Instrument teacher has a day job in an unrelated field

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait until OP discovers that most public school teachers MUST work during their summer breaks. My DC’s beloved FCPS ES teacher was an Uber driver.

The music teacher quit to sell insurance.

My XSIL made more money as a cocktail server than she did as a Sped teacher with a Masters in FCPS.

And the CNAs at any assisted living work 2-3 jobs.

This is OP. I am not talking about public school teachers. I'm asking about private classical music instruction.

OP still not getting it and won’t hire me — Juilliard grad, did first chairs for while, but also liked math and finance and pays more so went back to school, got my Finance job, make over million a year but still really enjoy music and do some lessons on side so other kids have joy of music too. OP should just go to company and not look at individuals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait until OP discovers that most public school teachers MUST work during their summer breaks. My DC’s beloved FCPS ES teacher was an Uber driver.

The music teacher quit to sell insurance.

My XSIL made more money as a cocktail server than she did as a Sped teacher with a Masters in FCPS.

And the CNAs at any assisted living work 2-3 jobs.

This is OP. I am not talking about public school teachers. I'm asking about private classical music instruction.

OP still not getting it and won’t hire me — Juilliard grad, did first chairs for while, but also liked math and finance and pays more so went back to school, got my Finance job, make over million a year but still really enjoy music and do some lessons on side so other kids have joy of music too. OP should just go to company and not look at individuals.

You are right, I wouldn’t hire you. Because I’d look for a track record of teaching, which you don’t mention. Julliard grad and whether you played first chair? Tons of people went to music school and even more people were first chair. Not all of those can teach. Maybe not even most of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do this person a favor and pass. You seem like a judgemental nightmare.

Before you start casting stones, you should learn how to spell. Judgmental.

[Anonymous]

Are you planning on paying them 50k a year? Otherwise they might need to make some money to survive on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are looking at a new instrument teacher for DD. We had a different teacher and just felt it wasn't a good fit culturally: very laidback, not enough focus on technical training, no thought to building performance experience for the kids... I found another teacher who is from a similar cultural and musical background and has a lot of classical training and past experience teaching the instrument. Which is great!

However, this new teacher also has a day job in an unrelated field. I have no idea the hours of this day job and I think its sort of a small family business. What say you, DCUM? Is having an instrument teacher with a non-musical day job, ok? DD is still fairly young and has been playing her instrument just under a year.

What do you do, OP? God forbid you be multifaceted and do something different in your spare time than what you do for your day job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can not figure out why this would be a problem. What potential problems are you imagining?

I think OP is wondering if it is OK that the teacher for her very young child (who has been taking lessons for less than a year) isn't fully immersing herself in the instrument, and if that makes her an unfit instructor for little Larla.

Which is, of course, nuts. Weird is not nearly a strong enough word.

DD isn’t very young for her instrument. Many kids start 2-3 years earlier. DD is very devoted to it and loves listening to pieces too, and old teacher did not assign enough to practice, nor was he critical enough to help develop proper form. So we are kind of starting over with new teacher.

What does the teacher say when you bring this up with her? Does she have any plan for recitals? Does she know you want your kid to have higher expectations than the last teacher?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are looking at a new instrument teacher for DD. We had a different teacher and just felt it wasn't a good fit culturally: very laidback, not enough focus on technical training, no thought to building performance experience for the kids... I found another teacher who is from a similar cultural and musical background and has a lot of classical training and past experience teaching the instrument. Which is great!

However, this new teacher also has a day job in an unrelated field. I have no idea the hours of this day job and I think its sort of a small family business. What say you, DCUM? Is having an instrument teacher with a non-musical day job, ok? DD is still fairly young and has been playing her instrument just under a year.

What do you do, OP? God forbid you be multifaceted and do something different in your spare time than what you do for your day job.

I think this is the wrong way to look at it. If you were hiring a reading specialist to help you struggling reader, and you had two teachers to choose from 1) elementary teacher with reading certification who tutors on the side or 2) dog walker with reading certification who tutors on the side, I would pick the teacher.

[Anonymous]

Hi, OP- it seems like you have a specific idea of how you want your daughter taught. Do yourself and the teacher a favor and talk about them directly and in advance. Don't wait and see how they approach things and if it is up to your standards. That is a formula for wasting a lot of people's time.

To your initial question, I don't think the non-music day job has anything to do with your real concerns. You just have to cut to the chase with the instructor and see if her approach meets your expectations.

[Anonymous]

OMG. If OP knew that I am a Reading teacher and do not read books for my leisure, she would die.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG. If OP knew that I am a Reading teacher and do not read books for my leisure, she would die.

If you spent 9-5p as a stockbroker or housecleaner or whale watching guide? Yeah, I would not hire you as a reading teacher. Why would I?

[Anonymous]

My 7 year old's piano teacher was originally full-time teaching music, but he took a non-music job this year and he cut hours so he only teaches on the weekends now. The biggest con is knowing that he's working 7 days a week (he seems more stressed) and he has cut students as he adjusts to his other job. He's recommended we move to longer lessons but he has no bandwidth + a waiting list of new students, so we will eventually need to find a new teacher. In your situation, it seems the teacher's had two jobs for a while so perhaps the adjustment period is over and he has a better sense of what time he can give?

[Anonymous]

The teacher needs to be able to eat OP. It's fine to have a day job to pay the bills and then teach on the side.

[Anonymous]

You cannot control how people spend their time. Why are you stalking them anyway. You should not no or care what they do during hours you are not paying for.
Good grief.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do this person a favor and pass. You seem like a judgemental nightmare.

Before you start casting stones, you should learn how to spell. Judgmental.

Omg hahahaha. You are an idiot!!!! It was spelled correctly. You have it wrong. There is an e! DUH!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do this person a favor and pass. You seem like a judgemental nightmare.

Before you start casting stones, you should learn how to spell. Judgmental.

Omg hahahaha. You are an idiot!!!! It was spelled correctly. You have it wrong. There is an e! DUH!!!!!

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judgmental