Benefits of Private Lessons
1. Private lesson teachers model a professional sound on their instrument. How do babies learn to talk? By listening to people talk. How do instrumentalists learn to play with a characteristic sound? By hearing a characteristic sound.
2. Students are able to perform by themselves weekly and get concentrated feedback. In band it is rare for students to perform by themselves and if they do, feedback is usually limited to 10-15 seconds. Mr. Foster has about 50 students per classroom. Performing weekly for a private teacher helps them become a more confident and independent player. They also have more time to give feedback, try again and continue to work on a problem until it improves because it is an individual setting.
3. Students are able to focus on supplemental exercises written specifically for their instrument. These fundamentals are crucial for later development and more advanced playing ability.
4. Method books written just for their instrument are far superior to band music for developing well-rounded players. Method books, because of their methodical nature, do a much more complete job of covering full range, key signatures, rhythms, duets, alternate fingerings and styles than the curriculum in band class allows.
5. Region/district band auditions can be approached on an individual level. Teachers can meet a child where they are to begin the region band music and help them develop an individual game plan to prepare them for the audition. This helps students learn how to set goals - long term and weekly goals. Mr. Foster will provide all the music required for North Carolina auditions, but there is not enough time to help every student with this.
6. Instructors give students a chance to play a unique solo that they love at a solo contest. Lesson teachers, experts on solos for their instruments, are able to offer students a number of solos that are ideal for their development level. They can also choose solos that work on goals for that student such as focusing on objectives such as extending range, improving articulation, or extreme key signatures. Giving students more options means they are more likely to find a solo that personality and that they enjoy playing.
Local Private Lesson Teachers from Cary Area -
Low Brass - Tony Granados - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YUZtn70kDSQvKLaGOIJ0C4G-IrDkt8Xl/view?usp=sharing
All Brass - Eric Grush - https://sites.google.com/view/play-the-melody
Trumpet - Josh Kraus - joshtkraus@gmail.com
Percussion - John Antonelli - antonellijp@gmail.com
Percussion - Casey Sagolla-Slamp - csagollaslamp@gmail.com
List of other fantastic teachers in our area - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13N1ZPnJv3GorsfTs6gnrAUu66CI2N96Tbw-9xOave8E/edit#gid=0