I hope this is the right place. I was able to find a nice studio here to give lessons. I would be the only bass teacher which is nice. I have to find students, but thats a diffrent story. My main concern is this. Teaching kids. I expect to get a few I imagine. How do you make lessons for kids interesting enough so they'll stick with it? I know it's a tough thing.

teach them some songs from the bands they listen too.

It depends on how you define "kids". Younger children are a lot tougher to teach for several reasons. Bass is an accompaniment instrument and as such most people need to find a reason to play it. It is rare that a young child finds a reason. Their attention spans are shorter. Successfully teaching this age group means being very sensitive to what turns on the individual student. Expect some turnover.

Teenagers relate to the music and bands they listen to. Some students are willing to take an academic approach. Others will require a balance of rudiments interlaced with material that they want to learn. Some will fight the process or demand to be taught to run before they can walk. Again, it requires a certain nimbleness to tailor the lessons to the student.

Ask questions and expect "I don't know" for an answer. Look for clues as to what turns them on. Do not take it personally when they quit. All students eventually move on. Only a few will ever take it as seriously as you do.

First off, Is your lesson giving your primary source of income or just a small side thing? Because is it is a small thing you do not have to worry about turnover as much and you can teach more academic things to the people who want to put in the effort. If this is a primary or atleast a large source of income you have to finbd out what kind of music they like and teach them stuff that they like a long with theory and find a way to lead them into more musically rewarding and academic styles.

Hope they have an instument they can play. I had a little kid once whose parents signed him up. His father made instrument cases and Fender was one of his customers. Fender gave him a PBass and he wanted the kid to take lessons on it. The kid was small and even smaller hands. I tried to talk to the parents suggested a short scale bass or even guitar instead; the kid just wanted to play music. No, they insisted on using the PBass. The kid gave it a good try and learned a couple simple lines, but even holding that bass was a hassle. So he quit after a month.

Some parents just don't get it.

First off, Is your lesson giving your primary source of income or just a small side thing? Because is it is a small thing you do not have to worry about turnover as much and you can teach more academic things to the people who want to put in the effort. If this is a primary or atleast a large source of income you have to finbd out what kind of music they like and teach them stuff that they like a long with theory and find a way to lead them into more musically rewarding and academic styles. No i have a full time job. There isn't much here for bass players. Infact the guitar players at the shop teach bass now. With their guitars!!! SO i had a nice talk with the guys at the shop. Its agreed an actuall bass playing teacher is nice. And i get to work out of their studio and pay a small per student fee.

Hope they have an instument they can play. I had a little kid once whose parents signed him up. His father made instrument cases and Fender was one of his customers. Fender gave him a PBass and he wanted the kid to take lessons on it. The kid was small and even smaller hands. I tried to talk to the parents suggested a short scale bass or even guitar instead; the kid just wanted to play music. No, they insisted on using the PBass. The kid gave it a good try and learned a couple simple lines, but even holding that bass was a hassle. So he quit after a month.

Some parents just don't get it.

Major problem for a beginning student is an instrument that fits. Most instruments can be handled by a ten year old: the trumpet, the piano, the clarinet, even the trombone. In the violin world sizes are a given. But in the guitar arena it is a constant fight. The common argument is, "He'll grow into it." like it is a pair of summer sneakers. If the parents don't play it is hard for them to understand. Sometimes the golf club analogy will work. The worst case is when they've received advice from a player. That advice will be unshakable in their minds. Interestingly enough, the player may have only taken a few lessons but has played clubs for years. In the parents' minds that advice is unbiased but the advice they are receiving in the music store is bad because "they only want to sell them something". Sometimes it is hard to do the right thing for people.

No i have a full time job. There isn't much here for bass players. Infact the guitar players at the shop teach bass now. With their guitars!!! SO i had a nice talk with the guys at the shop. Its agreed an actuall bass playing teacher is nice. And i get to work out of their studio and pay a small per student fee.

That gives you a certain amount of freedom. Since your time is limited you can choose the students who show promise and off load the ones that you do not want to the guitar teachers. It's a win-win situation: You get to train some bass players, they get more income.