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2022 Rates
$100/hour
$85/45 minutes
$50/30 minutes
Package rates for 12 lesson bundles for the price of 10
12 1-hour lessons $1,200 now $1,000
12 45-min. lessons $1020 now $850
12 30 min. lessons $600 now $500
My premium ukulele teaching services include:
- focused attention on each student
- seeing and hearing each student "where they are" while guiding them to become the player they want to be
- creating customized, professional-grade learning materials in tablature and notation
- personally curated Soundslice files for practicing
- incorporating short and long-term agendas to help students both create and achieve goals
- encouragement, patience and compassionate critiques to help students grow
- performance opportunities in a friendly, supportive environment
- a chance to join a growing community of local ukulele players and students
- access to my growing library of ukulele learning resources
- a clean, organized and friendly teaching studio that accommodates a 1-on-1 lesson or up to 18 students
- top-quality instruments, computer, and learning tools
- a wide range of ages, (8-88) and experience in most musical styles
- a well-balanced mixture of skill-building, theory, songs and practice techniques to develop well-rounded musicality
- multiple approaches- note reading, by ear, theory, songs, technique-based methods as well as ensemble and solo scenarios
- willingness and ability to engage, inspire and connect with students of all levels and abilities
- access to the numerous lessons I have learned through my study, practice, performing, recording, touring, teaching and life-long love of music
My teaching credentials include:
- Experience- An average of over one thousand lessons taught in Austin per year for last 8 years
- Levels 1, 2, & 3 certification in the James Hill Ukulele Initiative
- Lead teacher in the JHUI program
- Thousands of ukulele students taught over the past decade worldwide
- 35+ years as a professional musician
- Skills as a composer, arranger and music content creator
- Proficiency in creating customized learning materials in standard notation, tablature and chord diagrams
- Experience and ease in private lesson, small group and large group settings
- teaching music since 1989
- Published author-Ukulele Ceilidh (2019); The Art of the Ensemble Books 1-3 (2019-2020)
- State of Texas Elementary Education Certification