Coming Out of Lockdown

With the Lockdown restrictions promised to soon be easing, it is very important for you and your tutoring business are fully prepared to get back up and running in line with the law. Join Neil today as he details how you can practice face to face whilst maintaining ‘Covid safe’, how to adapt your pre-existing teaching style and how much you and your students are going to love getting back to doing what you both enjoy.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Many students are eager to get back into the classroom to learn and your tutoring business is required to teach in a covid safe environment. You are still going to need to wear facemasks and figure out how to interpret cues from different facial expressions. You are also going to have to listen more closely to language and your students’ body posture.   You will also have to adhere to social distancing measures and stay 2 meters away from your students where possible operating a no-touch policy. As a tutor, it is common to have to adjust your player’s finger positions (if teaching guitar) and ensure everything is in the right place for them. This is something you are no longer allowed to do. Ensure there are copious amounts of hand sanitiser available for you and your students.   Wherever possible you can still continue to teach on Zoom until the time comes where there is no friction in ‘face to face’ teaching. However, most students will agree that whilst Zoom lessons are good, they are nowhere near as good as the real thing. Zoom lessons are not as much fun.   For now, the story goes that we will be getting some of our freedom back in April. When we get it you should be ready.   BEST MOMENTS “We should be planning our escape.” “I think it should be called ‘anti-social distancing.” “My job is to cover my arse as best as I can.”   VALUABLE RESOURCES Listen to The Tutor Podcast on the Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tutor-podcast/id1369191372)! Build Your Online Course Week 1: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-your-online-course/id1369191372?i=1000477109724 Course Planning Week 2: Who Am I?: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/build-your-online-course/id1369191372?i=1000477109724 Who are They? (Know Your Punters): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/who-are-they-know-your-punters/id1369191372?i=1000478984529 Read the Weird Things Guitarists Do book by Neil Cowmeadow, which is available now on Amazon. Link - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Weird-Things-Guitarists-Do-Misconceptions/dp/1519026579/ Contact Neil via this website - com! ABOUT THE HOST Neil Cowmeadow is a maverick peripatetic guitar teacher from Telford with over 19 years’ experience in the business of helping people. Learn how to start, grow and love your business with Neil’s invaluable advice and tips without the buzzwords and BS! CONTACT METHOD [email protected]