Common questions from families considering lessons, with the answers Carmen would give in person -- spelled out so a quick read covers the practical ground before an inquiry.
Yes. Children from six and adults from any starting point. The thirty-minute lesson is sized for a first-year player; we'll move up when the student is ready.
Yes -- both first-time adults and returning players. Many of the strongest lessons are adults rebuilding a practice they set down decades ago.
In the student's home, anywhere in Utah and Salt Lake County, until the dedicated studio location opens. A $30/hr commute fee applies in the interim.
Yes. An acoustic upright or grand is ideal; a full-size weighted-key digital keyboard with a sustain pedal is acceptable for the first year. We'll talk about instrument upgrades when the student outgrows the starter.
Within the first month. The first piece will be short and simple; the goal is that every lesson sends the player home with something to live with at the keyboard.
Yes. Carmen holds informal student recitals twice a year. Participation is encouraged, not required.
Sibling lessons run as back-to-back individual lessons, not a shared one. Each student gets their own focused time at the bench.
Tuition runs on auto-pay at the start of each month. The amount is the monthly figure shown above; commute fees, when they apply, are billed monthly alongside tuition.