MSOM Camp by Me =)

April 11, 2009 at 9:53 PM

I'm very excited.

This morning, in the shower, I came up with what I considered a very clever way to earn some extra bucks, put a little more music in my home-town schools, and boost my reputation as a string teacher.

Background: I teach at a local music store, pay them $5 for the privelege of using their room for 30 minutes. They give me students, I do no recruiting. Otherwise, it's my show. The music store calls its private lessons: McCourt's School of Music (MSOM).

I taught this morning, and when I got my lunch break, I talked to Kris about really making something of MSOM. I told her I'd love to host some Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced camps this summer. 10 kids per session max, working on technique, theory, and playing together. Kris would also do demos on stringed instrument basic repair and maintenance. 1.5 hours for the beginners/youngsters, 2 hours for the older, more advanced students. She LOVED it. They'd tried something like that once before with a different teacher a few years ago, but even though the kids loved it, the teacher wasn't willing to ever do it again. I am more than happy to do this kind of thing, and am so excited to find her receptive! Not only receptive, but she brought it up with the store owner later today...

Mr. McCourt approved it on the spot. It's official. 4 days, Mon-Thurs, 1.5 - 2 hrs., $75 charge per camper, of which I make $50. They liked the schedule I proposed, and plan to start the first session sometime in June. Yahoo!!!

From Karen Allendoerfer
Posted on April 13, 2009 at 11:09 AM

That sounds great! It will be nice to give kids something fun to do during the vacation.

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MSOM Camp by Me =)

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