IT'S SUMMER LESSON TIME!!!
Summer Lessons are a HUGE part of keeping the momentum moving forward with the progress of a student in their trumpet playing. It is also a GREAT time to fix that nagging playing problem or embouchure issue that just can't seem to get fixed during the hectic school year. In Summer Lessons, we will work on whatever the student is needing in their own personal development as a trumpet player. During the school year, we are at times limited to the literature that we can work on due to school contests, events, etc. Summer Lessons are for the STUDENT PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.
In all of my 20+ years of teaching, I have definitely seen that students taking lessons in the summer are the one's making District, Region, Area and State in the Fall.
Summer Lessons will be available at four different locations. Lessons will be available on Mondays at Killian Middle School and Tuesdays at Hebron High School (approximate times will be 8:00am-4:00pm). The next option is for a lesson at my house (I live in Lake Dallas, approx. 25-minute drive from the Hebron area), or lessons at your house. Both of the last two options you will need to contact me directly and we will work out a time and location that works best for you.
Pricing:
On school campus lessons: $24.00 per 1/2 hour (district rate)
Lessons at your house: $75.00 per hour with a one hour minimum.
Lessons at my house: $30.00 for a 30-minute, $45.00 for a 45-minute lesson, or $55.00 for an hour lesson.
Some thoughts you might think about. If you know your summer is going to be hectic and you cannot commit to a weekly lesson, that's fine! Maybe schedule hourly lessons instead of just 1/2 hour if you know you will be unavailable the following week. Some lessons during the summer are ALWAYS better than none. Lessons on the school campus are at the discretion of the band directors in regard to availability. I know they will take the week of July 4th off; they may want to take another week off since it is their summer vacation time and lesson staff does not have building access in LISD.
Ok, I'm sold! How do I sign up for lessons? Well, if you would like to take a lesson at Hebron High School or Killian Middle School, you can do that by logging into the My Music Staff website and selecting one (or two or more) of the available lesson times I have set up in the Calendar. If you are wanting to take a lesson at my house, or if you want me to travel to you this summer, you will simply just have to contact me via email, and we will set it up in that manner.
Any questions??? Please feel free to contact me at any time.
JOIN THE FUN THIS SUMMER!
All-State student, Veer Udani, in a lesson preparing for Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra auditions.
Sophomore Jacob Dodd is becoming a fierce competitor on trumpet!
Senior Jesus Moreno has been a pleasure to work with the past 4 years as he goes on to UNT studying Business as a major and Music as a minor.
Oklahoma State University Music Major sophomore Jackson Keeney popping in one day during one of his breaks from college for a quick lesson.
Sadie says, "Come visit me and rub my belly this summer!"