Piano Lesson Canceled :(

I was supposed to have a piano lesson last Tuesday, but I had to go to North Carolina for the week, so we rescheduled to today. But today my piano teacher isn't feeling well, so he had to cancel.

Next week is spring break, so he's not doing lessons. He said he could take me the following Tuesday, but that's not going to work for me because I already have an appointment after work.

So, my next lesson will be April 23, five weeks after my last one. After that, I have two more scheduled 30-minute lessons: May 7 and May 21.

I really need to sit down and think about whether I want to continue lessons into the summer. Part of me would love to, but I'm not sure it's worth it. $150 every two months for four 30-minute lessons isn't a lot, but a 30-minute lesson every other week really doesn't give me what I need. There's barely time to work on a single piece in a half-hour, even with skipping warmups altogether. (And I need my scale/arpeggio/inversions warm-ups after a long day of work!)

This particular teacher doesn't do hour-long lessons (he teaches through a company that only does 30-minute lessons), so if I do want to continue lessons, I will likely have to look elsewhere, most likely to the music department of the local university. And I'm sure there are probably a few home-studio teachers out there who would be happy to take on an adult at my level. I'll just have to do some research if I get to that point.

Meanwhile, I am pretty happy with what I'm getting from Piano With Jonny and Tonebase. PWJ has been great for strengthening foundations and learning to play the blues (and pulling me out of my depression). And PWJ will be the perfect place for me to learn to write and arrange music using skills and theory from blues, ragtime, and jazz. Tonebase has been great for my further development in the classical realm ... but I do feel a need for an in-person teacher (one that I meet with more often and for longer lessons) who can give me both objective feedback and guidance on taking my playing to the next level.

Instead of going to my piano lesson this evening, I guess I'll just have to practice more. Darn the bad luck. ;-)

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