Lessons

Scheduling - Cost - Policies

Scheduling

Current available lesson days (any format):

• Monday: Afternoons & evenings
• Wednesday: Afternoons & evenings
• Saturday: Mornings

Lessons are scheduled as described below:

• Weekly: ½-hr or 1-hr lesson in a specific time slot once per week
• Best for beginners and school-age students
• Bi-weekly: ​1-hour lesson in a specific time slot every other week
• Best for high school or advanced students who want regular lessons but have temporary school/family conflicts
• Monthly: 1-hour lesson approx. once a month
• Only for advanced students  who have to work around family or job commitments
• Single Lessons ("1-off"): A single lesson consists of a 1 or 2 -hour session designed to work on a specific problem area (technique, brushes, chart reading, etc.). This type of lesson is scheduled at a mutually convenient time; the student can use materials they already have or start fresh in a book recommended by Peggy. 
• Ideal for college students or adult drummers
• Home Visit: Peggy will do a drumset setup at the student's house, and it may also include a lesson. Setting up a drumset can be overwhelming for a beginner and their parents, so this service alleviates that and makes sure things are done correctly. This is also useful for more advanced students who need their drums 'tweeked' a bit before a competition, or who want to learn how to quickly set-up and tear-down their kit. There is a 2-hour minimum charge and an additional travel fee; this type of lesson is scheduled at a mutually convenient time. 

Cost

• Feb thru June (Spring Session) & Sep thru Dec (Fall Session) are a flat-rate of $100 per month, no matter if there's 3, 4, or 5 lessons in a month. The total number of lessons in each session adds up to what you're paying, but it's distributed more evenly.
• Jan, July, Aug (Flex-month sessions) are $25 per lesson and scheduled individually.
• 1-Off or Monthly lessons are 1-hour minimum, at a rate of $60 for the hour, and $25 per additional 30-minutes.
• Lessons to be paid in full at beginning of the month
• Payment types accepted: Cash / Paypal / Venmo / Check / Credit Card

Policies

• Lessons missed outright are charged
• Lessons cancelled by the student with less than 24 hours notice are charged. This includes cancellation due to sickness, lack of transportation, school events, etc. If the cancellation is due to lack of transport (or if the student isn't too sick), we can do a remote lesson in the same time slot.
• Lessons cancelled by the student at least a week in advance will be rescheduled (if possible) or credited to the next month. If the cancelled lesson cannot be rescheduled, the lesson will be charged.
• If Peggy has to cancel, the lesson will either be rescheduled or credited.

Lesson Materials

The main instructional books Peggy uses are shown below. If the student has existing materials, Peggy will try to work with them if she feels they are ability-appropriate, but usually some books have to be purchased.  The books shown below can be purchased at local music stores, or online. When the student has finished these books, Peggy will recommend other advanced study books. 

Lesson Notes

Peggy always provides the student with lesson notes taken during their lesson; these notes consist of their book assignments, written exercises, or other information. There are 2 options for lesson notes:

• (preferred) Taken on an electronic tablet, with a pdf printout (usually only a single page) of the notes put into the student's online folder after their lesson. The student or their parents should print out a copy of this pdf and store it in a 3-ring binder. They do not need to bring this binder to lessons. More advanced students may want to skip the paper printout and view their notes on a tablet or computer.
• Written in a spiral notebook. This should be a typical notebook-paper size, with the spiral on the left (not the top). You can use a spiral binder previously used for a school class - usually there are quite a few blank pages left after the class notes are removed.
  

For Home Practice

There are a few items Peggy believes the student should have at home. These items are also available at local music stores or online.

• Electronic metronome (not the thin LCD-screen type ones) with an adjustable dial
• Snare drum pad, "Billy Gladstone" type is preferred but may not be available.
• "Sound-Off" mute pads for the toms/cymbals of a drumset (or old towels that can be thrown over the drums for muffling)