Teacher Application
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Become a
Presto Music Teacher
Becoming a teacher may be easier than you think. We conveniently offer training throughout the year. You can begin teaching your Presto Music classes as soon as you complete your training and recruit your first class. Submit your application today and begin teaching within as little as three months.*
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All the Details
We are happy to share with you the information that will help you decide if Let’s Play Music is the right fit for you.
This is a business opportunity in which you will become licensed and certified to teach the Let’s Play Music: PRESTO curriculum, with its materials, logos, and trademarks. Within certain parameters, you run your studio as it suits you.
Potential Income
The potential for you to earn income as a PRESTO teacher is almost entirely up to you! Group lessons greatly increase your earnings potential from private lessons. The three factors involved in projecting your income are:
1. Tuition amount
2. Class size
3. Number of classes
A typical teacher whose students pay $400 per semester tuition and teaches 4 classes per week with four children in each class will earn about $1500/month.
Tuition Amount: Company minimum is $100/month. If PRESTO is already being taught in your area, tuition amount will already be established. If you the only teacher in your area you will determine tuition amount. You will want to consider the community you live in, its expendable income, and its attitudes toward music and music education. You will also look at the market value of private and group piano lessons within your community. In addition, if you plan on teaching out of a commercial facility rather than your home, you will charge slightly more.
Class Size: Recommended class size is 3–4 students. Students each require their own keyboard in class, so adequate space is a must.
Number of Classes: You can determine the number of classes you will teach. It is in your best interest to teach three classes of the same level. As you become fully certified in both levels, you may teach as many classes at each level as your schedule permits. Successful teachers teach anywhere from 4–10 classes per week.
Licensing Fee
Training Seminars: Each year of PRESTO offers specialized training. Online Preliminary Training and two engaging full-day Curriculum Seminars will train you in our methods and in building a successful studio.
Teacher Support: You will be guided throughout the two year training process by an experienced Training Team. Training videos, evaluation, and coaching will ensure your success as a teacher.
Teaching Materials: Two Teacher Manuals, Lesson Plans, Visual Aids, Teacher Tools (Magnetic Staff Board, Giant Floor Staff, Tone Bells), teacher T-shirt, and a teacher copy of all Student Materials.
Certification Program: Our experienced Training Teams guide teachers through a professional certification process. This ensures that our teachers have a sound understanding of the curriculum and are properly executing our philosophies and methods.
Continuing Education: Let's Play Music provides continuing education opportunities through our online teacher forum, teacher collaboration platforms, and yearly national convention.
Business and Marketing Tools: Website storefront, brochures, forms, marketing content, professional emails, recruiting training, online student management system and more are all yours to assist you in building a thriving studio.
Your licensing fee includes the following services:
Financial Obligation
Licensing Fee: You can pay $99/month over 24 months to cover the full licensing fee of $2500. This grants the right to use the curriculum. (Details below.)
Teacher Support Fee: Teachers pay a support fee to Let's Play Music based upon student enrollment. The fee is $8 per student per month of the 8-month teaching year. This support fee gives you personal access to our skilled mentoring teams, online teacher resource center, website exposure, office and administrative support, and semi-annual training meetings.
FBI Background Check: Teachers must complete an FBI background check including fingerprinting. Cost of fingerprinting varies by location but entire process is normally under $50.
Liability Insurance: Teachers are required to have liability insurance for their studios. You can find your own insurance, or we can provide references for approximately $18–25/month depending on your state.
Other Equipment (not provided by Let's Play Music): Other costs include instruments, equipment and supplies needed but not provided by Let’s Play Music.
Each student in your class will need a full size (88 key) keyboard or piano with fully weighted keys. These range in price from about $500–$800 each.
You will also need a tambourine, gathering drum, miscellaneous small toys and/or puppets and a sound system (CD player, iPod station, etc.). You can expect to spend a total of about $150–$250 in these additional expenses to get your studio up and running.
Time Commitment
Once you begin teaching, you can expect to spend 1–2 hours per week executing the tasks of running your business: i.e. bookkeeping, recruiting, keeping up to date on policies, etc.
Class periods are 60 minutes long and you can expect to spend the same amount of time preparing for your classes.
The two year curriculum is taught in four sequential semesters, each 15 weeks long. Most teachers align classes with the local school schedule. Consistency in weekly lessons is essential so teachers must commit to teaching classes and completing the two-year curriculum.
Teaching Facility
Your studio space must be large enough to accommodate at least 3 students and their keyboards plus a small floor area for teaching. Many teachers are able to teach in their home in a family room or den space.
If your home is in a neighborhood or municipality that restricts home based businesses, you may want to check with your local authorities to determine the viability of a teaching out of your home.
If you teach in a commercial facility, you will charge slightly higher tuition to offset overhead expenses.