FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
PERFORMANCE: While I am priced competitively and am willing to worth within your budget, generally speaking my rates are $200 for the first hour,and $100 for each additional hour performed. LESSONS: Rates are as follows ; in your home (if within my teaching circle) $30-30 minute $45-45 min $60-60min.In my home prices are $35-45 minute $60-60 min.Price in your home if outside of my teaching circle is $60-60 minute plus $10 travel fee.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
PERFORMANCE: I like to know as much as I can about the event,and I ask the patron to be as specific as possible as to what kind/genre of music they want played as well as what "mood" they are hoping to create by using a live performer. Besides doing DJ duties,I can play classical guitar, jazz/new age/pop guitar,as well as a wide variety of popular vocal music from every decade,from Frank Sinatra to Justin Bieber and everything in between! LESSONS: I start everyone from square one,which is making sure they understand the most basic of basics,like the musical alphabet and what half steps and whole steps are. Everyone is different so I can only go as fast/slow as the student. I have very specific programs that I have developed that I use. Having said that,I have no problem shifting around what I teach someone if it seems to be the right thing to do at the time. I'm a bit dogmatic BUT I'm also very Organic! I want my students to enjoy the learning process and to flourish!
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Besides receiving my degree in Fine arts in 1981,I am constantly practicing and developing new ways of learning things.Not only do I still practice a strict scale and arpeggio program almost daily,I am constantly composing new music and guitar pieces Playing guitar is a never ending thing.I'm always learning and striving to develop the best ways to get good at all the things you have to do to be a good musician! Most of the songs I figure out by ear off of records is done for my students as I tend to focus on my own music when I am working things out for myself,but that doesn't mean I don;t figure out some favorite solos or songs for my own pleasure every now and then!