THIS PAGE WILL EXPLAIN HOW YOU CAN BECOME MY STUDENT
VIOLIN LESSONS ONLINE
I
PLAN ON USING VOIP TO TEACH VIOLIN OVER THE INTERNET. PLEASE DO NOT
SIGN UP WITH A SERVICE UNTIL WE BOTH HAVE EVERYTHING NEEDED FOR A LESSON
WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSED IN OUR CORRESPONDENCE EMAILS.
LEVEL OF STUDENT
VIOLIN LESSONS OVER THE INTERNET IS SOMETHING THAT WILL GROW IN TIME. FOR RIGHT NOW I FEEL ONLY INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS WILL BENEFIT FROM THEM. TECHNOLOGY IS NOT THERE YET FOR NEW STUDENTS AND VERY ADVANCED STUDENTS. WHEN I SAY INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS I MEAN THOSE THAT HAVE HAD SOME TRAINING AND PRACTICE FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF. VERY ADVANCED STUDENTS WILL BE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT AND/OR REJECT ANY AND ALL STUDENTS.
HOW DO I GET ACCEPTED?
PLEASE SEND ME AN ARTICLE WITH LESS THAT 100 WORDS AND TELL ME YOUR (IF THE PERSON IS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST SEND THE EMAIL) EXPERIENCE WITH VIOLIN PLAYING.
WHERE YOUR FIRST LESSON WAS AND WHAT YOUR LAST VIOLIN STUDY BOOK WAS. I WILL CONTACT YOU IF I NEED MORE INFORMATION (WHEN YOU ARE APPROVED WE WILL WORK ON PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS - I MUST HAVE THE CASH IN HAND BEFORE A LESSON).
SEND TO: TONYSGOODIES@YAHOO.COM
REQUIREMENTS
A VIOLIN, CASE, AND ACCESSORIES
HIGH SPEED INTERNET CONNECTION
GOOD WEBCAM
GOOD MICROPHONE
GOOD SPEAKERS
VOIP (UPON ACCEPTANCE YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED WHICH SERVICE YOU WILL NEED THEY CHARGE I THINK $2.99 PER MONTH)
TOTALLY NEW MEDIUM
THIS IS A NEW MEDIUM AND NOT VERY MANY TEACHERS HAVE DONE THIS YET INCLUDING ME. WE WILL HAVE TO WORK ON ANGLES. PLEASE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE THINGS THAT MIGHT ARISE. CONNECTION PROBLEMS ETC.
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
I CHARGE $17.50 FOR A HALF AN HOUR. THIS PRICE WILL GO UP WHEN I GET SOME EXPERIENCE TEACHING OVER THE INTERNET. HOUR LESSONS MAY BECOME AVAILABLE AT $30.00 AND WOULD BE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS DETERMINED BY ME.
WHAT TIME AND DAY CAN I CHOOSE FROM?
THE HOURS AND DAYS I HAVE AVAILABLE ARE MONDAY THRU FRIDAY FROM 10 AM THRU 7 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME. THIS MAY CHANGE AND YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED IF YOU ARE ONE OF MY STUDENTS.
FINAL CRITERIA
I MUST RECEIVE CASH IN HAND BEFORE A LESSON CAN BE GIVEN. PRIVATE LESSONS HERE IS LIKE MOST PLACES. IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED FOR A LESSON AND DO NOT SHOW UP YOU STILL MUST PAY FOR IT. MY TIME IS VERY VALUABLE PLEASE RESPECT THIS. THIS IS HOW IT HAS BEEN WITH PRIVATE TEACHING FOR YEARS.
MY BIO
MY NAME IS ANTHONY BALLOG AND I HAVE BEEN A VIOLINIST SINCE THE AGE OF 6. I STARTED LEARNING WITH MY GRANDFATHER WHO WAS AN AMATEUR MUSICIAN. I COME FROM A VERY LARGE AND MUSICAL FAMILY.
MY PROFESSIONAL TRAINING STARTED AT WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY IN DETROIT MICHIGAN. THERE I LEARNED EVERYTHING ABOUT MY PASSION - VIOLIN PLAYING. I RECEIVED A BACHELORS DEGREE IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE ON VIOLIN. I DID TAKE MANY GRADUATE CLASSES AND WAS ABOUT TWO CLASSES AWAY FROM A MASTER DEGREE IN PERFORMANCE.
MY PRIVATE TEACHER GEOFFREY APPLEGATE (A PRINCIPAL PLAYER WITH THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA) AND I FELT MY TRAINING WAS COMPLETED.
I STARTED PLAYING WITH SYMPHONIES FROM THE TENDER AGE OF 12. FIRST PLAYING WITH THE PARMA SYMPHONY (A SUBURB OF CLEVELAND OHIO) FOR 3 OR 4 SEASONS. I THEN MOVED TO A SUBURB OF DETROIT MICHIGAN WHERE I PLAYED WITH A FEW LOCAL SUBURBAN SYMPHONIES. I ALSO PLAYED WITH THE WAYNE STATE ORCHESTRA FOR MY ENTIRE STAY.
I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW I WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT IN OCTOBER 1999. THAT DAY I LOST MY CAREER BUT DID NOW LOSE MY LIFE THANKS TO THE GOOD LORD. MY PLAYING HAS COME BACK THROUGH THE YEARS. I PLAN ON MAKING SOME VIDEOS FOR YOUTUBE AND SHARE MY MUSIC IN THAT MEDIUM.
