Lessons for 7/29-8/2

Updated 7/29 10:00pm

I hope all the high schoolers are enjoying their last full weekend of freedom before drumline season starts up this week! Since drum camp is starting I'm doing a modified schedule for the coming week. I am also not scheduling anyone for tomorrow so I can stay home to help my under-the-weather wife (that's why I've been so late in posting this, along with the possibility of some appointments tomorrow to help her feel better). Also, I am teaching Tuesday at KMS to help out with families that have students attending the band camp that afternoon. I've communicated with Mr. Maus about doing lessons in conjunction with the camp and he is happy to have students in lessons at the same time. I hope this will help some of you in scheduling lessons this week.

Here's my schedule:

Tuesday July 30 (KMS)
9:30   Ethan S
10:00 Ethan S
10:30 Matt B
11:00 Nikel E
11:30 Kristofer E
12:00 Garrett C
12:30 Carter B
1:00   Nick A
1:30   Keenan K
2:00   Andrew F
2:30   Jingun K
3:00   Logan S
3:30   Cameron S
4:00   Shawn C

Wednesday July 31 KHS
12:10 Noah M
12:40 Cameron L
1:10   Connor H

Thursday August 1 KHS
12:30 Morgan S
1:00   Clare S
1:30   Clare S
2:00   Garrett M
2:30   Cameron C
3:00   Eric F
3:30   Hunter N

Friday August 2 KHS
12:00 Blake W
12:30 Bryce W
1:00   Bryce W
1:30   Colton H
2:00   David J
2:30   Dean O
3:00   Cyrus A
3:30   Gabe S

Lessons 7/22-7/26

4th draft, almost set! Updated 7/24, 12:25am

Hello from my hometown of San Antonio!

We made it safe and sound after a nice drive through a few rain showers, Austin traffic and a cool sight of a hawk diving to get dinner in the median of the highway. We have some BBQ, Tex-Mex and barbacoa to eat, family to see, and Sea World to visit for this week. (If you're not familiar with barbacoa, don't look it up, because, well, it's kind of gross; it's like the 9th Level of being a Texan.)

Since I'm out of town I won't be able to respond very quickly to emails until Tuesday. I'll update my schedule each night but will confirm with each of you by Tuesday night. Also, since I'm only doing two full days of lessons I may not have time for 60 minutes for everyone, so be prepared for 30 minute lessons this week if necessary.

Thursday July 25

9:00    Megan B
9:30    Garrett C
10:00  Matt B
10:30  Matt L
11:00  Bryce W
11:30  Logan S
12:00  Nate G
12:30  Noah M
1:00   Rheagan K
1:30   Rheagan K
2:00   Nick S
2:30   Gabe S
3:00   Jack B
3:30   Jingun K
4:00   Garrett M
4:30   Hunter N

Friday July 26

9:00   Shawn C
9:30   Colton H
10:00 Cameron C
10:30 Cole B

11:00 Carter B
11:30 Jared T
12:00 Blake W
12:30 Connor H
1:00   Nick B
1:30  
2:00   Cameron S
2:30   Andrew F
3:00   Alex L

Thanks for your patience this week!

Lessons 7/15-7/19

Updated 7/15, 11:10pm

I hope everyone has been having a great weekend! I'm available a bit more this week than last. This week will also be the first lesson in a new cycle for all but a handful of students. I will be able to do 60-minute lessons for almost everyone, although it may not be every week that I have room for that for every student. As always, my KHS students get priority for scheduling lessons, then everyone else. I'll provide more details in each response to schedule requests.

Lastly, I'd like to remind everyone about scheduling and pricing policies as we enter the second full cycle of lessons. There are times that I may be running behind for whatever reason, but we will do a full 30-minute lesson. If not, I'll let you know individually and give a credit for whatever missed time we've accumulated. If a student is late or absent from a lesson I am afraid I can't reschedule for that day if my schedule is full. I ask that if your child will be late or will miss a lesson, to please notify me by the night before so I can try to rearrange my schedule accordingly. I've made arrangements recently to come in early or on my scheduled off-days to do make-ups but it's starting to take a toll on me! I've worked out my weekly schedule with my family and if I change that to accommodate makeups more often our family time will suffer even more...So, I'm extending my hours this week for lessons but if we can't fit in a lesson, we'll have to try next week. Also, I've had many families ask about payment arrangements different than $68 or $120 per cycle. I'm happy to work with you on an individual basis! However, if your child will only miss a week in a cycle I ask that you still pay for four lessons in advance. This will help me plan our family budget for the coming month and ensure that my record-keeping is as streamlined as possible. 

Ok, that's it! As always, let me know if you have any questions or concerns and I'll do my best to answer!

Here's what I have for this coming week:

Monday 7/15

9:00

9:30   Matthew B

10:00 Clare S

10:30 Clare S

11:00 Alex L

11:30 Alex L

12:00 Zach S

12:30 Zach S

1:00   Bryce W

1:30   Bryce W

2:00   Keenan K

2:30   Jack B

3:00   Jack B

3:30   Kevin H

4:00   Andrew F

4:30   Andrew F

5:00   

Tuesday 7/16

9:00   Megan B

9:30   Connor H

10:00 Andrew K

10:30 Ethan S

11:00 Jared T

11:30 Garrett C

12:00 Garrett C

12:30

1:00   Hunter G

1:30   Cameron C

2:00   Nate G

2:30   Nate G

3:00   

3:30   Anna M

4:00   Shawn C

4:30   Mitch J

5:00   David J

Thursday 7/18

9:00   Morgan S

9:30   Nick S

10:00 Nikel E

10:30 Kristofer E

11:00 Colton H

11:30 Logan S

12:00 Logan S

12:30 Noah M

1:00   Noah M

1:30   Garrett M

2:00   Rheagan K

2:30   Rheagan K

3:00   Jingun K

(Hey! Go see the drum corps show in Denton tonight! I'll be there! If you can't get tickets, go anyway...it's a great learning opportunity to watch the best drumlines and front ensembles in the world warm up and do their thing!)

Friday 7/19

11:00 Eric F
11:30 Hunter N

12:00 Alex S

12:30 Alex S

1:00   Cameron L

1:30   Carter B

2:00   Cole B

2:30   Cole B

3:00   Blake W

3:30   Blake W

Lessons for 7/8-7/12

Updated 7/7/13 11:00pm

I hope everyone has had a great weekend along with a safe and enjoyable Independence Day holiday! Time to get back to some great improvement...

This week will begin a new lesson cycle for a lot of students. If you are unsure if this applies to you please ask. Some will not begin a new cycle until next week. We'll get squared away soon enough.

As always, please let me know what your three preferred slots are, and I'll do my best!

Monday July 8
9:00   Ethan S
9:30   Ethan S
10:00 Clare S
10:30 Garrett C
11:00 Jordan K
11:30 Jordan K
12:00 Jack B
12:30 Jack B
1:00   Zach S
1:30   Zach S
2:00   Sydney S
2:30   Sydney S
3:00   Cameron L

Tuesday July 9
9:00   Matt B
9:30   Garrett M
10:00 Andrew K
10:30 Andrew K
11:00 Jordan C
11:30 Matt L
12:00 Matt L
12:30 Nick A
1:00   Alex L
1:30   Bryce W
2:00   Megan B
2:30   Megan B
3:00   Anna M

3:30   Kevin H

Thursday July 11
2:00  Rheagan K
2:30  Rheagan K
3:00  Nicholas B
3:30  Alex S
4:00  Alex S
4:30  Nate G
5:00  Nate G
5:30  David J

Friday July 12
1:00  Brooke B
1:30  Cole B
2:00  Cole B
2:30  Carter B
3:00  Andrew F
3:30  Andrew F
4:00  Connor H