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My wife and I are considering moving from Phoenix. She is a younger opera singer who has built a great reputation for teaching people how to sing (and sound good, in a healthy manner) and accomplish their goals (regional and all-state qualifiers, sound great at Karaoke night, etc.). Out here there is one HS that dominates that choir/ arts field and if you don't live in the area, parents will not drive to you (adult students drive 30 miles!). What about in the Triangle?
Enloe is an arts magnet school but that means students are coming from all over the county. I know that at one point Leesville High had a very good choral program and I would assume it still does I just don't keep up with it these days.
This is a strange question. How does the strength of a school program impact the potential need for voice lessons? Either the school teacher is good and provides all needed instruction OR in order to remain competitive within that program you need outside lessons. You are only talking about 100 or so chorus participants in one school...at best only a handful will want voice lessons. Would that be enough to sustain a vocal coach?
Look at the map of raleigh...there are quite a few high schools within a reasonable driving distance, and many students criss cross each other to attend schools they have chosen rather than their neighborhood HS. Yes, many talented students go to Enloe, but that doesn't mean they live anywhere near it.
This area is bursting with talent. do your own search for vocal coaches and see what you come up with. There is no shortage of teachers but probably no shortage of students either. My daughter's voice teacher is 1 mile from a HS but does not by any stretch teach students at that school exclusively. Her people come from all over. We drive 9 miles to get to her house. BTW, if it is any help to you, she charges $45-$55 per half hour lesson.
Throw away your Phoenix model for how to plan your business...it won't help here.
Thanks. It may be quite different. Most nationally ranked programs actively seek the assistance of private teachers and depend upon them to do what they cannot in teaching a large group. Thanks for the rate info. We're looking forward to heading back east!
I would second LibrarySue in that parents drive their kids all over for various activities. I would suggest a somewhat central location in the triangle for an office and/or place to give lessons.
OP, before you consider offering private lessons, I would be very sure that there is a market for voice teachers here. When I moved here 8 years ago, I found that the area was already saturated with private music lesson teachers. It has been very hard to break into the market. Also, parents seem unwilling to drive further than a five mile radius of their homes.
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