What official qualifications do i need to teach piano.? P.S I have grade 6 piano and grade 5 theory., Cheers?

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Hello there !

I'm a piano teacher myself, but not 'officially qualified'

To be officially qualified, you need to finish all grades in piano, aka up to grade 10, and start preparing for an ARCT in Piano Pedagogy, aka for teachers. It's a very difficult exam, having 3 separate pedagogy's for a separate age group to teach. In the syllabus here it says

"Candidates must complete performance and theoretical requirements for the Grade 9 Piano Certificate." for just the part 1 of the exam. for part two, you need a grade 10 piano certificate. And for part three, you need to be over 18.

ARCT'S aren't required in some places to teach. I don't have my ARCT, and I haven't finished grade 10 yet, but I'm planning to. It's a good goal to have. For the time being, you could go ask your piano teacher to start substituting for him/her for some times. That's how I started out. Now I teach as a regular teacher.

Good luck, and follow your goals!