Career redirection? - becoming a guitar teacher?

[The Lukas]

I guess we all go through getting bored sick of doing the job we do and was wondering if anybody could give a shred of advice.

I have been doing on-site plumbing (2 years) and factory maintenance/plumbing (2 years). I am a maintenance engineer, just about receive my level 3 NVQ in this. Also a plumber qualified to lvl 2 NVQ.

My job feels secure for the next 2-3 years and will set to earn 22-25k a year.

But my hobby is music. I play guitar reasonably well, some bass, drums and keyboards and write and record music when I get a spare moment. I wouldn't mind trying to use this to make money, possibly becoming a guitar teacher or something else. Anybody know what the hours could be, the qualifications I may need, advertising, money I could earn?

Any guitar teachers here?

[FraserLFA]

Not too sure about training, but the best thing to do would be to get in contact with Rock School who manage a lot of the awards and have a lot to do with teaching music. Would be worth asking them for their opinions. Hours i think are pretty much up to you, most likely either teaching in a school 9-3 or after school, or both. Advertising would depend on the hours you chose, but normally getting in touch with local schools and Rock School would help a lot. Don't know money wise, but a close friend (who i am basing this info on) Gets about £200 a term from each student he teaches, with about 20 or so students per school, with a different school each day. He then gets extra for teaching after school and attending exams with students.

[Mojooo]

I imagine the best way to get students is advertising on places like gumtree and recommendations

I am currently using a guitar teacher who charges £25 for one hour.

He offers lessons all the way up til 9pm. Next tiem I see him ill ask if he gets many during the day - i wouldnt have thought so though.

Also i imagine peak times are around 4-9pm and weekends.

Edited by Mojooo on Saturday 5th December 19:12

[The Lukas]

Guess that wouldn't help the social side of things. Also depends on how much work you get. £25 an hour? Wow that's more than I expected somebody to charge, but I suppose it depends how good you are. Maybe I need teaching to achieve a standard high enough to charge X amount of money.

[Mojooo]

I spose £25 is fairly resonable. I actually went with this guy because he also does 30 minute lessons, but I have foudn the 1 hour lessons a bit better for me (as a learner)

He has about 20 years experience of teahcing and is a member or lots of organisations

http://www.registryofguitartutors.com/

and he went here apparently

http://www.mi.edu/

Either way, as a person he is cool and knows his stuff