How can I help my child make musical progress?
1. Get them private lessons! A weekly 30 minute lesson with a teacher is crucial to getting past the initial difficulties playing their instrument and accelerate learning. The faster students improve, the longer they will stick with it.
2. Make it clear to them that you think this is very important to you and you expect them to stick with it. Many students who are given the choice of quitting will, in fact, quit and miss out on the incredible opportunities ahead of them. Students should learn to finish what they start. Band is a great way to do that.
Practice Incentives:
Here are some ideas for motivating students to practice at home.
Establish a regular, weekly practice schedule
Find You Tube videos to learn from and play along with
Expected as part of homework/Allowance
Earn dinner at a nice restaurant
Video Game Time
Earn iTunes $
Earn family night TV
Private lessons
Earn a sleepover with friends
Private Teachers: For a more extensive list, go to www.whsband.org, or www.tohsband.org
Flute
CeCe Worrall-rubin – cwr.music@gmail.com/ Westlake Village - First lesson is $10 off for Los Cerritos Students.
Ann Erwin – 805.494.6863/T.O.
Mary Predmore – 805.501.0497/Simi Valley
Julie Burkert – 818.934.3442/jujyflute@yahoo.com
Caitlin Boruch - 310.866.0586/caitlinwb@gmail.com
Oboe
Kim Gilad - 310.600.8438
Bassoon
Cavit Celayir-Monezis - 805.341.0937
Clarinet
Nancy Bonds – 805.492.1458/T.O.
CeCe Worrall Rubin – cwr.music@gmail.com/Westlake Village
Pat Tudor – 818.880.9271/T.O.
Audra Camacho – 805.795.4283/T.O.
David Singer – 805.910.6314/Camarillo
Saxophone (All types)
CeCe Worrall Rubin – cwr.music@gmail.com/Westlake Village
Brian Scanlon – 805.907.6742/T.O.
Kevin Garren – 805.501.2052/Agoura Hills
Pat Tudor – 818.880.9271
Trumpet
Jonathan Dane – 805.637.5914/Moorpark
Mike Fortunato – 805.816.1447
Bill Barrett – 805.375.7275/T.O.
Jon Hoehne - 626.345.4352/T.O.
French Horn
Louise MacGillavry - 661.253.2805
Trombone
Ira Nepus – 805.376.0289
Les Benedict - 818.262.1010/Woodland Hills.
Tuba/Euphonium
Mike Freed - 818.425.7355
Percussion
Joe Martone – 805.341.7948/T.O.
Ed Smith – 818.667.1190/Westlake Village