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Why is Courtnay and Rowe considered the best In-Home teaching service in Atlanta?

• We do extensive interviewing and client placement to ensure that you receive the right teacher for you and your child. And we guarantee that you will love your teacher – or we will make it right.
• We have carefully screened teachers and insist on reliability, consistency, accountability and positive attitude.
• Our teachers go through continuing education and teaching methodologies.
• We have an extensive lending library for our teachers to ensure that they have access to the latest music and best teaching tools.
• To have such fine teachers associated with us, we pay above-market salaries to get the very best.
• And, we only have teachers that love to teach and will do what it takes and wants your child to succeed!

Who are the Courtnay and Rowe teachers?
We pride ourselves on having the best talent in town! The teachers associated with Courtnay and Rowe Corporation are all professionally trained musicians and educators who have been selected for their talents, personal integrity, positive attitude and teaching skills. Most hold college degrees and include graduates of the nation's top music schools, or are in process of completing their music degree at fine colleges of music here in Atlanta. Many of our teachers are active performers and some are recording artists. Every one of our teachers is carefully screened and is subject to a comprehensive background check. And because we have approximately 40 experienced teachers on our roster, you can be assured we will match the perfect teacher with you or your child.

What if I do not like the instructor?
We do our very best to match the instructor to the student using many different criteria such as teacher forte, location of the student, and type of music the student is interested in, among others. If for any reason you are unhappy with your teacher, please call us and we will make a teacher change immediately, in a discreet and professional manner. We will do what it takes to make the student happy, as a happy student is a learning student!

Do you have recitals? Are they mandatory?
Yes, we do have recitals at the end of the year, usually two in May and one the first week of June (your choice of one). It is not mandatory, but encouraged as it is in a fun, relaxed atmosphere in beautiful locations like Callanwolde, Cherokee Town Club and Piedmont Driving Club. We mix up the levels of the students as well as the instruments and encourage costuming, choreography, and teacher participation when necessary to enhance the performance of the child or music selection. It’s a great show and fun for all involved!

Do you have a location?
Our service is all about convenience and the best use of your time. The greatest part is our wonderful, qualified teachers come to you, in the most comfortable place the student can learn, so there is no driving to and from a location, waiting in the car or trying to run quick errands in unpredictable Atlanta traffic.

What age should I start my child and which instrument?
We get this question quite often, and because children are all so different, there is no real pat answer. And it also depends on the instrument or offering you are interested in – some instruments require hand size and/or dexterity. We generally say that if the child is extremely interested in starting music lessons, the best starting point is piano (or keyboards), the “gateway” to the other instruments. The piano is a great instrument for learning all aspects of music and it’s easy to transfer that information later to all other instruments. Another good choice for interested young beginners is our Preschool Program which involves Vocal, Instrument experimentation, Percussion and rhythm, and Movement. And if you’d like, we can do 30-min of Preschool and 30-min of Piano (or Vocal) to round the lesson out.

What length lessons do you offer and recommend?
We have available 45-min lessons, 1hour lessons (for music – two or more children), 1 ½ hour lessons (2 to 3 children) and 2-hour lessons (3 to 4 children) or whatever suits your needs. Initially, we recommend a 45-min lesson as a starting point, and if you feel you need more time (or have more than one instrument studied, i.e. piano/voice, piano/guitar, etc.), the lesson length can be adjusted accordingly. Because many of our talented teachers play more than one instrument, we can many times provide one teacher that can teach several subjects all within the same lesson time, therefore saving you money and time.

We don’t have a piano - is a keyboard OK to start with?
Yes it is, and especially for a beginner where you are testing for commitment level. We like to say just because your child is interested in riding lessons, you don’t rush out and buy a horse! Ideally, the keyboard needs to be one with weighted keys and full-sized. We maintain a small inventory of digital pianos, rented monthly for $35, with no delivery charges. Also, when you feel ready, Jack Courtnay has a fine gallery of pianos for either lease, lease/purchase or for sale. Leases start at around $50/month, with large percentage of payments applied should you decide to lease/purchase.

What do we do about lessons over the holidays or Spring Break? We devised our program to run the school year just as you do (August to May), so we start a couple weeks early to allow for the necessary missed lessons during the Christmas week and Spring Break week (either public or private school week). Because we start these couple weeks early in August, these holiday lessons are “made up” in advance, relieving any pressure to later have to make the lessons up.

Do you accept credit cards?
At this time, we do not accept credit cards, but have many clients pay us through auto debit and electronic payment. Otherwise, you may also pay check by snail mail.

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