FAQ – LICENCES

Mini Maestros teachers must:

• have solid musical skills;

• have a good singing voice with a good sense of relative pitch and pitch matching;

• have well-developed communication and customer service skills;

• be able to engage and teach young children;

• be able to relate confidently to other adults;

• have a bright, outgoing personality;

• enjoy entertaining others;

• be willing to work within the guidelines of the Mini Maestros systems;

• play the guitar or ukulele (or be willing to learn);

• be fluent in English (including singing songs in English); and

• hold any necessary Government approvals for working with children.

The licensor owns the intellectual property. A licensee may develop their own teaching skills and techniques in the teaching of our program but is obliged to follow our program and teaching materials. Additional teaching materials may not be introduced to Mini Maestros music classes without prior agreement of the licensor.

Training of international licensees and their teachers is self-managed by video courses plus online written materials. The training package comprises the following:

1. New teacher training (Mini Maestros philosophy, musical skills and classroom management)
2. Program training (learning the repertoire)
3. Class administration training
4. Teaching equipment training
5. Marketing training (marketing demonstrations and marketing administration)

Licensees have access to one on one support and guidance plus periodic group workshops.

We have a set and sequential program and each teacher can choose their activities for each lesson based on our lesson guides. The teacher will then use their skills and experience to extend our set activities where appropriate and according to the needs of each class. It’s like purchasing a curriculum that you then deliver in your best way possible. You have freedom to best apply your skills and style within our framework.

No. Mini Maestros licences are not transferable.

No royalties are payable. A licensee pays an initial licence fee for the first year and then annual renewals are payable. A licensee must also purchase the student equipment from the licensor.

An exclusive territory is a defined geographical area in which one licensee has the exclusive right to present the Mini Maestros program. If you have purchased an exclusive licence (as opposed to a non-exclusive licence for a single location) then no other licensee is allowed to do these things in your territory. You can set up as many centres offering the Mini Maestros program in the territory as you like.