Books

Making Money Teaching Music (David and Barbara Newsam)

Musicians who plan to teach need this guide to help build a successful teaching business, whether part- or full-time.

Subjects covered include:
Find lucrative teaching opportunities all over town
Market yourself as a professional
Recruit students, and keep them returning
Design a home studio dedicated to private lessons
Manage your time and work schedule
Handle your budget, insurance and taxes

Hal Leonard
231 pages
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Understanding the Pipe Organ (John R. Shannon)

The pipe organ, an instrument whose origins date to ancient Greece, is prominent in the development of secular and church music, and its builders were as artistic as the composers like Bach, Pachelbel and Handel who played them.

This book describes the mechanics, fabrication, and acoustics of all types of pipe organs. Although it is technical in nature, its design, descriptions, and language are directed to organ students, their teachers, and all persons who love the organ. The book covers the construction of several types of pipe organ, with chapters on actions, chests, pipe work, wind supply, electrical circuitry, mechanics, registration, organ placement, acoustics, and repairs.
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