Teacher Frequently Asked Questions
Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system.
– Sidney Hook
Music Lessons Australia is a network of dedicated University students, looking to share their passion of music with students of all ages.
Founded in 2017, our team of 25+ music teachers are teaching over 200+ students across Australia & New Zealand.
Just as you have fond memories of your drum education & teacher, we create these meaningful connections with our students on a weekly basis. Your students will look up to you for inspiration & guidance, and being a teacher withMusic Lessons Australia gives you the opportunity to mould students into talented musicians. It truly is one of the most rewarding jobs you will have!
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Your Students
How do I get students assigned to me?
We have a number of full time staff working to match you to a student who suits your experience and teaching style. Based on your availability, we will first schedule a half priced trial lesson. After this trial lesson has taken place, and you agree this student is a great match for you, that student is your own!
Once you have a student, you are expected to teach them for the whole term. The life of a student depends on your encouragement & dedication to them. You may be watching your students grow with you for a term, a year or even 5 years.
How many students can I teach?
Our lessons run from 3:30pm-8:30pm on weeknights, and 9am-5pm on weekends.
On the average night, you could be teaching between two to five students.
We do schedule lessons based on your availabilities, so the number of students you teach will depend on the number of days you’ll be teaching.
If I’m given the job, when will I get my first student?
Introductory trial lesson
As our trial lessons are a great way for teachers to meet their future potential students, we offer the students this lesson for half its regular price.
This is a teachers chance to impress the student, and demonstrate your professionalism and talent.
We kindly ask our teachers to take this lesson at half of your rate of pay. It is a small price to pay for the long term value of a student.
Who will I be teaching?
If I’m given the job, when will I get my first student?
What happens if the drum teacher needs to cancel a lesson?
Your drum teacher job are flexible, and you can cancel your drum lesson bookings as needed – just keep in mind that many students want consistency and may request to change drum teachers if you cancel or reschedule too often.
What are your policies surrounding student cancellations?
24 hours notice to cancel a lesson completely for a refund. With less than a week’s notice, but more than 24 hours’ notice, the drum teacher is obligated to arrange a makeup lesson or add extra time onto future lessons. With less than 24 hours’ notice the drum teacher is paid and is not obligated to make up the missed lesson time.
Working Hours
How does the scheduling work?
How far do I need to drive?
We aim to keep your students as local to you as possible! We expect our teachers to drive up to 25 minutes from their home suburb for the first lesson of the night.
Once you are out on your teaching route, you won’t be driving more than 15 minutes between lessons.
What To Teach
What curriculum do you teach with?
All beginner students are given a free beginners workbook for your first lesson. There are four beginner workbooks in our curriculum.
Do you provide training & teaching resources?
All teachers of drum Lessons Australia share a private central ‘in the cloud’ area full of teaching resources.
We have songs for all levels of students, worksheets and lesson plans to help you get started. We are happy to provide any student song requests that are not found in the resource area.
Your Pay
How do payments work? Do students pay me directly?
How & when do I get paid?
We take the headache out of students problems with payments, so you will never have to worry about late payments or not getting paid!
Teachers of drum Lessons Australia are paid per lesson they travel to at a rate of $40/hour with an additional $5/lesson.
Teachers send a weekly invoice to drum Lessons Australia to get paid.
We have an instructional video on how to set up & send invoices using a simple free invoicing program.
Do I get reimbursed for my driving?
How much do I get paid for a trial lesson?
As our trial lessons are a great way for teachers to meet their future potential students, we offer the students this lesson for half its regular price.
This is a teachers chance to impress the student, and demonstrate your professionalism and talent.
We kindly ask our teachers to take this lesson at half of your rate of pay. It is a small price to pay for the long term value of a student.