Please walk us through a hypothetical first lesson with a beginning student on your instrument (pick one if you teach multiple instruments). Describe what you would do for those 30 minutes:


Imagine you are now 2 months into teaching lessons. Please give an overview of what lessons are like at this point, what materials are you using, and what are you expecting of the student in the time between lessons:


When it becomes clear that a student is not practicing, what action(s) do you take?



What is your permanent location, if different from your current location?