Music

[biryani]

Hi all. Just wondering if there's anyone out there who has retrained to work in music after having dcs? I have started to play again and would like to pursue a flexible/part time career in music. I am a qualified teacher but hold no music qualifications as such. Any ideas? Thanks.

I think you should try and get some music qualifications. What instruments do you play and not meaning to be nasty but I am a qualified teacher, play several instruments and passed music exams. I would not dream of teaching it as I don't feel qualified to.
If I have misread your post and you are a player well my advice would be go for it. I know that in a performing industry like entertainment much of your confidence can go after child birth and rearing kids and you'll soon get back in the swing without any training.
Good luck, whatever you decide.

Thanks for the reply. I play piano at about grade 8,at a push, and my knowledge of theory is preety sound. I'm a bit rusty, undetstandably, and did music in my first year at University. My exam passes are so old I can't prove I have them, and I feel I lack credentials.

Biryani. You don't lack credentials with grade 8. I have seen less qualified at my dc's school in the past. Are you Primary or secondary teacher.
Do you visit the tes website? There are jobs advertised on there. I don't look at present, but I visit the forum regularly. You can get a good gist of whats happening in music education there and also you could look at the spec for some of the GCSE boards. Our schools tend to use edexcel or AQA that way when interviews come up you are familiar with the spec.
I think you should wholeheartedly go for it. Your grade 8 and the fact its Piano will help alot as you can accompany students in exams which quite often schools are crying out for. Also assemblies and productions so few schools have teachers who play Piano. Can you pm on this site, I would love to hear how you get on. Sorry for my negativity didn't know about your grade 8

I read it that you were thinking of giving piano lessons?
Like everything, it depends on the competition where you are, but I'd have thought a qualified teacher with a Grade 8 ability at piano would satisfy most parents looking for a piano teacher.

Thanks so much for your positive comments. I feel reassured now!

Hi morethan. Happy to pm you, but can't seem to do so on this bloody phone!! Thanks again.

Biryani, hope you get this. Sorry have been away from here for a while and was not with it the last time I posted.
Another good place for info is the abrsm website. They run short courses for improving teaching skills/ effective teacher etc. However, they may be a bit simple for you as a qualified teacher. The forum is very good and will give you an idea of whats happening in teaching atm.
Wishing you good luck. Don't play much myself anymore but mum to a musical child and wife of musical dh.