Music in the Somerset Hills

Teaching Associates

For the Teaching Professional

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The Teaching Associates Program (TAP) can only benefit private music instructors and their students.

Benefits Teachers and Students

• Completely free for teachers!
• Assistance in setting-up studio recitals
  • Finding space
  • Insurance
• Web presence
  • Teacher controlled, personal web site
  • Personalized MISH e-mail address
• Advertising at MISH events
• Flexibility to set own teaching hours
• Flexibility to set own teaching fees
• High-quality student opportunities:
  • Master class opportunities and participant discounts
  • Honors recitals opportunities and participant discounts
  • Yearly adjudications: student evaluations by fellow Teaching Associates
• Networking with a group of teaching professionals

Minimal Teacher Obligations

• No financial obligation from members
• Teaching Associates must volunteer for one day of annual student Adjudications (to work as an actual adjudicator)
• Students should be encouraged to participate in yearly Adjudications (students pay a $10-15 administrative fee)
• Demonstrate regular Professional Development
  • May include other studio recitals and personal performing engagements.
• Teaching Associates should update web site as appropriate

Keys to Success: Teacher Vetting

• Demonstration Lesson (either live or video of lesson)
• Interview (can be video chat, in person, or by phone)
• Teacher must have a formal background in instrument area (undergraduate or graduate concentration or primary instrument preferred)