Best in Class—Lessons for Brass
#creative Student-focused one-one-one 40-minute weekly lessons with Burt the Brass Man, includes trumpet, trombone, baritone horn/euphonium, and tuba. Request a time.
Timothy Burt
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(43)
What's included
Meets on Demand
schedule meetings as needed40 mins
per sessionTeacher support
Homework
2-4 hours per week. Assignments for skill development are given after each lesson. The student is expected to practice 30 minutes a day, 5 days per week. The student will record self-performance through the SmartMusic online program for the teacher to track the student's progress. SmartMusic will not be required for the first few lessons in order for the student's parent(s) to decide to continue lessons.Assessment
Assessment is two-fold: 1) performance during the lesson with noticeable progress; 2) student recordings through SmartMusic between lessons. SmartMusic gives immediate feedback to the student each time music records on the program. The teacher gives an interactive assessment during lessons. Reports of student progress may be requested by the student's parent-guardian monthly.Class Experience
Instruction will be tailored to the developmental needs of the student. Lessons will focus upon the Seven T's of Brass performance: 1) Tone (sound quality) 2) Tonguing (articulation) 3) Timing (rhythm) 4) Tuning (intonation) 5) Technique (coordinated facility/dexterity) 6) Trajectory (building of range, phrasing, and musicality) 7) Tenacity (staying with it until it stays with you) Lessons generally follow this pattern: 1) concept review, 2) playing the assignment from the previous lesson, 3) demonstration of a new skill by the instructor, 4) guided development of new the new skill, and 5) assignment of personal practice to reinforce and acquire the new skill. Lessons are taught interactively with the teacher modeling skills, student mimicking the teacher's model, call-and-response, reinforcement of previous material. The student will play 60+% of the time. Some video clips and still pictures may be used to give aural/visual examples for the student to better understand the concepts. PREREQUISITE: Students need to have at least 1 1/2 years of band class. (See details below.)
Learning Goals
The goal of one-on-one lessons is to steadily increase the achievement of the Seven T's of Brass performance as listed above. This comes through a variety of exercises, short melodies, and longer pieces of music recommended by the instructor, the student's school band director, and/or the student's own choice.
The PREREQUISITE of 1 1/2 years is to ensure the student has completed at least a first-year level method book and was developing second- or third-year skills on the instrument in the previous school year. Students who do not meet these criteria are encouraged to sign up for "I Really Liked Beginner Band: Finishing the First Year of Band."
Other Details
Supply List
1) An instrument in good working order (valves/slide tuning slides move smoothly, water key corks do not leak) 2) Appropriate lubrication for the instrument (valve oil or slide oil/slide cream) 3) Band method books most recently used in class 4) Music stand 5) Rag for collecting moisture from the water key 6) Pencil and notebook with pockets or paper in a binder (for writing down assignments and keeping printed materials) 7) SmartMusic subscription, $40 per year (not required at first, see above)
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined April, 2020
4.9
43reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I am a musician and educator from Lubbock, Texas. I have been teaching school music, private lessons for over three decades. Music has allowed me to travel to 40 states and 3 foreign countries. I have performed in diverse settings, including the YMCA in Tel Aviv, during an earthquake aftershock near San Francisco, the Mesa Amphitheater in Arizona, the Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, the Long Beach Arena in California, Circus Circus Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and a pre-school in Key West, Florida.
My greatest joy as a teacher is seeing students achieve great things that previously seemed out-of-reach. Those accomplishments are built upon solid fundamentals systematically introduced in classes and one-on-one lessons. To date, all of my private students who have auditioned for Texas All-Region Bands have placed. I invite you to enroll your young musician in one of the small-group classes or private lessons offered through Outschool.com.Reviews
Live 1-on-1 Lessons
$45
per sessionMeets on demand
40 min
Completed by 27 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-16
