Why Are Music Lessons So Popular At Mountjoy Music Studio?

1. Flexible hours. Happy to schedule a regular weekly or even semi-weekly time spot, but if you need to change your time its really no problem. We'll find a spot for ya. If you end up missing 3 or 4 regular spots in a row then someone else might snake it, though. Worst case we'll find a new spot for you next time. No penalties for missing a lesson.
   
   
2. Pay as you go. No monthly registration. Some students don't have a regular time, they have a regular day. They call or email in the morning to book for an open spot later on. And some students from surrounding rural communities call out of the blue, once a month or so, to set up a 2 or even 3 hour lesson/session when they're in town. You only pay for the time you play.
   
   
3. All ages. From 2 or 3 lessons for a 4 year old to a young again enthusiast taking another swing at the drums. There’s a place for you at Mountjoy Music Studio. Walk-ins welcome as time allows.
   
   
4. Cheap!!! $15 for half hour. $25 for an hour. Add more students to a lesson for $5 each. Got 2 kids? Half hour is $20 total... for both of them. Doing an hour? $30. Usually once a week, but I have students who do two lessons regularly.
   
   
5. Any instrument and voice. We’ll work on whatever you want to work on. Guitar, drums, piano, violin, uke, banjo, etc. Lots of studio mics, instruments, gear, and music theory resources ready to help you master your musical expression. Lots of experience teaching instruments I don’t personally play. Trust me...
   
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6. No registration required! No missed class penalties. Pay as you go! Some students only do classes in the summer; some only in the winter. Some drop by once in a while randomly. I’ve had students come by for a couple classes, disappear for a month or more then pop back in like they were here last week!
   
   
7. I teach musical notation, almost every lesson, but.... no linear book of progress and rarely any specific homework beyond continuing to practice what’s covered in the lessons. I do encourage composition, though, so filling up blank sheet music with notes is a quick way into my heart.
   
   
8. No songs to memorize, but if you want to go for it. I don’t usually teach specific songs beyond a piece here and there as examples or lesson material. We’ll be covering the language of music as applied to your preferred instrument(s) or vocal style. Spot reading and playing. The goal is to see the notation, hear the sound, while feeling the music. If you can feel it then your audience can feel it, too.
   
   
9. Classes available on weekends and after hours as schedule allows. Slots outside regular business hours take second fiddle to recording sessions which tend to happen on weekends and evenings. (During summer I try to schedule most lessons on a tue, wed, or thur if possible.)
   
   
10. Production opportunities with studio talent when a spare musician is needed to play increasingly more sophisticated takes on project tracks. Those who practice get the call. Simple as that.