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Music - would you pay for this?

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wishiwasinbarbados · 11/05/2020 18:51

hi. I'm wondering how to make a bit of money whilst the music industry is closed and we have no money coming in. (This would be from a pro classically trained musician.)

Would you pay for any of the following..

  1. an on line brass lesson not from usual teacher
  2. an on line theory lesson not from usual teacher
  3. a pay-per-view type of access to online practise exercises or tips.
  4. assessment of a performed piece on line.

Or any suggestions that you would pay for?

Thanks.

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ArfArfBarf · 11/05/2020 19:43

I think thats probably a bit high, sorry. We pay €30 for 45mins for dd’s flute and haven’t received any discount for video lessons. That’s including what I imagine is a hefty cut to the music school and the teacher is also a successful musician (she is often having to rearrange things because she tours internationally).
Personally the most important thing to me would be your teaching expertise and recommendations - some excellent musicians are terrible teachers.

merryhouse · 11/05/2020 19:41

Our Music Service is doing lessons over Zoom, so no, I wouldn't be interested.

If my children were younger and didn't already have G5 theory, I might have been interested in theory tuition. Or if I had rather different children who wanted to get G8 theory Grin (especially as I suspect that's harder to learn just by reading and listening).

It's probably worth finding out which areas have the peris set up to teach on-line and concentrating your efforts on the ones that don't.

Viviennemary · 11/05/2020 19:34

Good idea to contact local schools . I think it would be difficult starting up on line and trying to sell online to total strangers.

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wishiwasinbarbados · 11/05/2020 19:33

Auntlouisa
Please PM me if you're interested!

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Muchtoomuchtodo · 11/05/2020 19:33

Our dc’s music teaching has all gone online, so has the service who provide to their old primary school.
Ours have private 1:1 lessons costing £15 for 30 minutes (in Wales if that’s of interest).

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wishiwasinbarbados · 11/05/2020 19:30

Thanks you to all who have responded. I guess I also need to know how much would you pay for these things. £25per 30mins???

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Ihatemyseleffordoingthis · 11/05/2020 19:24

I'd potentially be interested in 1 (for youngest DC whose lessons at school not possible/happening) & 4 (for eldest who just needs encouragement)

TheoryFear · 11/05/2020 19:22

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TeaAndBiscuits666 · 11/05/2020 19:19

I'd possibly consider an online lesson for my DD (piano, not brass, for us, but I'm sure some people would want brass).

Ideally I would prefer her usual teacher. If that wasn't available, then I might consider someone local / personally recommended.

Really you need to give some reassurance that you are ok and know what you are doing; e.g. DBS check, usually teaches for a named organisation, council etc. People will be dubious about letting their children video chat with a random stranger on the internet.

Eroica · 11/05/2020 19:16

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Auntlouisa · 11/05/2020 19:14

We have no contact with her teacher, as is employed by the council. Scotland.

Auntlouisa · 11/05/2020 19:12

I'd be interested in 1) and 2). Dd does 2:1 lessons at school. So no lessons for weeks. And no theory teaching ever.

Eroica · 11/05/2020 19:10

Is there any way you could liaise with local schools, and offer a discounted rate to new learners? I think the problem with brass is that people often have an un/underused piano or keyboard or recorder lying around, less likely to have a trumpet, horn, or trombone in the loft!
There may be pupils (in schools) whose parents could afford to pay for theory lessons, almost as babysitting while they wfh, but I think it likely they'd look to the current teachers, as they already know them and have a rapport between teacher and child.

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wishiwasinbarbados · 11/05/2020 19:10

yeah, it's not ideal.
Would you be interested if the player held a prominent orchestral position?

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Dozer · 11/05/2020 19:05

Sorry you’re in this situation.

I don’t think most parents of DC learning music would pay for those services: they’d look to their usual teacher for advice.

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wishiwasinbarbados · 11/05/2020 19:03

Eroica
Thank you for being honest! I need to know!
Our main income comes from performance, and do not qualify for the self employment scheme, so are getting nothing until performances can start up again. We do have a few pupils we're teaching on line so I know it works. But they don't cover our basic expenses unfortunately. We will be through our savings I think before we can get back to work.

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Eroica · 11/05/2020 18:57

I'm afraid I wouldn't be looking for anyone to do those that weren't already my children's teachers.
Maybe no.4 if we had a particularly difficult audition coming up...but then we'd use the current teachers, or if they weren't available, past teachers.

Is there a reason why your current pupils cannot have online lessons? That's what has happened with all ours.
They're using a mixture of Skype and zoom.
Or is it more that you need to supplement your income from things such as playing live that has currently been shut down?
Can you repair/service instruments? There always seems to be a dearth of good servicing.