by Tom Hess
Don’t make the same mistake unsuccessful guitar teachers make of treating your students like robots. Translation: only focusing on teaching musical/guitar concepts but not on coaching them and motivating them.
Your guitar students are people with unique motivations, frustrations and insecurities. You do not help them become amazing guitar players by simply showing them how to play things on guitar. You must help them solve their problems to reach their musical goals while holding their hand and motivating them every step of the way.
This is what successful guitar teachers do. They teach people. When do this, your guitar teaching becomes MUCH more effective, you earn more money, get referrals that lead to new students and feel great because you have such a positive impact on your students’ musical lives.
Here are a few simple ways to apply this concept into your guitar teaching right now:
Note: Teaching your students how to practice is critical for helping them to become great players and keep coming back for more lessons.
Get detailed advice to help you in this area by reading this article about getting guitar students to practice.