*MONTHLY TUITION:
$140.00 ensures you a thirty minute lesson four times per
month. Hour lessons are open to adults and advanced
students at $70.00/hour. My large roster of students
prohibits rescheduling. The studio is open Mon. through
Sat.
*Billing
is monthly with full payment due at the beginning of the
first lesson each month.
We accept Visa and Master Card, cash, and checks payable to
Switzer Musical Productions, Inc.
A TYPICAL LESSON begins with a review of the
vocal exercises given the previous week. (Students are
encouraged to be warmed-up upon arrival.) Next, we dissect
a song word by word, note by note, and methodically apply
good technique. Once a song is technically sound, we work
on finding the sentiment behind the lyrics and taking the
song to an artistic level.
PLEASE BE ON
TIME. IF YOU’RE LATE, YOU’LL GET A SHORTER
LESSON.
A FOLDER is necessary! This is to be brought to every
lesson to keep all learning materials together.
The student and I will choose SONGS together. I encourage
input and will guide the student only as it regards to the
skill level appropriateness and its availability in an
instrumental form (Karaoke, music only track). Students can
either purchase the Karaoke track on their own, or a charge
will be added to their next invoice if I purchase it for
them.
PARENTS, friends and family are welcomed to come in and
observe students and take care of any “housekeeping”
the first or last
five minutes of the lesson. In my experience,
students are better focused, less inhibited in singing, and
more productive overall when they are on their
own.
I offer our PROFESSIONAL RECORDING STUDIO to my students
who have mastered a song for the purpose of learning the
recording process and to have a quality recording for use
as a demo and/or to document their progress.
A PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE is scheduled two times a year in the
Spring and Fall. We will develop the song as well as stage
presence and mic technique to prepare for the showcase.
PRACTICING for fifteen minutes to a half hour a day is key
to improving as a vocalist. I’ll provide range and skill
appropriate vocal exercises on a CD for students to take
home. After their warm-up, students are encouraged to work
on the song we’ve chosen. With this practice schedule,
students hear a marked improvement within a few
weeks.