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NOT GIGGING? TEACH... READING back over my first article I felt it might have implied... ...the experiences and tours with Darren Hayes & Ramin Karimloo were not worth it. Let me clarify – they were and still are
the most amazing times of my life, I wouldn’t change a thing. If you have even the tiniest sniff of a chance to do this type of work, you should leap for it without hesitation. Indeed, the next article I write (#3) will be from the road, as in April and May, I’ll be on a 5-week tour of the USA.
My initial brief for this article is to write about alternative ways to make a living from music, the more practical and every day types of jobs. Even if you do get to travel the world, play on albums and write songs, you should still have a reliable back up for when you get home.
attending a Level 3 Rockschool® teacher training course - A five-day intensive course that comes with a shed load of coursework and plenty of brain ache. Most music diplomas offer teaching modules but they are not the same as a dedicated teaching qualification.
So…here is something I’ve heard a couple of times:
To put it into perspective; from 2015 the Government is bringing in a new law that states you will not be able to teach in any school or classroom without a recognised teaching qualification. Having a degree in music or twenty-years’ worth of touring experience will be irrelevant if you want to earn safe money teaching
“Music teachers are failed musicians…….” I am currently sat in a hotel room in Aldershot. I’m
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