Personalized Mentorship
for Homeschool Parents

One-on-one for maximum customizability
or group sessions for maximum affordability.

Real time issue identificationGuided reflectionReveal remediesFeedback and pathways forwardCurriculum developmentDeveloping learning outcomesAssessing student learningDeveloping musicianshipVirtual follow-up and consultation

Personalized Mentorship
for Homeschool Parents

One-on-one for maximum customizability or group sessions for maximum affordability.

Issue identificationReal time feedbackGuided reflectionReveal remediesPathways forwardCurriculum developmentDeveloping learning outcomesAssessing student learningDeveloping musicianshipVirtual follow-up consultations

Great mentors can be hard to find

Teaching instrumental music is simply different than teaching other subjects. Even if you’re an experienced musician, your children may want to learn an instrument you don’t know how to play. Or maybe you have no musical background at all. Regardless of your situation, we can help you facilitate instrumental music education for your children is not just good, but great.

Traditional professional development opportunities are not designed for homeschool parents or co-ops. What you need is a mentor.

Why not hire a master mentor?

Without personalized mentorship, it can be difficult to:

  • Establish effective practice routines.

  • Provide accurate and constructive feedback.

  • Assess your children’s progress and areas for improvement.

  • Achieve higher difficulty levels of repertoire.

  • Maintain your children’s interest and motivation in learning an instrument.

    Meet your new mentors!

    Stephen Nelson
    Stephen NelsonOrchestra
    Winning competitions is not the sole purpose of music education, but it’s a great indicator of student engagement. Stephen’s K-12 orchestras won 1st place over 50 times, three international competitions in Austria, and one Grammy award during his 35-year K-12 career.

    He has spent the last 16 years providing custom mentorship on everything from developing a successful curriculum to maximizing student engagement.

    Dr. Frederick Burrack
    Dr. Frederick BurrackBand
    Do you want a mentor who is academically and experientially well-rounded?

    Dr. Burrack spent 20 years as a K-12 band director and 20 years as a University professor. He served as Chair of the National Association for Music Educators Assessment Special Research Interest Group and as Co-Chair for their work developing the Model Cornerstone Assessments that accompany the National K-12 Music Standards.

    What you get

    MENTORSHIP PREPARATION

    Work with our master mentors to design a custom mentorship program specific to your needs, limited only by the number of hours your family or group purchases.

    ONE-ON-ONE MENTORSHIP

    Receive personalized resource material and real-time feedback while you teach your children based on your custom-designed mentorship program.

    GROUP
    MENTORSHIP

    Receive personalized resource material and mentor-facilitated workshops with real-time feedback based on your custom-designed mentorship program.

    GUIDED COLLABORATION

    Join a private homeschool parent community to share your most valuable mentorship takeaways, creating ongoing learning opportunities at no additional cost.

    Personalized mentorship
    is ideal for:

    • Musical parents

    • Nonmusical parents

    • Individual families

    • Homeschool co-ops

    HIRE YOUR MENTOR NOW

    GET STARTED IN 3 EASY STEPS!

    1.

    CLICK HIRE YOUR MENTOR NOW AND REMIT PAYMENT

    2.

    CHOOSE YOUR TOPICS AND SCHEDULE TRAINING DATES

    3.

    EXPERIENCE TRANSFORMATIONAL MENTORSHIP

    TESTIMONIALS

    Stephen is undoubtedly the best String Orchestra Teacher and Mentor I have known in my entire orchestra and band teaching career (1966 – 1983) and as K-12 Administrative Supervisor of Music for the Salem-Keizer School District (1983 – 2011).

    Karl W. Raschkes, Supervisor of Music (Ret.) Salem-Keizer S.D.

    Learning from Dr. Burrack is great because his passion is enlightening and contagious! He motivated and inspired me going into a new school year, and I can honestly say I have a new understanding of our standards and feel better equipped than ever.

    Kelsey Pinkerton, 5-12 Vocal Music Instructor, Phillipsburg USD 325

    I recognized early on as a public school orchestra teacher that, although I was giving my very best effort, I was not always able to get the results Stephen gave me as his high school orchestra student. I reached out to Stephen for mentorship; I visited his classes to see best practices in action, met with him for tips and insight through score study, and finally had him join several of our rehearsals as a clinician. These experiences equipped me with the tools and expectations that helped me to elevate my teaching effectiveness.

    Jim Charnholm, McKay High School Director of Orchestras in Salem, Oregon

    Dr. Fred Burrack has great chops and demeanor in rehearsing bands. He is extremely knowledgeable, engaging, and gets the most out of the ensemble. Dr. Burrack is a fantastic clinician!

    Dr. Frank Tracz, Director of Bands and Professor of Music, Kansas State University

    The way Stephen explained things always had the right balance of technical information and pure magic. And the results were stunning…we sounded inspired and we WERE inspired. It was the kind of group experience you usually read about in a glossy magazine or a novel, but here we were, living it in real life.

    Valerie Berg-Johansen, DMA in Violin Performance, Concertmistress in the New Vines Symphony

    Dr. Burrack’s in-service absolutely provided what we were hoping to address. He gave us a lot to think about and some concrete ideas we can start implementing. Our district’s feedback is all positive. Thank you so much!

    Brandon Kandrack, Assistant Band Director, K-12 Music Curriculum Leader, Norwin High School

    The combination of passion and knowledge that Stephen Nelson brings to music education is exceedingly rare. To this day, I find myself passing along knowledge to my students that he imparted to me, and I revisit some of his profound wisdom while working on my own playing.

    Brian Johnson, Upright Bassist for Los Angeles Philharmonic

    Does mentorship sound like something that will benefit you?

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    Sponsors & Corporate Memberships

    Give A Note Music foundation
    NAfME Corporate Member national Association for music education

    Sponsors & Corporate Memberships

    Give A Note Music foundation
    NAfME Corporate Member national Association for music education