Tuesday, May 5, 2020 by Brian Rogge | Uncategorized

For everyone anxious to get our lives back to normal from the COVID-19 social distancing, I know many of you are wondering when we can return to normal face-to-face lessons. Right now, St. Paul's Methodist is still closed and I don't have my own proper space to teach in. In the future, I plan on building a heated space so that we can have lessons in our own area designated for musical learning. It will take a lot of my own budget and time to make it happen, so it's a goal that we may not attain soon. 

In short, we have to continue our music lessons online for the present. I will keep you updated as I keep in contact with St. Paul's and other potential spaces as well as my personal project for creating a teaching space. Thank you all for making Zoom and Skype work, we will return to normal as soon as our government and the health experts allow. Thank you for your patience as we learn to cope in our new situation. 

Keep making music!

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Monday, March 30, 2020 by Brian Rogge | Uncategorized

Current students and parents:

Click the Student/Parent Login tab and use the login to access the Lessons Portal. You'll see announcements as well as your scheduled lesson times and invoices.

Thanks!

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Sunday, March 29, 2020 by Brian Rogge | Uncategorized

Announcement: we are having NO LESSONS during this week, Spring Break! We will resume online lessons on April 6!

Wow! What a time we are living in. As we "Shelter in Place," remember to get in exercise and breaks from the boredom. This is a great time to change habits, develop good habits, and reflect on our priorities. The next post will detail online payment options for April, but you may also send checks via the postal service. 

Be well!

Brian Rogge

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Friday, August 2, 2019 by Brian Rogge | Uncategorized

Much has changed over the past year! I have experimented with my expectations, materials, method books, teaching location, and even began offering to teach more than violin or viola! I now offer piano lessons, and I accompany many students with piano and performed in a few piano recitals through high school. With an understanding of music theory and knowledge of chords, I offer beginning guitar lessons. I finally have a cello and can teach beginning cello lessons. But beyond teaching instrument technique, I also possess improvisatory skills, ear training, the ability to arrange music, and music theory that I pass on to my students. Every person who enters my studio has a different goal in mind. Some students want to learn to fiddle, some want to accompany on the piano, some want to play in church, some want to improvise music on the fly, and some want to play classical. I have discovered that my strength is meeting every student where they are and taking them on a journey to their goal. 

I began teaching out of my home, a goal that I want to attain again someday. Due to the limited space in our apartment and having my young children running around, I had to give my family their space. I called around Helena looking for a suitable teaching location. St. Paul's Methodist Church humbly and graciously allowed me to teach out of their beautiful building, where I still am today. I started with about five students, snatched from the high schools where I student taught, and today I have over twenty students joining me for the 2019-2020 school year. Whatever your goal, allow me to help you succeed. Contact us today for a free lesson!

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