Welcome to Coyote Music Studio! Thank you for choosing our studio for music therapy or lessons. Covid restrictions are still place in the studio. Please see details below.
Scheduling and Payments The Studio Portal (through My Music Staff) is used for scheduling, payments, sharing music, student information, and lesson/therapy notes. All clients and students are required to enroll through the Enrollment Tab. Once you complete enrollment, you'll receive an email with login information for your Studio Portal account. You can then register for any open workshop or lesson by going to the Calendar Tab and clicking "Register." You can also call or email Ms. Tonya to schedule.
Music Therapy Workshops: Payment is expected upon registration. Call Tonya if you need to make other arrangements.
Private Lessons Only: After your trial lesson, you can choose to continue paying weekly or monthly for the drop-in rate or you can receive a 10% discount by purchasing a Package of 12 Lessons (See the Absence Policy below). Packages may be split among siblings. Sibling Discount - 10% off for every child after the first enrolled. You can pay online through your Studio Portal account but discounts must applied manually so contact Tonya if you need a discount applied. You may also pay through Paypal: paypal.me/Coyotemusicstudio Discounts do not apply to Zoom Family Music classes or Music Therapy Workshops.
You’ll receive a reminder notification for each class, lesson, or music therapy session that will contain location information or the Zoom Meeting ID and Password to connect. You can change how you receive reminders (email, text, or both) by logging into the Studio Portal (My Music Staff) and updating your information. There is a login box on the Home Page.If you need to miss for any reason, you can notify me by replying to your reminder or sending an email. See the Absence Policy below.
Absence Policy for Private and Group Lessons Try not to miss. Frequent instruction is vital to progress. Students must give at least 2 hours notice before canceling or they will be charged for the lesson. Students may only cancel or reschedule 1x with a 6 week period. The 2nd cancellation within 6 weeks will be charged to the student's account and the 3rd cancellation within 6 weeks will move the student to the waiting list for future lessons. Exceptions are made for summer/winter breaks and family emergencies.
Important Lesson Information Lesson students will need to purchase method books for your instrument. Do NOT buy them before contacting Tonya as it will be based on age and current abilities. All students are expected to bring a 3 ring binder to lessons AND practice outside of their lesson time. A good policy for beginners is to start with 10 minute practice sessions, 2-3 times each week, and add time as your music becomes more challenging. Young students should be not be encouraged to "practice" but instead to show the family what they learned in lessons or teach a family member what they learned. This is more fun for them and will help them remember. Frequent Practice is more important to progressing in music than lesson time and Practice Time can’t be made up!Muscle memory needs to be built. It doesn’t matter if you know what the music says if you can’t play it. 10 minutes every other day is better than an hour once a week.
Lessons and private music therapy sessions are held in the private studio at: Coyote Music Studio: 2615 N. Locust St, Denton, TX 76209 OBSERVING – Observers are no longer allowed during lessons and music therapy sessions. Please see Covid restrictions below. PARKING – Please pull all the way into the drive and allow space for others who come before and after you to use the “turn-around.”
Family Music Classes for 0-12 years are held at: The MLK Jr Rec Center: 1300 Wilson St. Denton, RX 76205 PARTICIPATING – Participation of parents/caregivers is required in the Infant/Toddler & Preschool classes and adults must be masked while in city buildings. PARKING – There's LOADS of parking at the MLK Rec Center as well as great accessibility for wheelchairs and walkers to building and classroom!
All students in music lessons and classes (except the infant and toddler classes) are expected to participate in the Studio Recitals each semester. Location for the recital will be announced at least a month before the recital.
Important Covid Restrictictions Updated Mask Policy - Tonya is fully vaccinated and continues to wear a mask when teaching in the private studio. During Music Therapy workshops and Family Music Classes when we're seated far apart from each other, masks may be removed for ease in singing/communicating. In Flute and Voice lessons, students are more than 10 feet away from the teacher when masks have to be off.
What the studio is doing to keep you safe. 1. Wearing a mask during your studio time and sanitizing between clients/students. 2. The private studio is "By Appointment Only." No drop-ins. 3. Clients/Students will no longer be scheduled "back to back" but instead there will be time scheduled between each student to allow for cleaning. 4. All materials, instruments, and public areas used will be sanitized after client/student. 5. We will not be offering water since I can't make the dispenser safe and I don't want to use too much plastic. Be sure to bring your own water - especially singers! 6. Windows will be open in the studio to allow for more ventilation when permitted by weather. 7. We will move back to Zoom at the first sign of illness - yours or mine - whether it's Covid or not. Flu is down this year too and I'd like to keep it out of the studio.
How does this affect students? 1. Instrumental students will be required to wear a mask at all times while in the studio. Voice students who need to practice breathing and vocal techniques without a mask will sing out the open window, which is more than 12 feet from my piano. 2. Be sure to bring your own water - especially singers! 3. Students will remain in the car when arriving at the studio and text me. I'll reply when the previous student has left and the studio is ready for you. 4. Observers will not be allowed in the studio. Adults may wait on the porch (you'll be able to hear most everything through the door) or the picnic tables in the side yard. You can also drop-off and pick-up after the lesson. 5. Students will be asked to use hand sanitizer upon entering the studio. 6. The studio is large enough for us to remain apart during the lesson. I've gotten very good at directing kids long distanced through Zoom so this should be way easier!
