Recruiting students is an important part of every music teacher’s position. Recruiting more students in the program ensures that more children will have the opportunity of being exposed to music. No matter what the specific music discipline, this is a goal all music directors strive for. We all believe in the power of music when educating kids.
When I started teaching ten years ago, I got a position in a good school, but unfortunately with a tiny music program. My classes at that time had only about 7 students. Ten years later, I am teaching about 80-100 students and still happy with the outcome. I am always thinking about different ideas to further grow my program. My school does recruiting for new students in February and the first months of the Spring semester are always devoted to preparing for recruiting sessions and polishing old ideas. During the years, I’ve had my share of frustrations, success, experimenting and falls. At the end, I do feel that I could summarize the lessons learned in the following posts:
How to Prepare Your Students for a Music Recruiting Session
What NOT To Do During Recruiting Presentation
4 Tips to Recruiting Students in the Middle of The Year
4 Tips Novice Teachers Should Consider When Growing Their Program
10 Orchestra Recruiting Tips
Wow, what a great round-up! This is such an excellent resource, especially for newer teachers trying to figure out how to build their program. Thank you! #fermatafridays
Thank you for the comment, ELizabeth! Yes, I am hoping the posts can be a helpful to new teachers. In fact I am doing recruiting sessions for my school next week and I am going back to see my posts from previous years in order to prepare.