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Lesson FAQs
How Much Are Lessons?
Lessons start at $25.00 for a half hour, $50.00 for an hour in studio session, and begin at $65.00 for in-home lessons. In-home lessons have an additional travel charge which varies depending on the distance traveled and the number of students in a given area. Due to the time restraints of teaching in-home lessons, there are a very limited amount of these spaces available per session. Contact Celene for availability.
How Frequently Should I Take Lessons?
You may book lessons as frequently as you would like. Regular lessons, either weekly or bi-weekly, are most conducive to helping a student through the process of learning. Lessons teach a student how to practice properly and help identify roadblocks in learning, help to identify technique issues and provides exercizes to strengthen a student's weaknesses and bolster strengths. The more regular you are with your practice and lesson schedule, the more improvement you will see in your playing.
Why Do You Book Blocks of Lessons?
Blocks of lessons are booked to accommodate many scheduling challenges that arise from month to month, like extra-curricular sporting events, vacations, long weekends, or to accommodate my touring schedule. Blocks are ideal for the busy adult who wants to brush up every now and then without the financial and/or time commitment of weekly lessons. Block lessons ensure that booked times are honoured, reducing cancellations and allowing students on the waiting list a chance to be scheduled in.
How Long Do I Have to Redeem my Purchased Block?
Every attempt will be made to ensure your lessons have been scheduled at the time of your block purchase and that your purchase will be honoured. If you are on a flex-time lesson schedule, it is recommended you use your blocks within the season it is purchased. A full season runs from September to August of each given year. Sessions may also be broken down into Fall (September to December), Winter (January to March), Spring (April to June) and Summer (June to August). Anything not redeemed in the season may be lost simply from difficulty of tracking after the end of the season.
Do You Schedule Weekly Lessons?
Yes. Weekly or Bi-Weekly lessons may be scheduled with post dated cheques, pre-paid in cash, or with a PayPal payment to reserve your desired time and day.
Do You Teach On Weekends?
Some Saturdays are open for lessons, but are available only through purchasing blocks. Due to my busy performance schedule, not all Saturdays are available.
How Much is a Block?
You may purchase as many or as few lessons as you would like. With the exception of your first lesson, lessons are scheduled upon payment, not before. You may purchase your next lesson at the end of each lesson, or pay for a block of lessons. If not, no further lessons will be scheduled.
No. You are welcome to sit in during your child's lessons however private lessons work best when parents are out of sight. Being watched creates pressure on the child to perform or behave in a certain way, which can be a roadblock to learning. There is a waiting room across the hall from the lesson studio, and if you wish to keep your child within earshot, the doors can be left open for you.
When Will I See improvement?
Music is a studied art. It is a work in progress that is dependent on many factors including skill level, natural talent, commitment to good practice habits, and having clear goals. It takes a lot of work, patience, and dedication to get good at any skill. The learning curve is much steeper at the beginnning, but with time and dedication to improvement, every student will see their efforts translating proportionately into new skills. I suggest keeping a practice journal to track what you are working on and how long you are working on each skill. This will help you to track improvement, and gives evidence of what skills you have acquired. Practicing is like filling a piggy bank with skills. You can't take out of the piggy bank anything you have not put into it!
What do Others Say about Celene?
Read some testimonials by clicking here.
How do I register?
Registration is easy! You can email your registration form by downloading the word formatted document and returning to me via email. Download the e-mail registration form by Clicking Here. Please save the file with your name as the file name.
Do you recommend any books?
As each student's developmental needs are unique, a multitude of books are used. Resources will be emailed as they are used in lessons. There are many amazing books out there, and I use bits and pieces from all of them.
Drum Set Students will use pages from:
"Stick Control" - Stone
"Basic Drumming" - Joel Rothman
"Linear Drumming" - Mike Johnson -found only on Lulu Click Here for the link.
"Syncopation" - Ted Reed
"Rudimental Ritual" -
"Afro-Cuban Rhythms for the Drum Set" - Ed Uribe
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