FAQs
The most frequently asked questions
The Financial Issue
Payments
Lessons can be paid for by cash, card or bank transfer. Card payments can be MasterCard, Visa, Maestro, V PAY, American Express, Diners, Discover, Union Pay, Google Pay and Apple Pay.
Lessons are paid for on a monthly basis after completion of a months trial period, where lessons are initially paid for weekly. You only have to pay for lessons that you know you will be attending for that month.
Lessons can be cancelled permanently at any time during a given month, however, no refund is given for any lessons still remaining for that month that are not attended after cancellation.
What are the specifics?
Lessons
It is highly suggested that lessons are given on a weekly basis. This enables continuity and any errors to be corrected without too long a time period passing before the next lesson. I do have some pupils who have lessons on a fortnightly basis, however, priority will always be given to students who have weekly lessons when requesting a change to a scheduled time.
I have taught as young as 5, however, my recommendation is that 8 years old is a good age to start. Wind instruments require a good embouchure (mouth shape), and this often means that the adult teeth need to be present.
I will always try to reschedule a lesson that is missed for later on during that week, although this is obviously dependant on when in the week the missed lesson is. Lessons will not be moved to the following week, or a later lesson extended to make up for the lesson missed.
Yes. I tend to enter students for exams with ABRSM (The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) for Classical Guitar (no Acoustic Guitar option), Woodwind, Brass and Theory; and Trinity College for the same disciplines plus Acoustic Guitar if requested. I use the Rockschool Guitar exams for Electric and Bass Guitars. although there is also an acoustic guitar option.
I currently teach bass guitar at the local secondary school and have recently purchased an acoustic bass guitar for my studio, after having sold my Fender Precision some years ago; so, yes I do teach bass guitar.
Anything Else?
Other Common Questions
Currently I don’t! It is something that I may look into however, dependant on demand for such a service.
I don’t. Although I may be able to point out what a specific problems is with an instrument, I do not have the tools available to offer a repair. Likewise, restringing a guitar is time consuming and would take up the duration of a lesson.
I do know of reputable services, however, that can do this for you at a reasonable cost or, with regard to restringing a guitar, I can do this during a lesson and have the lesson used to teach the student on how it is done.
No. I did try this some years ago with a mother and son and found it not to be very productive. One to one is always the best way to learn, hence my business name!
I’m sorry but I don’t. Travelling to a student’s home would involve travel time that I simply don’t have at present.
