Private lessons are an opportunity for students to work one-on-one with a specialist on their instrument. Orchestra students who are involved in the private lesson program tend to maintain a greater interest level, practice longer, and generally progress faster and reach a higher level of proficiency than other students. Private lessons are available to all Klein Intermediate orchestra students and are held each week after school. Days and times are arranged individually by the private instructor in order to avoid conflicts.
Although students are under no obligation to take lessons and special consideration in placement will not be given to a student enrolling, we highly recommend this program and hope every serious student will take advantage of this opportunity. If you have any questions, or would like the name and phone number of a private teacher, fill out the Google form below.
Everyone! Despite the similarity to academic tutorials, private lessons are not only for students who are in danger of falling behind. Because lessons are one-on-one, each student gets lessons tailor-made to their needs and strengths. They can take students who may be struggling with parts of orchestra and catch them up, or they can take someone who is already excelling and bring them to the next level of playing and challenge them further.
Cost for private lessons can vary depending on the experience of the teacher, but they are generally $25 per half-hour each week. The financial agreement is between the teacher and the student and his/her parents. In order to guarantee that teachers will be available and that the continuity of lessons will occur, students will be expected to pay for any lessons they miss unless advance notification is made to the teacher. Make-up dates will be scheduled, if possible and at the discretion of the teacher.