🎸 Music & language lessons
Instrument, singing or language lessons for children and adults. Suits: Competent musicians or fluent speakers who can teach patiently.
Reviewed 2026-09-25 · what a review checks
Earnings are modelled, not measured: €25–€50 an hour (assumed hourly rate) × your hours × 30–70% of those hours paid in the first months. Check local prices before you set yours.
Write the first three lessons for an absolute beginner. That is your trial lesson and your plan.
- Decide levels you teach
- Write an offer with a trial lesson
- Post in local groups and at music shops/community centres
To start: €0–€150 — teaching materials, music stand.
Monthly: €0–€20 — materials, video-call plan.
- Safeguarding practice for under-18s; parents expect vetting or references.
- Term-time seasonality.
- Late cancellations — agree a policy.
Self-employed income.
Declaring side income as a PAYE worker. Side income is taxable from the first euro. If your net non-PAYE income is under €5,000 (and gross under €30,000) you can declare it on Form 12 through myAccount. At €5,000 net or more you are a “chargeable person” and must register for self-assessment and file Form 11 by 31 October. Source · checked 2026-09-25
Business expenses. Costs incurred “wholly and exclusively” for the side business (tools, software, platform fees, a share of home costs) are deductible from the income before tax. Keep receipts for six years. Source · checked 2026-09-25
Educational information about Irish tax rules, not tax, legal or financial advice. Your position depends on your circumstances — check with Revenue or a qualified adviser.
Day-by-day actions for your first week, and what to do at your first customer, first €100, first €500 and when to scale. Included with Hustler (€9.99/month, 14-day free trial, cancel any time).