Latin Teacher Salaries

Latin Teacher Salaries How Much Does a Latin Teacher Earn? ChaptersThe Salary for a Latin Teacher at Secondary SchoolsA Latin Teacher’s SalaryThe Salary for New Latin TeachersTeaching Latin in a UniversityHow Much Do Private Latin Tutors Earn?“Research shows that there is only half as much variation in student achievement between schools as there is among classrooms in the same school. If you want your child to get the best education possible, it is actually more important to get him assigned to a great teacher than to a great school.” - Bill GatesWhether you’re teaching in a school or working for yourself, being a Latin teacher is a rewarding job, and not just because of the wage. Latin teachers are passionate about transferring their knowledge of the language to students.Being a school teacher is a rewarding vocation and the base salary isn't bad. The average salaries are pretty good in comparison to a lot of jobs and the annual mean wage is pretty good. Teachers in the UK have one of the highest average salaries in the world.Of co urse, secondary school teachers work an average of 63.3 hours per week.So with this in mind, how much does a Latin teacher earn and what is an average teacher salary?Depending on your experience, seniority, or qualifications, here’s how much you can get expect to earn in Latin teacher jobs. DéborahLatin Teacher 5.00 (12) £35/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors Dr. KarisLatin Teacher £50/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors SimonaLatin Teacher 5.00 (2) £20/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors ArgiroLatin Teacher 5.00 (4) £35/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors JennyLatin Teacher £25/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors LucieLatin Teacher 5.00 (5) £75/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors DanielaLatin Teacher 5.00 (9) £50/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors SophieLatin Teacher 5.00 (6) £45/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutorsThe Salary for a Latin Teacher at Secondary SchoolsFirstly, before we get to the crux of the matter, you should know that there aren’t many Latin teachers in primary schools. Most Latin teachers teach in private secondary schools, independent schools, and academies. Additionally, a teacher salary in private schools is usually higher than in state schools. Teachers in secondary schools are paid by their subject, location, and seniority. (Source: Pexels)Latin lessons are quite rare in normal state schools. As a general rule, a Latin teacher is a language or classics teacher with a degree in Latin and a PGCE.Working out how much a Latin teacher earns can be quite tricky because it’s rare that Latin will be the only thing they teach. Whether they’re in academies or state secondary schools, several things could affect their earnings.Teachers start on £23k but how much they earn will depend on how long they’ve taught, where they’re teaching, and what they’re teaching. Teacher salaries can also be affected by the teacher's role. For example, there are a good number of other tasks that teachers can add to their remit to earn more money:You can set a Special Educational Needs (SEN) allowance of between £2,149 and £4,242 a year.Teaching and learning responsibility (TLR) payments of between £2,721 and £13,288 if you take on additi onal responsibility.They can also earn more money by marking exams.While there are a lot of different things that can affect a teacher’s salary, the best thing about the job is the stability of being a teacher. This is thanks to public education.Of course, when it comes to teaching jobs, your salary will be depending on your teaching experience and where the teaching position is. After all, the starting salary for a teacher in London isn't the same for those working outside of the capital. Similarly, teaching abroad won't pay the same as teaching in the UK as the average starting salary in some countries is higher and lower in others.  New teachers will need to take this into account.A Latin Teacher’s SalaryAs you’ll have gathered, there are a lot of ways to increase your salary as a Latin teacher. Teachers are rewarded for the work they do and if they exhibit the very highest standards of classroom practice they can gain leading practitioner status.This means a teacher can ea rn between £40k and £68k. By taking on more responsibilities, Latin teachers can bolster their earnings. (Source: rawpixel)It should be said that there are so many factors that will affect a teacher’s earnings that it’s almost impossible to tell you exactly how much you’ll earn but we can give you a rough idea. Generally, as a teacher, you can work more to earn more and salary data indicates that teacher pay is pretty good anyway.The minimum salary for teachers mightn't be the highest but there are a lot of ways to progress and, as we mentioned, average teacher salaries in the UK are very high in comparison to other countries. DéborahLatin Teacher 5.00 (12) £35/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors Dr. KarisLatin Teacher £50/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors SimonaLatin Teacher 5.00 (2) £20/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors ArgiroLatin Teacher 5.00 (4) £35/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors JennyLatin Teacher £25/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors LucieLatin Teacher 5.00 (5) £75/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors DanielaLatin Teacher 5.00 (9) £50/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors SophieLatin Teacher 5.00 (6) £45/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutorsThe Salary for New Latin TeachersBecoming a teacher is a great idea. However, as a new teacher, your salary mightn’t be as big as you’d hoped. As we’ve mentioned, the more you work, the more you can earn.An unqualified teacher can start on as little as £17k but once qualified, they can expect to start on at least £23k. That said, an unqualified teacher can earn as much as £27k when they start their new career.Furthermore, there’s always the teaching and learning responsibility (TLR) payments you can earn.Maximum: £13,288.Minimum: £2,721.Similarly, there are bonus payments available for teachers who work with pupils with special educational needs (SEN). You can earn between £2,149 and £4,242. Thus, a special education teacher has a higher average salary than other teachers.There are a lot of ways to increase your salary as a teacher and a lot of interesting ways to vary your remit as a teacher.  While being a teacher mightn’t be the best-paid job in the world, you’ll have better job security and a decent pension to boot.As you can see, there’s quite a difference between the lowest salaries and the highest. You could be coming home with a salary that isn’t much higher than minimum wage or a six-figure salary!Teaching Latin in a UniversityIf you’ve completed a degree, master’s, and PhD, you could always teach Latin as a lecturer at a university. Generally, a university lecturer will earn more than a school teacher. A Latin lecturer at university can earn more than a secondary school Latin teacher. (Source: StartupStockPhotos)They tend to earn between £41k and £55k. However, they can earn upwards of £107k at the highest level. It should be noted that these jobs, like all teaching jobs, are no walk in the park.If you're looking for the best paying teaching job, you'll probably want to be a teacher at a university. Generally speaking, the higher the level you teach, the more you'll earn.For example, primary school teachers won't earn as much as high school teachers and, in turn, they won't earn as much as those teaching undergraduate or postgraduate degrees, for example.If you're a high school teacher in a private school, you'll probably be on a higher wage than someone working in a state school.Discover the routes into Latin teaching.How Much Do Private Latin Tutors Earn?“Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.” - Solomon OrtizIf you don’t want to become a teacher in a school or university, you could always work for yourself and find your students. After all, the national school system isn't for everyone, even if teachers' salaries in the UK are pretty good. The more a private tutor teaches, the more they can earn. (Source: PublicDomainPictures)As a private Latin tutor, you won’t have the job security of a teacher in a school but you’ll also have a lot more freedom in terms of how you teach and what you teach.If you head to Superprof, for example, you can offer face-to-face tutorials, online tutorials, or group tutorials to enthusiastic students wanting to learn a new language.  You’ll also be able to decide upon your rates. However, you do have to think about what the competition is charging. Even as a Latin tutor, there’s a lot of competition out there.You need to be very sensible when it comes to setting your rates and they need to line up with your experience, qualifications, and reputation as a tutor.  On average, tutors charge between £20 and £60 per hour for Latin tutorials but this will also vary according to where you teach. Due to the cost of living, tutorials in London tend to cost more than elsewhere in the UK.If yo u work 25 hours a week (not including preparation time), you could earn between £500 and £1,500 a week. Do everything you can to make your lessons appealing.  When it comes to private tutor jobs, there is no maximum salary since you can earn as much as your students are willing to pay for your work. If you want a salary increase, you need to make sure your tutorials are worth it!The salary range for private tutors is much wider, too. Your wage will depend on your level of education, skills, etc.You could also work in a language school. That said, it can be difficult working out the average annual wage for teachers n private language schools and academies as they'll be paid according to where they are, what their experience is, the levels they teach, and the number of teaching hours they have.Language teaching, especially for private tutors, can be tricky. Especially as the popularity of language tuition tends to vary a lot. When a language is popular, you can expect higher salarie s or weekly earnings as a private tutor but once a language is no longer popular, you might struggle to make ends meet.Whether you're teaching English in China, Latin in a private school, or looking for teaching positions at a university, the highest paid jobs are for the best teachers. That said, most teachers aren’t in it for the money, but rather because of their passion to help students learn skills that will help them in their future lives and careers.If you need help with your lesson plans or brushing up on your Latin, you might want to consider getting in touch with a private tutor. After all, the better you are as a teacher, the higher your annual salary will be. Of course, everyone starts on the same base salary and can work their way up in state schools.However, keep in mind that while starting salaries are better in certain places, your decision can't be based on salary alone, you need to be working somewhere you like!So are you ready to start your teaching career and t ake advantage of lucrative teaching opportunities?

Piano Playing 101 Chords

Piano Playing 101 Chords All about chords: Superprof's essential tips for improving your piano game ChaptersThe major and minor piano chords4 indispensable piano chordsLearn piano chords with a private instructorBefore all else, learning to play the piano is about self-expression. This is the same no matter the genre â€" from jazz piano to classical piano â€" and method. But getting there is the result of years of training to read sheet music, understand music theory, learn solfege and tempo and play chords.When you begin to learn to play on the piano or keyboard, you’re faced with â€" like every absolute beginner â€" a seemingly unattainable goal: coordination between the brain and the right and left hand. Then there’s the challenges of sight reading and improvisation. And how to find that middle C…But you don’t have to be a great piano virtuoso like Bach or Schubert to take pleasure from piano playing: with some basic chords, you’ll be able to play pieces by the greats. To play a Bach Prelude, for example, you only need to master a relatively easy arpeggio of chords! An d with determination and practicing, you won’t be far off from Beethoven’s Clair de Lune sonata!In this article, Superprof is focusing on learning the basic piano chords â€" they may seem difficult to new beginner piano players, but they are easier than you think. Soon you’ll know how to play a chord perfectly. Get your metronome ready!Get out your metronome: we're watching you.. LouisPiano Teacher £40/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors AlisonPiano Teacher £32/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors BarbaraPiano Teacher £50/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors Chi yuenPiano Teacher 5.00 (5) £30/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors TomPiano Teacher £25/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors ErenPiano Teacher 5.00 (5) £40/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors ValtiePiano Teacher £35/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors DanielPiano Teacher 5.00 (5) £37/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutorsThe major and minor piano chordsTo learn the basic pia no chords, there’s no need to study solfege in an intensive piano class.  You can easily retain several chord progressions, because the fingering doesn’t change much. Although taking a piano course is not usually a bad idea! (But stay away from free piano online lessons.)Generally, on the piano, the left hand plays the chord, while the right hand plays the melody. The melody comprises notes in the scale in which the chord is played. If this seems difficult to understand at this point, just remember one thing:  playing the melody means juggling with notes played by the left hand.Ok but how can you learn, recognize, and play minor chords and major chords? These are things you could find out in a private piano lesson or an online piano tutorial too!The major piano chordsPop quiz: do these notes belong to the minor chords or major chords?The major chords are what bring certain “joyful” sounds to the ear. You know what tunes we mean!They’re not as hard to play as you might thin k. But you’ll still need to learn a few solfege basics first, notably concerning the note intervals. How well can you read music or play by ear?Always start from the tonic note to play a perfect major chord. Then, increase by two keys to find the major third. Then, go one and a half pitches higher to find the minor third, the last note in a three-note chord. For example, a major C is played as such:  c, e, g. that’s the perfect chord of C major, composed of a fundamental (c), a major third (e) and a minor fifth (g).If you follow this, you can play all the major chords of a major scale:C: c-e-gD: d-f#-aE: e-sol#-bF: f, la, cG: g, b, dA: a-c#-eB: b-d#-f#This gets a bit more complicated when playing flat and sharp major chords: you’ll need to move your fingers on the black keys by counting the note intervals.But be careful! Always be sure to remain two pitches between the tonic and third chord, and one and a half pitches between the third and fifth. (No one said it was easy to le arn how to play piano!)The minor piano chordsThe minor chords add a more melancholic sonority to a piano piece, creating a sadder atmosphere.Now that you know how to play a major chord and have started to train your fingering, finding the minor chord will be a piece of cake!Really?Yes, because to find the minor key of a piano chord, you just need to lower the major third by a half key: the one that becomes a minor third is played on the flat (often a black key to the left) of your note. It’s the same process for the major chords: a minor C becomes a c-e flat-g. And this time move one and a half key between the tonic and minor third, then two keys between the third and fifth. If you’re interested in improving, consult a basic chord chart to learn other basic chords! Next you’ll be playing arpeggios and octaves on the piano keyboard in your sleep!4 indispensable piano chordsOne major advantage of playing piano is that once you know the basic chords, you’ll also know how to imi tate the basic guitar or accordion chords. From your beginner piano lessons you could be an accordionist one day!Scales are often repetitive in music.Was it Michel Audiard who said that “The piano is the accordion of the rich”? Well, both have black keys at least!A main instrument of music instruction, the piano is often called the “noblest”  of all the string instruments. Once you’ve learned all about sharps and quarter notes on the piano, it will be easier for you to pick up any other instrument!And yet,  playing a “functional” melody doesn’t call for many chords. To do this, you need only learn four chords, the magical whole chords:C majorG majorA minorF majorThese chords are called magical because they are found in a vast range of music, from the Beatles and Pink Floyd to Elton John, from today’s pop and variety hits to classical music of the past.Magical chords are piano chord progressions that “sound” good to the ear, and are constructed in the same struc ture (in  musical harmony, the seven degrees of a piano scale). How well can you read music?Magical chords are often composed as such:A major chord in the first degree (the first note of the scale),A major chord to the fifth degree (fifth note of the scale),A minor chord in the sixth degree (sixth note of the scale),A major chord in the fourth degree (fourth note of the scale).Creating melodies with the suit of C major, G major, A minor, F major, are favorites that always work well! You’ll be a great piano player soon enough!The hardest part isn’t actually playing the chords, it’s finding a melody that works well!Thanks to this degree hierarchy, if you want to change the key of the piano degrees, just change from where, on the keyboard, you played the first chord. For example, if you begin by an E major:  E  major  (e, g#, b),  B major  (b, d#, f#),  C sharp minor  (c#, e, g#),  A major  (a, c#, e). It’s easy to do this on the keyboard because the interval between each note is the same. Who said it was difficult to learn piano?If you are having trouble, here is a trick: count each note of the scale of C (do, ré, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do) on your fingers and find the chord progression. All beginner pianists will be happy to discover that many a song is constituted of the same magical whole chords. Music is not as hard as you might think, so start practicing those piano keys!Learn piano chords with a private instructorWith a private piano teacher (perhaps one found on Superprof?), every beginner musician wanting to learn to play piano will benefit not just from a tailor-made pedagogical piano method, but also by regular follow-up.Don't forget that a music teacher might be the most important tool for learning piano.So make sure you assess your progress and future goals at each piano lesson with your teacher. What to revise for the following week: Für Elise, Bach’s Prelude or something more contemporary? Your posture, an octave, or something more advanc ed?In a private piano lesson, a piano teacher will create progress plan and target the student’s weaknesses. In this way, the piano lesson will be adapted to your level: is an initiation necessary, does the student need to revise solfege basics, learn to read sheet music, work on right/left hand coordination, or pass directly to playing a piano song?Whether the lesson takes place in the piano student’s home or in a music school, the student needs an environment that’s conducive to chord training. That means spending the necessary time on applying music theory, learning how to form chords with the intervals of notes, perfecting fingering, etc.The piano teacher should also provide students with a chord chart to work on at home.After having reached a certain level, the student could also ask his or her music teacher â€" a personal trainer for the piano â€" to teach him or her how to play songs by the big composers, like the Nocturne Opus 9 No. 2  in E flat major by Frederic Chopi n. No more Mary had a Little Lamb for you!Other than reading sheet music and learning piano tunes, the student can also ask his or her teacher to play different music genres, such as jazz piano, blues piano, tango or classical music. Why not do a bit of research on the Internet, where you’ll find plenty of videos and free piano tutorials to teach you about music styles!Lastly, private piano classes are a powerful tool of motivation, especially for kids and adolescents.If I had to learn the piano on the internet alone when I was an adolescent, there’s a strong chance I would have abandoned playing. In contrast, my 5 years of private lessons in music school during my primary school and high school years allowed me, almost 15 years later, do chord progressions that actually still sound good, and not feel completely inept in front of a keyboard!You might enjoy that same feeling by employing a Superprof piano teacher, rather than doing an anonymous search for piano lessons London...

Why Bother Playing the Guitar Here are Some Benefits.

Why Bother Playing the Guitar Here are Some Benefits. What are the Benefits of Playing a Musical Instrument Like The Guitar? ChaptersWhy You'll Never Regret Learning How to Play Guitar.It’s a Scientific Fact: the Guitar Brings Pleasure  Playing Guitar Releases StressThe Guitar Takes Away Pain.  The Guitar Boosts Brain ActivityGuitar Playing Improves Your HeartThe Guitar Boosts Your Self-ConfidenceGuitar Playing Improves Your Creativity and Your ConcentrationThe Guitar Increases Your Power of SeductionHave you ever asked yourself why guitarists seem so relaxed and at ease on stage?  What is it about the guitar player that is so zen - playing guitar chords like it's the easiest thing in the world?  Some guitar players even appear immortal, like Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones.Is it that they have better doctors than us normal folk? A healthier lifestyle? Surely not….So read on to discover how playing a chord on a Fender can stimulate your gray matter, wipe away your stress and even boost your sex-appeal! Because a guitar teacher isn't just unlocking your knowledge of tablature and the pentatonic, bu t is doing you all sorts of favours that you'll appreciate later on!Whatever the time period,  the guitar has always been an attractive, even captivating, musical instrument. It’s the ideal tool for seducing as well as for expressing oneself freely through one’s own compositions or playing classic guitar tunes.There is no ideal age for playing the guitar: whether you’re 8, 18, 38 or 68 years old, age makes no difference. From the moment that you feel the urge to play the guitar, once the motivation is there, well that’s the right moment to get started.What’s more, you can play all the musical styles that you want to on the guitar, like blues, rock, pop, reggae, funk, punk or even classical music. You do have the acoustic guitar, the electric guitar, and the classical guitar for a reason!You just have to choose the appropriate guitar. This advice will help both absolute beginners and even more advanced players.All the same, to be certain that the sounds you’re making aren ’t tempting your family and neighbors to cry, we recommend learning the basics of this instrument by taking guitar lessons and watching guitar videos. Don’t, obviously, forget to tune your guitar. But you'll have to learn a bit of everything - from power chords to the major scale, from fingerpicking to advanced guitar tricks - to ensure you are getting everything you can out of your new guitar.Whether they are online courses, guitar lessons with a private instructor, or classes in a music school, the training should correspond to your individual needs.Once you’ve acquired the guitar basics, from learning to read music and develop a fingerstyle and strumming patterns, you’ll happily discover that you can play several pieces of music. From easy songs, basic chords, and barre chords, you’ll soon make your way to more advanced guitar solos!But, beyond that, whether it’s from the pleasure of playing or copying tunes, playing the guitar has numerous other affects, notably on o ur wellbeing and health.It’s a Scientific Fact: the Guitar Brings Pleasure  Let’s be clear, it’s not just the guitar â€" all musical practice brings real pleasure.According to a neuroscience study at the University of McGill in Montreal, Canada, listening and playing guitar liberates wellbeing hormones like dopamine, the hormone of happiness as it’s popularly known.Guitar playing makes you happy!According to this same study, playing the guitar and listening to music triggers the same chemical process at the level of the brain as having a sexual experience.So while it sounds strange, some say that playing the guitar is a sort of musical masturbation.The word comes off a bit strong, but the facts have proven it: the more you listen to music or play the guitar, the more pleasure you take from it, as your brain secretes the hormone dopamine. Time to get started on those guitar scales and octaves!So forget all your preconceived ideas about the guitar! It's not all chord progressi ons, guitar tabs, and songs to learn. Or, at least, it is - but it's a lot more than that too.Playing Guitar Releases StressWe all have really full days from time to time, and whether it’s in our private sphere or professional milieu, some are more stressful than others, right?Between your boss who aggravates you, bills that come at the worst time, traffic jams, bad weather, terrible dates, there are a thousand and one reasons to be stressed during the day.Need to take a moment for the self by playing guitar?Fortunately, once you have your own Gibson Les Paul guitar or your Telecaster, plug it into a  Marshall guitar amp  and you strum those first guitar strings, the stress will fade away in no time at all.Wit a few indispensable guitar accessories like a  pick, capo, and metronome  you are ready to go! You’ll be playing like Clapton soon enough…Whether you take guitar courses with an instructor, follow an online guitar course, or you play alone in your room, the effect is the same: you’ll loosen up by playing those six strings  (and this goes for all styles, be it on a classical bass, acoustic bass, blues guitar, rock guitar, or rhythm guitar). Whether it's jazz guitar you play or the chord progression of your favorite songs by Hendrix you practice, all of this will help.According to a double study led by Loma Linda University in California and its School of Medicine, stress is significantly reduced as soon as one plays an instrument like the guitar.And these virtues have been recognized since the origins of the guitar!This manifests itself on a genetic level: musical vibrations impact our blood pressure and immune system, which helps us fight viruses.The guitar is good for the health! If that's not a reason to learn how to play the guitar, I don't know what is!The Guitar Takes Away Pain.  If you have chronic pains, or are suffering physically or psychologically, learning the guitar and listening to music allows your spirit to disconnect, considerably reducing pain.Enjoy playing the guitar.By focusing on intonations, musical vibrations, music theory, or on memorizing guitar songs, you’ll focus less on pain, allowing your body to relax and your spirit to escape.A study at the University of Utah  with the Center of Pain Research illustrated these  effects of music on the body. PeterGuitar Teacher £12/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors EdgarGuitar Teacher 5.00 (8) £30/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors PaulGuitar Teacher 5.00 (12) £18/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors DanielGuitar Teacher 5.00 (3) £40/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors ToddGuitar Teacher 4.75 (4) £35/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors SamueleGuitar Teacher 5.00 (5) £20/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors KurtGuitar Teacher 5.00 (3) £20/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors RyanGuitar Teacher £30/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutorsThe Guitar Boosts Brain ActivityA recent Scottish study illustrated that if y ou play the guitar â€" true for any musical instrument â€" you are more able to sharpen your cerebral functions and activity.Playing the guitar heightens mental alacrity! Photo Visual Hunt.This is notably beneficial for the fight against mental degeneration in the short and long terms.So, “fret” no more! Stop taking pills for increasing your cerebral activity, and instead tune a guitar, take guitar lessons, consult your tablatures, study and play scales, and your brain will thank you. Are you fantasizing about that fretboard yet?Guitar Playing Improves Your HeartDid you know that rockers have rock-solid cardiovascular systems?Indeed, Dutch researchers have discovered that people who practice a musical activity like guitar playing for at least 100 minutes per day have significantly reduced blood pressure and cardiac rhythm when compared to those who don’t play music.This fact was included in another study by Boston’s Berklee School of Music led by the chair of the Music Thera py department, Suzanne Hanser.Playing music has real impact on our health, especially for the elderly as it slows down the heart, and lessens stress, anxiety and depression. Time to start researching those free guitar lessons…While you’re completely rapt up in your guitar playing, left in a trance by your music, your blood pressure falls to normal levels, and you feel more relaxed.And if you learn to sing at the same time as you play, this will also have a positive effect on your lungs, by making them work to their full capacity of oxygen.The Guitar Boosts Your Self-ConfidenceThe guitar is an excellent outlet.While singing brings an immediate health benefit, in general, playing and creating your own music allows you to freely express yourself, your emotions, ideas, and you who are to others.Find your confidence by playing those 6-strings! Image Visual Hunt.In expressing yourself completely and without censure on your guitar, you will liberate a strong emotional charge, which wil l heighten your self-confidence.Singing a song or playing a piece of music may prove to be easy for some, but creating, composing, and inventing one represents an entirely different personal challenge. As soon as you’ve done it, you will have gained an enormous amount of confidence in yourself.Every songwriter has the knowledge that he or she is fully capable of inventing something unique.Haven't you heard? A confident person is almost as sexy as guitar music!Guitar Playing Improves Your Creativity and Your ConcentrationSimply start with Guitar 101. The more you play guitar, the more your brain accumulates information: as soon as you’ve acquired all the guitar basics like the main chords, playing with a pick, finger placement to pull off chords sequences or play your first solos, you’ll realize that you want to keep on learning.It’s as though you put your finger inside gears and it’s impossible to get out of them.Bring out your creative potential by taking guitar lessons! Image: Visual Hunt.Once you’ve mastered the techniques by taking guitar classes, for instance, you’ll be able access the more creative part of guitar playing.According to an important study from the prestigious University of Cambridge, musicians and especially guitarists continue to be creative even when they’ve stopped playing their instrument.They’ve invested so much into their music that their entire environment becomes a pretext for composing or making changes to their music.It’s often during a walk, or during an evening with friends, when you hear a sound, a rhythm or that you feel a certain emotion that you want to put to music.The Guitar Increases Your Power of SeductionYes it’s a cliché. But it’s also a scientific fact.The guitar reinforces your power of seduction. Ah  to be a guitarist! It’s a whole other world, isn’t it?Researchers in psychology have made music-based studies that illustrate how women more freely associate musical capacity with intelligen ce, commitment, determination in work and physical prowess.Learning to play the guitar can make you really quite attractive.Why do women love guitarists, who are unrivaled in comparison to other men?Here are three reasons that show why the guitar is ideal for flirting:Guitarists are seen as being more creative and imaginative than other people. This also has to do with the amount of charisma they give off.The neuroscientist Daniel Levitin explains that music played on the guitar draws most of the lobes of the brain and the emotions that it generates. In sum, guitar music connects with our deepest emotions that are impossible to control.The myth of the bad boy/girl: it’s pretty much a fact that the guitarist is synonymous with freedom, even at the expense of social rules. Ever heard of the famous saying “Sex, drugs and rock’n’roll”? Enough said!And what if we said that learning guitar is a remedy for aging?In conclusion, we can affirm that the guitar is the best medicine ag ainst ennui and depression. So what are you waiting for to buy a guitar?It relaxes guitarists and brings numerous physical and mental benefits.So be kind to your neurons by strumming the strings of your Gibson or Fender Stratocaster like the famous guitarists!Take your daily dose of serotonin, endorphin and oxytocin by getting that guitar out!You can even give lessons eventually!

College Waiting Lists

College Waiting Lists Many students who are on the bubble of being accepted into a college will be placed on a waiting list. Students will have to sweat it out for months while that college makes its final decisions. Students can opt to stay on waiting lists; however, less than 30% of wait-listed students will eventually be accepted, according to The US News World Report. Also, students chances are significantly lower for Ivy League Schools and other elite colleges. Recently, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has accepted anywhere from 0-40 students from its waiting list that is usually comprised of several hundred students. A recent New York Times article also does not offer much hope to students who have been placed in limbo. The US News World Report highlighted five suggestions for students who are placed on colleges waiting lists. 1. Explore other options: Students need to be realistic about their chances of being accepted from a colleges waiting list. Students should consider attending other colleges and even send letters of intent to those colleges in case they do not get accepted from the college that wait-listed them. 2. Ask the college about your chances: Colleges have different waiting lists systems. Some colleges analyze and rank their wait-listed students by their test scores and high school GPAs. Students who have lower scores and are farther down on the waiting list have a small chance of being accepted. Other schools will be pulling students to fill voids. For example, if an accepted student athlete declines a colleges offer, then that college is likely to accept another student athlete from its waiting list. This system makes it nearly impossible for a wait-listed student to inquire about his/her chances of being accepted. 3. Show interest in the school: This can help some students chances of being accepted from a colleges waiting list. If a school has an essay in its application on why you want to go there, then fill it out, even if its optional. Also, it might help to go on a college visit. This could show the college that you are truly passionate about going there. Most admission officers understand that the students who want to attend that college more will perform better. Therefore, showing strong interest and maybe even sucking up a little could get a wait-listed student accepted. 4. Be pleasantly persistent: Students should send the colleges admissions office a letter updating their recent achievements and progress since submitting their application. Students can show a little creativity with this. However, students should avoid being obsessive. Dont send gifts of food or drink. Traditionally, sending anything with monetary value is a bad idea. And please do not send a shoe, highlighting that you are trying to get a foot in the door. 5. Dont stay on the colleges waiting list for the sake of doing so: Many admissions officers appreciate students who notify the college of withdrawals, especially if students are happy with their offers from other colleges. This makes admissions officers jobs easier. Also, if students automatically stay on a colleges waiting list, they could essentially be taking another students spot.

Review A Must-Have Resource for Classical Singers

Review A Must-Have Resource for Classical Singers Suzy S. Classical singers, listen up! Heres a resource you absolutely shouldnt miss, reviewed by voice teacher Molly R If you teach  classical voice, you are probably aware that one of the biggest challenges is accompaniment! We can fake our way through standards and simpler Disney tunes for our other students, but this is not usually the case when it comes to Mozart or Verdi. And if you are a classical soloist, it’s every bit as frustrating. It can get very  costly to hire an accompanist whenever you need to run through your arias and songs. It can also be  time-consuming to find someone and schedule rehearsals, find a space,  and so on. So, whats a classical singer to do? My Online  Resource  Recommendation This is where Your Accompanist comes in. This amazing resource is the classical singer’s dream come true, allowing you to download accompaniment tracks for practically everything you need. I had the opportunity to check out the site, and after spending some time browsing with a few of my voice students, I wondered where this site has been all my life (and my students are asking the same thing!). How I  Use the Site in My  Lessons Your Accompanist  has downloadable  piano accompaniment to almost every aria and art song you can think of! Even better still: many of the art songs are available in various keys to suit a wider variety of voices. Heres how I used the tracks in my lessons: I needed a particular French song for a young soprano student, and we were both so pleased to see they offered it in a key suitable for her higher voice! This is already coming in handy for her as she prepares for a big singing contest. We were also able to find a large number of other things she’d be needing in future lessons, including art songs in German and English. Oratorio is also available, and thank goodness for that! A young countertenor I work with was able to get the aria from “Messiah” he needed instantly, so we could polish it for his upcoming performances. A mezzo student of mine was relieved to finally find the Barber opera aria she needed. I also found several “staples” (classic beginner Italian arias) to download that I  knew  I’d be using for students later on. And I’ll admit it: I got a few things for me to sing along with, too! In fact, I had a hard time narrowing it down. I wanted to get every mezzo-soprano aria on there! Since this site is based out of the United Kingdom, old music hall and parlor song favorites are on the site, too certainly not something you see every day! I was delighted to see such a variety. A  student also noticed that the site offered holiday classics. Right away, I knew I needed a few, as December concert time will be here before you know it! There are a few art songs that I could use, but did not see on the site. However, there’s an option to request that they record what you don’t see. After discovering this option, my students and I started getting together a brief list of songs we may ask for in the future. Downloading Tracks from Your Accompanist Downloading and paying for your chosen songs is extremely easy, and playing them back is just as simple. When we found the Faure art song that we needed, all I had to do was  press a few buttons and it was in my iTunes library and ready to play for my soprano to sing along to! My countertenor was a bit worried that his oratorio aria was going to be either too fast or too slow but before we downloaded we were able to listen to a very helpful sound sample. Now  he can rehearse with confidence: with me in the studio, or at home on his own! As for the accompaniment tracks themselves? Absolutely beautiful! All of the tracks I have used have been sensitively phrased and played most musically. Sound quality is top notch. As my students were singing along, I felt that they were supported by the playing, and not at all overpowered. It’s also so incredibly nice to be able to focus on my students’ singing instead of worrying about my piano playing abilities. Why This is a Must-Have Resource One singer of mine told me that she felt that using the Your Accompanist  tracks is  as close as you can get to having a live accompanist right there with you. How right she is. As I tried some of the accompaniments myself, I felt like I was in my very own recital hall! So again we ask: where has Your Accompanist  been all our lives? Thanks to the Internet, we classical singers and teachers have a tremendous resource available to us. Check it out and see what you think! Readers, what other websites and singing resources do you use to download accompaniment tracks? Leave a comment below and let us know!   Post Author:  Molly R. Molly R. teaches online and in-person singing lessons in Hayward, CA. Her specialties include teaching beginner vocalists, shy singers, children, teens, lapsed singers, and older beginners. She joined TakeLessons in November 2013.  Learn more about Molly  here! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher

Find an Economics Tutor in London

Find an Economics Tutor in London How to Find Your Ideal Economics Tutor in London ChaptersFinding the Help You NeedCampus Resources to ExploreWhat About Online Tutoring?Talk about diversity! Talk about history... the global city we call London has it all, even though the concepts of diversity and history themselves are often considered mutually exclusive.To wit, economic history tends to be overlooked in favour of social history, and especially military history.As a student of economics, walking the roughly 3 km ² area that comprises medieval London, do you reflect on the systems of accounting that went into establishing what, today, is considered the financial capital of the world?Microeconomics and macroeconomicsdevelopmental economics â€" yes, at that time, England was a developing country!Labour economics: what was the human cost of building those magnificent structures?business economics: even back then, the as-yet unnamed enterprise called capitalism flourished!international economics, including trade: how did we become a nation of tea drinkers?environmental economics â€" from the quarries that produced the stone for those buildings to the land they are built on...Then again, perhaps these thoughts never entered your mind.Could it be that you are overwhelmed in your studies? Bogged down by the battering of maths you are expected to master in order to earn your undergraduate degree?Turn down that noise and cheer up: there is help for you!You can find solace in tutoring from a qualified instructor, well-versed in the principles of economics and statistical analysis.How to find that lone person in our country's most populous city?Let Superprof help! Find an economist GMAT tutor here.the disconnect in the curriculum, between economic theory and real-world economic events, that have sent students worldwide into protest.Indeed, if you are working towards your Bachelor of Science at the University of London (School of Economics), your core class requirements consist almost exclusively of mathematics and statistics, and even your elective choi ces depend largely on your ability to calculate!That being the case, would you be better served by a math tutor?Conversely, should you look forward to starting your Bachelor of Arts studies in Economics at the University of London this autumn, your course requirements would emphasise the study and application of economic theory.Subjects in your degree plan include Perspective from Social Science and History of Economic Ideas, just to name two!Naturally, you will still endure calculus and statistics courses, but the maths is nowhere near as intensive as if you were to select the Science degree.Thus it follows that you may need a writing tutor, more so than a maths tutor, in order to compose effective essays and powerful papers... all good training for writing your thesis!What if you are preparing to sit your A-Levels in Economics?In this instance more so than the first two, you would need an Economics tutor: to clarify economic theories and help make sense of outliers in statistical models.Fortunately for you â€" and for first-year university students, you may benefit from tutelage by a student at minimum one level higher than you.According to recommended guidelines, a personal tutor should be at least one level higher than the tutee.That means that studying with a student at university while you have yet to sit A-Levels is not only perfectly acceptable, it could even be beneficial!They still remember their ordeal, and could give you tips for a successful exam!Let's go find one now, shall we?Campus Resources to ExploreAlthough A-Levels study is mostly independent, there are still advisers and instructors for you to rely on. You may ask those mentors where to turn for qualified help.As for higher-level scholars...  The psychology of students who are in the first year of their Economics program at university goes through a bit of battering.Not only from the massive maths and critical thinking they are required to do, but also because their change of environment a nd the dramatic departure from traditional, teacher-led instruction.Thus it stands to reason that they would need academic support along with fellowship group studying could bring.The Student UnionYou may find tuition and people passionate about economics at your campus' student union office.You should inquire whether they host study sessions in small groups, or even offer homework help and one on one tutoring.Bear in mind that you don't necessarily need an Economics graduate to teach you; students only one level higher qualify â€" as long as you are confident you can learn from them.Ask around: you may find a tutor through the Economics department Source: Pixabay Credit: QuinntheislanderWhat the Department of Economics Has to OfferForget for a moment the image of austere professors, slamming shut their satchels at class's end and swirling out of the lecture hall in a tornado of tweed!If a certain study subject has you stymied, you may ask your professor for help, or to recommend a particularly accomplished student to tutor you.If there are no other classes to rush off to, you may be surprised that your teacher would take a few minutes and adopt a gentler tone while explaining to you the fundamentals of econometrics.If you are indeed left with an impression of tweed as the door slams shut, perhaps directing yourself to the econ administrative office would yield answers.Not for your Economics texts, unfortunately. However, it is entirely possible that that office staff maintains a list of tutors or tutoring services you might find helpful.While you're in the office, be sure to check the bulletin board, where such adverts might be waiting for you to discover them.Be sure to check the bulletin boards in your dormitory, the dining hall and the campus library, as well!The library is another place where you might find individualized tutoring: find out if there are any study groups â€" for math, calculus, statistics or economics that meet there regularly.Finally, if you've downloaded the campus' student app, log in regularly to see what opportunities lurk there.You might even post an advert yourself, either on the app or on those above-mentioned bulletin boards... or both!What About Online Tutoring?Indeed, you clever Economics major, there is a wealth of private tutoring to be found online, and there are several ways to go about benefiting from it!You should first ask yourself a few questions:What do you need help with â€" maths? Maybe a writing tutor?Would only a private tutor be capable of building your confidence?If so, is home tutoring your preferred option, or might you learn well with an online tutor?Would you consider being tutored a part of a small group of tutees?How do you feel about tutoring companies?What about free tutoring?The economics of tutoring definitely impacts you, especially if your budget is tight: in-home tutoring can be an expensive proposition!While free tutoring would seem like the best option for your wallet, you may be leery of the quality of instruction you would receive.On the other end of the spectrum, tutoring agencies have all of the necessary qualifications to guarantee top-shelf instruction, but the cost of such academic tutoring could be prohibitive.Home tutoring suffers the same stigma, and unfairly so.Superprof registers more than 60 Economics tutors in the London area, most of whom would meet you for instruction. The overwhelming majority also give lessons via webcam, should that suit you better.The average price for a Superprof tutor in Economics is a surprisingly low £27 per hour, and most of these educators offer their first lesson for free!Wait a minute: doesn't that correspond to Mankiw's 4th Principle of Economics?Discover other Tutorials OnlineAs the London Metropolitan landscape is dotted with institutes of higher learning, it should come as no surprise that you could find MOOCs attached to just about any campus, for any discipline.MOOCs, or massive open online courses, are taught strictly online. They consist of a blend of lectures, videos and, most importantly, student discussion panels.In fact, your input on those discussions is mandatory for successful completion of these extracurricular courses.If you are enrolled at the University of London, you will find several such classes available to you.The best aspect of MOOCs is that they are, for the most part, completely free!No hard-nosed teachers await if you work with a tutor online! Source: Pixabay Credit: 1820796The Khan AcademyIf you don't mind an American accent, you may find a load of helpful information in the Khan Academy Economics tutorials.This free programme consists of short video segments, bookended by quizzes to test your knowledge going into the topic, and determine how much you've learned after absorbing the presented material.If you are struggling with economics concepts, this online library of tutorial videos might just be a treasure trove.On the other hand, if you need personalized instruction, you will not find it at Khan's.To our knowledge, that is this learning site's only drawback: you work independently, with no feedback or supplemental instruction tailored exactly to your needs.Whether you prefer the teaching methods exercised at a tutoring center, would rather undergo one to one sessions in your home or have grown partial to tutoring online, ways to find the right economics tutor for your needs are controlled by only three factors.The best tutors are affordable, knowledgeable and passionate about their subject.At the convergence of those points, you will find your ideal tutor. Good luck!Looking for an economics tutor in the UK? See below!Tutors in ManchesterTutors in LeedsTutors in GlasgowTutors in Birmingham

English Conversation Classes Talking about the Rise of China

English Conversation Classes Talking about the Rise of China The future of China, and its role in world economics and politics is increasingly a topic of conversation, not just in my English conversation classes, but everywhere you go. In this TED Talk, Martin Jacques talks about why westerners misunderstand China, and tries to give us ideas to help us understand it better.He says many things about China and its future that could be considered controversial, including that: The arrival of countries like China represents the most important single act of democratization in the last 200 years.Why should you listen to Martin Jacques?Martin Jacques is the author of When China Rules the World: The Rise of the Middle Kingdom and the End of the Western World. He is a visiting senior fellow at the London School of Economics, IDEAS, a centre for the study of international affairs, diplomacy and grand strategy, and a visiting research fellow at the LSE’s Asia Research Centre. He is a columnist for the Guardian and the New Statesman.His interest in East Asia began in 1993 with a holiday in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. After that, he found every reason or excuse he could find to spend time in the region, be it personal, for newspaper articles or television programs. In 1977, he became editor of Marxism Today, a post he held for fourteen years, transforming what was an obscure and dull journal into the most influential political publication in Britain, read and respected on the right and left alike.In 1991, he closed Marxism Today and in 1994 became the deputy editor of the Independent newspaper, a post he held until 1996. In 1993 he co-founded the think-tank Demos.Watch the video below, to hear Jacques. If you would like to take a class based on this video, contact us.How does Jacques say the economic crisis has changed projections for the future of Chinas economy?In what two ways does he say China will change the world?What does he think is the problem with the way westerners understand China?What does he say is the m ost important political value in China?Why does he say the world will become increasingly unfamiliar to us?What does he say about Europe and its future?Where should you go, according to Martin, if you want to see the future?What problem does China have the the U.S. does not have?What does he say our attitude should be toward Chinas future?Why does he say that the rise of China and India represents the most important democratization of the last 200 years?

How to Take Care of YOURSELF This Holiday Season

How to Take Care of YOURSELF This Holiday Season Image via Pixabay.com Many people have yet to head to the stores to start tackling their holiday shopping list, maybe because of the dread of facing down the throngs of other shoppers hustling about the mall. There are office parties to attend, cards to send, relatives to call… It can all be a bit overwhelming. Amid all of the rushing, it’s important to still make time for yourself. Even if it’s the season of giving, you won’t feel in a very “giving mood” if you’re not happy and taking care of yourself. In order for you to get the most of your holiday experience, I’ve come up with 5 ideas on how to take care of yourself during the holidays that will make sure that you and everyone around you are in for a good time. 1.  Give what you can. It’s super easy to get carried away when you’re out shopping for the perfect presents for your loved ones. Spend what you can but don’t go overboard when you’re shopping. Create a budget that will allow you to buy those closest to you the perfect present and still have money to pay bills, afford rent, and any other fixed expenses you may have in the future. Also, don’t feel the need to buy presents for every single person you know. This will drain your bank account quicker than anything else this holiday season. I don’t mean to sound harsh, but give presents to those who you truly love and wish to give presents to. For distant friends and acquaintances, consider getting a card or a small stocking-stuffer. You can’t buy gifts for everyone, so don’t feel guilty for not doing so. 2.  Don’t overdo the partying. As much as you may want to go to every party you’re invited to, partying too much can be draining. Music, dancing, good food, and drinks are all a lot of fun every so often but waking up with a hangover at 2 p.m. every day can sap away your energy. Instead of going to a party every night, give yourself time to recharge for a day or two or you’ll wind up feeling exhausted instead of cheery this holiday season. Image via Pixabay.com 3.  Eat and drink wisely. Now, I’m not telling you to not enjoy food this holiday season. That’s crazy. I fully support stuffing your face for every holiday and not feeling an ounce of guilt while doing so. Enjoying good food with family and friends is a big part of celebrating during the holiday season. But … I don’t think it’s wise to go back for thirds, fourths, or fifths in one sitting. Just because it’s a holiday, doesn’t mean that grease, fat, alcohol and other unhealthy components of holiday dining are going to take a vacation and not affect your health. Enjoy the food but don’t overdo it, especially if you have high cholesterol or other health problems that could be affected by food and drinks. 4.  Don’t be a people-pleaser. Do what you want! Sometimes, people are going to try and force you to believe that they know what’s best for you. Those same people are going to suggest you do such-and-such or go to a place of their suggestion or buy this person a certain gift or bring a certain dish to the office holiday party. It may even be groups of people suggesting/telling you that you should do these things. Tune those people out! This is your life and your holiday to celebrate however you please! Don’t do anything just to appease another person in your life. Make decisions for yourself and stick to them. If you don’t want to go to a party, you don’t have to go. The people who love you will respect you decisions and not try to make you feel guilty about them. 5.  Be grateful. You’re here, you’re alive, and you’re able to celebrate the holidays! Just taking a second to be grateful for the things we sometimes take for granted will lower your stress levels and really put the reason for the season into perspective. I hope that all of you will remember to take care of yourself this holiday season! Happy holidays, everyone!