INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Teaching piano is a skilled job! It will be harder to recruit and teach students if you do not have extensive playing experience. If you have been playing piano for a long time and have a significant repertoire under your belt, you are probably already qualified to teach. That said, you should still practice playing the piano daily so that your skills stay fresh and up to date. A degree is not necessarily required if you have a high playing skill level. However, most successful piano teachers are highly trained with the equivalent of a bachelor's degree in piano with coursework in piano pedagogy (instruction). Learning classical techniques is helpful for increasing overall playing skill and are necessary for aspiring concert pianists or future teachers. However, if your student wants to learn how to play jazz music in addition to classical, and you don't know how to play jazz piano, you may not be the best teacher for them. While some students take piano lessons to show their friends their favorite pop songs, others may learn piano to make a career out of it some day. In either case, being able to explain and demonstrate technical knowledge of scales, chords, intervals, clefs, meter, phrasing, and harmony is essential to their musical development. If you find your music theory to be lacking, there are many resources that can help, but a music theory course on Coursera or Nicolas Carter's book "Music Theory: From Absolute Beginner to Expert" or can improve your theory skills in an approachable way. This can include taking private lessons from teachers who are more advanced than yourself, reading music teaching literature, attending concerts, practicing and learning new repertoire on your own, or browsing the internet or YouTube for inspiration. Remember that a good teacher is also a good student. Join your local, state, or national music teacher's associations to network with other teachers and be informed about new teaching methods and publications. You can also learn about various pedagogical techniques and select the method that you think will work best for you and your students.

SUMMARY: Practice playing the piano often. Advertise the genres of piano music that you're qualified to teach. Brush up on your music theory. Invest in professional development.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Rubber floor mats help absorb and reduce noise from machines in your home such as televisions, stereo systems, washers, dryers, and dishwashers. These mats, when placed directly below a machine, muffle the vibrations and reduce noise and impact. Padded flooring products, such as the Elephant Bark Mat, are available online in thicknesses ranging from 1/5 to 3/8 inches (5 mm to 9.5 mm). Interlocking noise-absorbing flooring can easily be placed over your existing flooring in your home or garage. Simply purchase enough to cover your entire flooring and lay the padded tiles down, interlocking the sides to connect them. This product can be easily cut to fit to the edges of your room. It's also easily cleaned, and is made of antimicrobial material. with a thick pad underneath. Adding padding and carpet to your flooring will greatly reduce noises such as footsteps. The thicker the pad under the carpeting, the more noise reduction you will receive. Carpet and padding can even be installed over your existing hard floor, if necessary.

SUMMARY: Put a rubber floor mat under machinery to absorb noise. Add interlocking flooring to reduce noise. Install carpeting

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If possible, it can be helpful to dedicate a whole room to homeschooling, as it keeps the mess out of sight and helps keep your kids on task. You can use a family room, den, basement, office, or even an extra bedroom. You may even be able to convert a shed with electricity into a homeschooling room. It's entirely possible you don't have the space to devote a whole room to homeschooling. If that's the case, try picking a central area, such as the living room or dining area. Choose an area where you can add some storage, so that you can hide school stuff away when your kids aren't working on it. Your dining area is a good choice since you already have a table in place for your kids to use. Even if your kids tend to spread out around the house to work, you should still have a designated area for keeping your school supplies. Pick an area that doesn't have distractions like a television, video game console, or the like. You want your kids to stay on task as much as possible, and distractions won't help with that! Try to pick a quiet area in the house that doesn't have a lot of extraneous noise. For instance, you may not want to put the room too close to the laundry room. Similarly, while you wouldn't want to cover up the windows, you may want to face the classroom away from the windows. Let any other household members know school is in session by hanging a sign on the door. That way, they won't barge in! Homeschooling can get messy, especially if you're crafting or cutting up paper at all. By choosing a room without carpet, you can sweep up most debris, and if something like paint spills, it's much easier to clean up. If the room you want to use has carpet, consider pulling it up. You may find hardwood or tile underneath. If it's concrete, you can even just paint the concrete. If you find subfloor, you can put in laminate or another cheap and durable flooring solution. Alternatively, try adding plastic office floor mats. These have spikes that go into carpet to hold them in place and provide a hard plastic surface on top. one or more walls with bright, happy colors if you can. You and your kids are going to spend a lot of time in your homeschooling room, so you might as well make it cheerful. If you're allowed to paint the walls in your home, try choosing a bright accent color for one or two walls, then paint the other walls a more neutral color. You could pick a creamy yellow for sunshine effect or a bright purple if it's your kids' favorite color. Stick up wall decals of animals, flowers, the alphabet, or any fun theme your kids will like. Wall decals make it easy to change out the theme, as you can just peel them off and stick up a new set when you're tired of the old ones. You can find wall decals at craft stores or online. If you want something a little more permanent, try stenciling the alphabet and numbers on the walls, or having your kids paint a mural together.

SUMMARY: Set aside a whole room if you have space. Add your classroom to an existing room if you don't have extra space. Choose an area without distractions. Pick a room without carpet or install floor mats. Paint Add fun decals to the walls if you don't want to paint.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Even though your will be selling your vehicles online, you will also need to have a physical location where people can come and see your cars. This is called your display area. The display area must be large enough to accommodate all of the vehicles that you have listed on your website, so you may need to find a commercial space to rent. Keep in mind that your display area will need to be inspected before you can open your online dealership. These fees may total around $116. Check to make sure new fees have not been added. You can call your local inspector's office to make sure. These fees may include: A $5 non-refundable application fee A $50 Reinstatement fee A $15 Duplicate or transfer license fee A $1 Family Support Program fee The DMV has to examine your application, location, and other aspects of your business before they will approve your license. If your application is approved, then you can begin selling cars. Be aware that it is illegal to sell cars without your license. Keep in mind that you will also need to renew your license and show proof of continuing dealer education once every two years.

SUMMARY:
Decide on a physical location. Pay the fees. Wait about 120 days to hear back.