Payment & Attendance Information
Updated Thursday • January 8
Lesson Fees for the 2025 – 2026 School Year: 45 Minutes – $60
Each week I update the Payment & Attendance Records and make them available here. Viewing your record is now a two step process, this is a change from last year. To view your record, fill in your password below and press Enter. You will now see your name in small letters, click on that and your record will appear. Please let me know if you have any problems, forget your password, or would like to create a new password. Also, please note that I track lessons in 30 minute increments, a single 45 minute lesson will be recorded as 1.5.
At the conclusion of each month I will send each student an invoice by email, the amount on the invoice is the total amount that is due at that time. I ask that you pay this amount in full at the next lesson, please make your check payable to Brassworks rather than my name. As always, if you have any questions about your invoice let me know right away, mistakes do occur and I will work with you to make any necessary corrections.
Please note, after upgrading several internal items on this website, I encountered problems when trying to view your Attendance & Payment records. As of Saturday, September 27, I believe the problems have been resolved and you can once again retrieve your records. Please let me know if you run into any problems and I will take a look at it.
To view your Attendance and Payment record, enter your password below then press Enter.
During my senior year at Ann Arbor High School, I took a Music Appreciation class, the instructor was Bob Pratt. It was there in Music Appreciation that I first learned of Ella Fitzgerald, “the first lady of song”. For me this was the beginning of a life long love and appreciation of Ella’s stunning voice and unmatched musical interpretations. I was fortunate to be able to attend several of her live performances, both here in Ann Arbor and Detroit. Below are three selections that capture the essence of Ella’s remarkable artistry, she is joined by Louis Armstrong on the third selection, “Summertime.”
“Music and the arts are not just something to make people feel good. They elevate the soul and broaden the entire personality. It’s easy to say they aren’t needed because culture seems intangible. But not having it deprives young people of a cultural heritage.”
~ Doc Severinsen ~