Piano Teaching FAQs

Do I need to be a virtuoso pianist to teach piano?
You do not have to be an accomplished pianist to be a good piano teacher. Check to see if you are you able to get any of the teaching materials referred to in her comments in her articles.
Start with brand new beginners. Don't take transfer students. Then you can do it your way from the beginning and will learn how the materials work. Piano teaching does take prep time...especially in the learning stages for you. See if there are any piano teachers groups in your area. That would give you a good support group, and they would have guest composers, clinicians etc. that you could learn from by attending piano teacher workshops.

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