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Private Home Studio Ideas

Posted October 9, 2008

Music Teacher's Helper posts some practical ideas for the private music teacher in the following categories.

  1. Be considerate of your neighbors:
  2. Be a good citizen:
  3. Honor your spouse and family:
  4. Respect your students with a functioning studio:
  5. Protect everyone from life’s uncertainties:

 

What sort of problems have you encountered with the day-to-day running of  a home music studio?

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1 Stengel99 October 12, 2008

Hi Scott. I definitely don't want to make a "downer" comment here, but I don't teach at home specifically because of the issues you raised. I strongly prefer to teach at a music store, even with the room rental fees. However, one suggestion I would make to those who teach at home would be to have parking available. This goes back to your thought about being a good neighbor and citizen. If your neighbors usually park their cars in the street, they'll get annoyed if their usual parking spot is taken over by a music student. Not to mention the increased traffic as students come in and out of your neighborhood. If necessary, park your own car a few houses away so that your students can use that spot, not your neighbors'.

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