Summary: Teaching can be a major source of income for experienced musicians. The demand for qualified music instructors is on the rise, and the need for substitute teachers is also becoming a greater need. In this episode of DAWCast: Music Entrepreneurship, David Andrew Wiebe reflects on eight months of substitute teaching and answers the question, "is substitute music instruction right for you?" Substitute Music Instruction: If you choose to become a substitute music instructor, you will be stepping into a variety of different situations. Some teachers may be working with a specific method book, while others will be working with another. Some students may be used to a particular way of teaching. Some students may have a lot of commitments outside of lessons. You as a substitute instructor have to be ready for whatever situations arise. Here are 10 questions you should ask yourself if you are considering getting into subbing: Do you have prior experience? Are you adaptive? Do you have a flexible schedule? Is your vehicle roadworthy? Can you think on your feet? Do you have plenty of sources to pull lesson material from? Are you patient? Do you have a personality that's suited to it? Are you able to lay the law down when you need to? Are you comfortable with the uncomfortable? Show Notes: David mentions outsoureblogcontent.com/experiment1 (the content will be viewable on December 5, 2014) David mentions Sweeter After Difficulties by Jonathan Ferguson David mentions Power Tab David mentions Guitar Pro David mentions Google Drive David mentions Joe Satriani Talks about his students. David mentions All Unhappiness is Caused by Comparison David mentions How to Set Up Your Music Career Like a Business David mentions About David mentions The Musician Survey Credits: HOST: David Andrew Wiebe Listeners: Feel free to leave a comment below. Send your questions and comments to comments@dawcast.com. We will use them on the show! Help us spread the word about this podcast by leaving a positive rating and review in iTunes. Help us spread the word about this podcast by posting a tweet.
