experience in a teacher’s college or university. All things being equal, you’d rather have a more experienced teacher than a fresh one. However, it is possible that the young teacher is fresh and years away from being jaded and disenchanted. A school that’s been around for years and years might be well trained in giving mediocre lessons. If it’s such a good school that’s been around for so long, how come you’ve never heard of it? Perhaps because you’ve never looked, and perhaps they really are good. Ultimately, young teachers might be great and older teachers maybe not, but the opposite can be true as well. Be sceptical of any and all signs with what appears to be marketing spins as opposed to hard accreditations. Be curious, and never be afraid to call them and inquire about rates, class operations and curriculum, and experience. It’s extremely possible that the teacher is better at playing and teaching than he is at making signs and behind that unattractive, dull poster is a teaching guru of rare ability. It’s always best to call and exhaust all options.

Especially with piano, musicians tend to graduate through the grade system. For whatever reason, guitar courses are given to much looser curriculums and frequently the programs are created individually by the teacher for the student. On the other hand, piano has strict pieces that are increasingly difficult designed to certify that a student has passed a certain level. This is true for music theory as well. Usually piano teachers will advertise that they can teach conservatory level music, and this is what they mean. Being qualified to teach conservatory exams is a sign of professionalism, to say nothing of ability and dedication.

However, many younger musicians don’t aspire to play Bach and Chopin. You don’t need to train for years to be able to teach students to play Black Eyed Peas. Frequently these kind of lessons are more affordable than their high end peers. Hopefully this more relaxed curriculum doesn’t also lead to less vigorous training in proper technique, but there’s no promise. You will likely split firmly into one camp or the other-if you want to play pop forty music your concern is more likely to have fun and play music than rigourously playing the classical greats. None of these are less noble, it just depends on the your individual needs and wants. Talk to as many teachers as you can and in no time you’ll be able to make an educated decision based on what you need and what they can give.

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