

David Lester Music
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Details: 26 - 44 years old • No formal training • Yes, the student can read music • Jazz • Folk • What the teacher recommends • Rock • Classical • Blues • No, but the student is planning to purchase an instrument • 30 minutes • My home, venue, etc.
David Lester
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- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
I offer all my prospective students a free intro lesson. My fees are: $30 for a 1/2 hour lesson, $60 for an hour lesson. I recommend a half hour for beginners, and an hour for intermediate and advanced students.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
My first question to a new student is: what are YOU interested in? I have a standard curriculum that I teach to every student who just wants to explore their instrument, but my priority is to help each student accomplish their individual goals. What kind of music do you want to play? What techniques are you hoping to work on? If it's wide open, that's fine too! Ultimately, my job is to help you teach yourself.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
My formal education consists of a BA in Music History, and one year of graduate study in bass performance at Manhattan School of Music. Most of my musical training, though, has been informal, through private lessons, self-teaching, and "on-the-job" training at gigs and jam sessions. I started playing in public in high school, and have been going ever since.