Studio Of Robert McCormack

Upon meeting a new student I design the program according to his or her desires and aptitude.  While I provide guidence in proper technique, theory, and reading skills, I am not a purist who demands perfection in those things.  

I expect students to work at their musical growth through consistent and persistent practice and commitment.

I have a BS in music education and twelve hours of graduate credits.

I earned my National Board of Professional Teaching Standards in music education.

I've been teaching privately since 1978.

I gig on and off in the local area, playing classical and finger style guitar at restaurants, wine bars, and coffee shops.

$25/ thirty-minute lesson.

$50/ hour lesson.

Tuition is due for the month at first lesson of the month.

Cancellation notice twenty-four hours in advance are made up or credited.  

It seems a natural part of being a musician.  However, I come from a family of educators.

I have had students from four years old to mid seventies; students who want to learn theory and music reading and those who want to learn by rote; students with special needs of all kinds and not.  

My purpose as a teacher is to offer whatever I can to assist in my students' growth.

I teach at a private school and my students provided the music for our recent winter dinner.  The weeks of practice were all for this event and the students performed wonderfully, singing and playing instruments.  When it was over, I was gathering things to put away. I happened to look up and see an older student - who had a challenging part to play on his instrument - looking at me from a crowd, across the way.  He smiled and gave me a thumbs up.  The pride in his face at having polished off his part for his parents to see falls into this category.

Choose one who loves and knows how to teach.

Do you love what you do?  Do you know what you're doing?