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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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Yamaha Arius YDP162B Traditional Console Digital Piano with Bench, Black Walnut

    • Graded Hammer (GH) weighted action has a heavier touch in the low end and lighter touch in the high end with excellent key stability, response and repetition. Synthetic Ivory key tops give a tactile surface to the white keys making them easy to “grip”
    • Meticulously sampled from Yamaha”s acclaimed CFIIIS concert grand, the Pure CF Sound Engine provides the tone of a 9″ concert grand piano.
    • At 33 inches, the YDP162 is taller than lesser Arius models. This height gives a more substantial upright piano look to its cabinetr
    • Using a special design and position within the instrument, the Acoustic Optimizer physically adjusts the acoustical flow, which controls resonances and enriches the overall sound.
    • Use the built-in, 2-track song recorder to practice one hand at a time or capture that next top-10 hit single!
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Korg OT-120 Orchestral Tuner

Chromatic tuner with a wide 8 octave detection range that supports band and orchestra instruments.

  • Dual display provides both a needle-type meter and an LCD for excellent visibility.
  • Sound Back mode plays a reference pitch for the note that’s closest to the input pitch. The meter indicates the discrepancy between the input and the correct pitch. (This feature requires the additional purchase of the CM-100L microphone.)
  • Multiple Temperaments support historical tunings
  • Transpose mode is convenient for wind instruments. The factory package dimensions for the KOR OT120 is 3.75” (W) x 5.75” (D) x 2.5” (H)
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Complete Organ Works (Johann Sebastian Bach) Bärenreiter Edition

Bärenreiter is the proud publisher of THE definitive edition of Johann Sebastian Bach’s complete organ works. The edition provides the musical text of the internationally renowned New Bach Edition. With the completion of the “New Bach Edition” where all sources have now been exhaustively researched, Bärenreiter presents the definitive edition of Bach’s organ works in a set of 11 volumes.
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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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Rosewood Conductor’s Baton

  • Material: The baton shaft is made of fiberglass and the handle is made of rosewood. Baton length 15 inches.
  • The pear-shaped baton handle feels light and comfortable with good balance .
  • …perfect present for an orchestra director, teachers, students, or professional artist.
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