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.  The student will advance through the first and second level band method book with the goal of confident individual performance.  Each lesson will include elements of 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 the task until it is learned) 

These lessons are designed to support school band instruction or to provide music lessons for homeschool students with the intention of playing with a performing ensemble.