Hi Folks! My Lessons page got deleted! I won’t have time to rebuild it completely for awhile and I’m going to be making some changes as to how I run it all, but here’s the basics so you can decide!
Lessons are via Google Meet or Zoom….usually Google Meet, it’s a bit easier.
They cost $140 for 4x30 minute lessons, paid in advance, through PayPal. I will send you a bill when we are decided on the time.
As for times, I teach 9am to 3:30 PM Monday thru Friday, Seattle Time (Pacific) from the dAigle Autoharps shop, where I also work as a Luthier. Currently I don’t have weekends or eves.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
Please be considerate of our partnership in your learning. The way my lessons work, you pay for 4 x 30 minute sessions and get 4. But they are usually longer than 30 minutes because my teaching style frequently (almost always) takes us into overtime because I don't want to stop until you have all the detail you need. That means I'm giving extra.
You can cancel a lesson at any point because of your busy life...sickness, kids, travel, appointments, I get it; we are busy. Just let me know by email a little in advance. I retain the same right to sometimes let you know I can't be there. When you cancel, I don’t charge you, but I don't earn. When I cancel, you don’t learn. Your payment just rolls over to the next lesson. But if you start cancelling extensively, and especially if it becomes clear that you are not practicing, then there is another problem. Part of that problem is my own: I can't pay my rent or bills.
I am a professional teacher, and I have bills to pay, and my ability to do so depends some on your attendance. So if you become a "truant" I have to retain the prerogative to not renew your lessons, or to start charging you for missed lessons based on the frequency of your absence and/or your progress in playing. We both have responsibly in your learning and you are signing on for that.
These circumstances often come up in summer and around the holidays. I'm not saying don't travel or take time. I'm saying stay on task and be committed and responsible and I'll be here for you. But others might be waiting for your seat! I reserve the right to give your seat to another if you aren't coming or progressing.
My alternative (and there are some other teachers who use this model) is to charge you a monthly subscription rate, automatically deducted from your account, and if you don't come I still get paid. I am very against that model of billing and really don't want to implement that system. Your consideration to this will keep me out of doing it.
If you want to start some lessons, go go to my “Contact” page and send me a message that you want lessons, or want to know more, and I’ll get back to you within a couple of days.
Hal