Now Available for Private Lessons

Virtual Lesson Discounts are Available through Summer 2020

Spaces Limited

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2020 Pandemic Rates
$85/hour
$70/45 minutes
$45/30 minutes

Package rates for 12 lesson bundles for the price of 10
12 1-hour lessons  $1,000 now $775
12 45-min. lessons $750 now $675
12 30 min. lessons $500 now $475


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 written, video and audio formats
• 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:

• State of Texas Elementary Education Certification
• Level 1 and Level 2 certification in the James Hill Ukulele Initiative
• Thousands of ukulele students over the past decade
• Experience- An average of over one thousand lessons taught in Austin per year for last 6 years
• 25+ 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)