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Re: teaching for a living

Author: Dileep Gangolli
Date: 2009-04-16 22:01

As an active freelancer in Chicago, the rate is between $70 - $100/hr. CSO players charge from $100 - $200/hr. So my quote of $50/hr was low balling and thinking that if a person has an MM degree they should be able to charge that rate in any market.

Even if you are a long time teacher, you would have to market yourself in this rough economy. Even Coca Cola has an advertising budget and has to promote its product.

My point, which has been echoed by others on this thread, is that being a private teacher is indeed a possible career choice if one decides that is the correct career path to take for themselves.

Other suggestions would be to align with one of the local high schools or youth programs as a coach or sectional director.

Again, these skills (marketing yourself, bookkeeping, creating a brochure, etc) are not taught at conservatories and only learned while out in the real world. I doubt anyone goes to get their performance degree with operating a private studio as their end goal. Rather it becomes a career and lifestyle choice as one navigates the real world and decides that private teaching is their best option and offers intangible benefits.

I say this from personal experience. Even with my MBA.

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