[Guest Teacher]

Hi Rosie,

I’ve experienced this a few times and have offered a phone call to chat or a 5 minute meeting that would not involve any singing. If they feel that they would like longer, perhaps offer a reduced time and fee – perhaps 15 minutes/30 minutes.

Hope this helps,
L x

[Guest Teacher]

For anyone looking to do advance tickets, I highly recommend checking out Eventbrite.com. Their website is real easy to use, it can link into your own website, promote your event on their website, integrate with your Facebook, take advance payments or reservations, and guests can even check in using a smartphone/tablet app. I use it for all of my theatre shows. They do have a booking fee which you can either take out of your earnings, pass on to the customer, or go halves between you and the customer. Despite the booking fee I find the convenience makes it a great resource for doing ticketed events.

Thought that might be helpful for some of you guys.

[Guest Teacher]

Hi Matt,

I completely agree! I panicked a little when she told me – I’ll definitely discontinue lessons. I don’t feel trained enough should anything go wrong.

Thank you for the advice

L x

[Guest Teacher]

I’m DBS checked because I work as a youth and children’s worker part time and I would definitely recommend having one even if it is just to give parents peace of mind and to protect yourself.

Where the law is concerned, in my understanding in working with youth and children as well as vulnerable adults in the past I believe that as long as you treat everyone in the same manner, so you said you like to make sure your teachers are comfortable with teaching people. So as long as you do this with every student and not just the autistic or weird ones then it is not discriminating and there is nothing they can do.

I might be wrong but as far as I understand it as long as you treat everyone with the same criteria (obviously I know you have to take different approaches with different people) then you are fine.

[Guest Teacher]

You star!!! Thank you so so much. This really makes sense. I’ll send her over some warm-ups and exercises now. I agree about the classical training might be detrimental to her new contemporary way of singing I was just unsure on whether I was sending her in the wrong direction.

Brilliant! thanks again Kat. All the best xxxxx