The Savvy Music Teacher

The Savvy Music Teacher unveils a clear and realistic blueprint for independent music teachers to earn a respectable living while increasing impact. Integrating seven large-scale income/impact streams, this model paves the way for a varied and exciting livelihood which features vignettes of extraordinary savvy music teachers.

One of the world's leading authorities on arts entrepreneurship/leadership, David Cutler balances a varied profile as a jazz and classical composer, pianist, educator, arranger, author, and sought-after speaker. His first book, The Savvy Musician, has influenced a whole generation of musicians from across the globe. Cutler serves as the University of South Carolina's Director of Music Entrepreneurship.

- Introduction: So You Want to be a Music Teacher?
- Chapter 1: The Very, Very, Very Important Work of Savvy Music Teachers
- Chapter 2: 9 Savvy rules to Teaching Prosperity
- Chapter 3: Stream 1: Lessons
- Chapter 4: Stream 2: Classes
- Chapter 5: Stream 3: Camps
- Chapter 6: Stream 4: Events
- Chapter 7: Stream 5: Technology
- Chapter 8: Stream 6: Products
- Chapter 9: Stream 7: Additional
- Chapter 10: Setting Up Shop
- Chapter 11: Filling Your Studio
- Chapter 12: Time/Life Management
- Chapter 13: Winning the Money Game
- Chapter 14: Your Financial Picture in Five Steps
- Chapter 15: The Savvy Music Teacher Career Blueprint
- Coda: Staying Inspired
- Appendix A: Financial Worksheets
- Appendix B: The SMT Earning Blueprint
- Appendix C: The SMT Impact Blueprint
- Appendix D: Sample SMT Documents
- Appendix E: Further Reading
- Featured Artist Index
- Index