🎵🎵🎵 ABOUT LESSONS 🎵🎵🎵
Welcome to a wonderful musical adventure! Join me for private, individualized instrument instruction on clarinet flute, or saxophone, in a relaxed and comfortable environment. Typically lessons include warm-ups (long tones, scales, articulation studies), and music from an appropriate method book. Watch as your child's progress soars with weekly assignments tailored to their growth. While we follow a typical course of study, rest assured that lessons can be highly customized to cater to your child's unique needs. If your child needs help with a specific piece of music, kindly scan it for me ahead of time. 

My teaching approach revolves around enhancing your child's overall knowledge and skillset, fostering independent mastery and remarkable skill. Remember, anyone can "practice" with your child, but our fundamentals-based approach cultivates true brilliance and leads to resounding success. With years of experience teaching clarinet, flute, and saxophone, I've witnessed countless students thrive through this approach. Get ready to embark on a sensational journey of musical accomplishment!

🎵🎵🎵 WHY 40 MINUTES? 🎵🎵🎵
I've created this class specifically for students/families who may need "a little extra time" with me. Does your child:
- Have "big goals" for the clarinet, but you're not ready for my hour long time slot?
- Need a little extra processing time?
- Participate in a lot of ensembles and need coaching both on the clarinet AND band music?
This time length may be for you! 

🎵🎵🎵 WHY MS. KATHERINE? 🎵🎵🎵
• I've been teaching music for over twenty years to students of all ages (5-90), levels, and exceptionalities. 
• I have two bachelor's degrees in music (Instrumental Music Education, Clarinet Performance) and a master's degree in Educational Technology.
• I specialize in assisting your child to reach their fullest potential on the instrument.
• I'm a professional multi-instrumentalist in flute, clarinet, and saxophone. I play all three of these instruments professionally. I do nothing else but play these instruments. I've studied and continue to study these instruments that I've been playing for 25 years.
• I believe everyone has the ability to succeed at learning music. I am a highly energetic, thorough, and knowledgeable teacher. Music is an essential part of being human. My classroom is a safe learning environment where all students gain confidence through learning music.

🎵🎵🎵 NOTES 🎵🎵🎵
1. While a weekly 40 minute lesson is appropriate for most students, I also offer 25-minute and 55 minute lessons. Please send me a message if you are questioning the lesson length that is appropriate for your learner. 
2. My private students are invited to participate in virtual recitals. See "Clarinet, Flute, and Saxophone Studio Recital for Students of Ms. Katherine."

🎵🎵🎵 CANCELLATION POLICY 🎵🎵🎵
This class is set-up as an ongoing class. Please think of that as a standing appointment you're setting up with me and your learner. You'll be charged every Sunday by Outschool unless you've told me in advance that you cannot meet that week. 

I cannot provide make-up lessons to students for no shows unless you message me 24 hours in advance. In the event that you message me 24 hours in advance, I allow two makeup lessons per quarter. 

Quarters are as follows:
- January 1st through March 31st
- April 1st through June 30th
- July 1st through September 30th
- October 1st through December 31st

I cannot provide makeup time for students arriving late to class. Outschool policy states that teachers are not required to wait longer than 10 minutes past the scheduled starting time. 

Lessons canceled with under 24 hours' notice can be refunded by request of the child's guardian due to illness or family emergency only. In the event of either, please request a refund for that class when you notify me of the emergency. Refunds cannot be honored after the week of the missed class.