I personally charge $10,000,000 per lesson. I haven't gotten any students yet; but all I need is one.RoyceLandon wrote:Did I miss something, or are Bloke and the Elephant idiots?
Going rate for lessons
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Dear Mark,Mark wrote:I personally charge $10,000,000 per lesson. I haven't gotten any students yet; but all I need is one.
I'm interested in taking a lesson from you. I assume, for $10,000,000, you'll fly to Knoxville?
Regards,
Joe Baker.
PS -- Will you take a check?
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Travel and miscellaneous expenses are billed at my cost. I'm not trying to cheat anyone.Joe Baker wrote:Dear Mark,Mark wrote:I personally charge $10,000,000 per lesson. I haven't gotten any students yet; but all I need is one.
I'm interested in taking a lesson from you. I assume, for $10,000,000, you'll fly to Knoxville?
I do accept checks which are preconfirmed through VeraCheck, again billed at my cost.
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if its good
if it s a good teacher, 50$ a week, twice a week, 45 minutes is what i do
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hmm just seemed like a comical statement about rates, I actually didn't think anybody would actually charge people more simply due to their age, and the comment about them not playing fast etudes, as fast, just added to the idea it was alll a joke.bloke wrote:Jacob Morgan wrote:wait i thought royce was kidding about his prices, or was he serious
No, he wasn't...but the rest of us were.
O well, guess I find humor in things that aren't meant to be humorous.
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Maybe it was just too hip for the room.RoyceLandon wrote:chord progressions are one thing. random sentences that don't fit into the topic are just annoying.
Royce "who is not angry that i'm paying for old people's social security, but is angry that old people post stupid threads"
Rick "who thinks Sean is the only thread owner here" Denney
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LOLbloke wrote:Enough teasing. Time to lay off: 1/ He's young. 2/ He's a yankee, and likely to never recover.Rick Denney wrote:Maybe it was just too hip for the room.
Rick "who thinks Sean is the only thread owner here" Denney
Other fine quotes:
RoyceLandon wrote:Will the steel make my loud playing louder?
RoyceLandon wrote:MAW 2005! Party up in here!!! Rock the hizznouse!
RoyceLandon wrote:Hey, Aubrey, wanna room together?

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I just hope the sap isn't stupid enough to be doing all this using his real name.
A quick but tangential brag about my son: as a HS sophomore who went to a teensy private school until middle of the 8th grade, he's got two years of experience on the trombone. He's playing extremely well for the amount of time he's been playing, but at least for the time being there are certainly better players to be found. Still, in the last month, he's been sought out to join an otherwise virtually all-adult (and quite good) community band, to sub with a local college jazz band, and to play in the University of TN Honors Festival Band. By 'sought out', I mean that he never approached ANYONE in ANY of these groups; they came to him. Why? Because in addition to being a competent player, he brings a very mature approach to the music, treats others -- especially adults -- with humility and respect, and looks at opportunities like these as chances to improve, not chances to show what hot stuff he is. He has developed (this is where it links up to our friend Royce) a reputation among area music educators as a kid who IS good, who WILL be VERY good, and just as important who will not be a problem in the back row. I fear that Royce's reputation is probably somewhat different.
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A quick but tangential brag about my son: as a HS sophomore who went to a teensy private school until middle of the 8th grade, he's got two years of experience on the trombone. He's playing extremely well for the amount of time he's been playing, but at least for the time being there are certainly better players to be found. Still, in the last month, he's been sought out to join an otherwise virtually all-adult (and quite good) community band, to sub with a local college jazz band, and to play in the University of TN Honors Festival Band. By 'sought out', I mean that he never approached ANYONE in ANY of these groups; they came to him. Why? Because in addition to being a competent player, he brings a very mature approach to the music, treats others -- especially adults -- with humility and respect, and looks at opportunities like these as chances to improve, not chances to show what hot stuff he is. He has developed (this is where it links up to our friend Royce) a reputation among area music educators as a kid who IS good, who WILL be VERY good, and just as important who will not be a problem in the back row. I fear that Royce's reputation is probably somewhat different.

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Who said anything about being a great player?RoyceLandon wrote:I'm a yankee? No one ever told me.
And I apologize. I guess I'll have to keep my mouth shut until I get called up by my community band and play a concert or two. Then I'll be a great player and will earn everyone's respect.
Royce "who's proud of his real name" Landon
Rick "who seriously hopes that's not a requirement for earning respect" Denney