Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What makes you more qualified than other competitors?
A: THE PERFORMANCE CLINIC’S FOUNDERS COMBINE THE WISDOM OF AGE WITH THE ENTHUSIAM OF YOUTH IN AN EFFICIENT FORMAT THAT HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS. WE BUILD HAPPY, COMPETENT, SUCCESSFUL MUSICIANS; READY TO TAKE ON THE WORLD.
Q: How much are lessons?
A: OUR LESSONS ARE $100.00 A MONTH FOR A WEEKLY THIRTY MINUTE ZOOM LESSON. STUDENTS MAY CHOOSE TO TAKE A LESSON WITH A FRIEND/SIBLING WHO PLAYS THE SAME OR A SIMILAR INSTRUMENT TO LOWER THAT COST TO $50.00 PER STUDENT PER MONTH.
Q: Do you offer in-person lessons?
A: NO. ZOOM LESSONS ARE THE BEST WAY FOR US TO REACH THE STUDENTS WHO MOST NEED AND DESERVE OUR SERVICES.
Q: Do you offer masterclasses?
A: LET’S TALK IN DETAIL. TELL US WHAT YOU WANT AND NEED AND WE WILL WORK TOWARD MAKING THAT HAPPEN WITHIN YOUR BUDGET.
Q: Do you match the prices of competitors?
A: WE STAND BY OUR VALUE. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE ARE UNAWARE OF ANY DIRECT COMPETITORS. OUR FEE STRUCTURE IS FAIR, OUR RESULTS ARE CONSISTENT, AND OUR STUDENTS SET AND ACHIEVE REASONABLE GOALS WITHOUT UNDUE STRESS OR HEROIC PRACTICE HOURS.
Q: Do you have to pay for Zoom? Is there a fee?
A: ALL ZOOM FEES AND CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES ARE INCLUDED IN OUR FIXED PRICE.
Q: How do you use Zoom?
A: WE TEACH THROUGH THE ZOOM PLATFORM. (SEE QUESTION 28.)
Q: Do I need additional equipment? i.e., microphones, pop-filters, etc.
A: NOT REALLY. THE BEAUTY OF ZOOM IS THAT YOU CAN UTILIZE IT ANYWHERE A CELL PHONE CAN GET A SIGNAL. EVEN IF THAT MEANS THE LESSON OCCURS WHILE YOU ARE IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR WHILE YOUR SIBLING IS HAVING SOCCER PRACTICE.
Q: How fast does my internet need to be?
A: FOR QUALITY VIDEO CHAT ZOOM SESSION, YOUR INTERNET SERVICE SPEEDS SHOULD BE IN 10 TO 25 MBPS DOWNLOAD SPEED RANGE AND AT LEAST 3 MBPS UPLOAD SPEED FOR BEST RESULTS. IF YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY USED ZOOM BEFORE, THEN LESSONS WILL WORK. https://www.speedtest.net
Q: My student wants to take lessons but the $100 is a bit too steep. Is there a discount that can be offered?
A: TAKE LESSONS WITH A FRIEND…OR TWO. TWO STUDENTS IN A LESSON WOULD BRING THE MONTHLY PRICE TO $50.00 PER STUDENT. THREE IN A LESSON, WHILE NOT OPTIMAL, WILL STILL BRING BETTER RESULTS THAN NO LESSONS AND THE NET PRICE PER PARTICIPANT WILL BE $33.33 PER PERSON. THE PERFORMANCE CLINIC WILL DO EVERYTHING REASONABLE TO BRING QUALITY, AFFORDABLE, INSTRUCTION TO OUR CLIENT BASE. (IF TWO OR THREE STUDENTS SHARE A LESSON, ONE PARENT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING THE FEE [S] FROM THE OTHER [S] AND SUBMITTING THE $100.00 MONTHLY PAYMENT.
Q: Are payments done weekly or monthly?
A: MONTHLY
Q: How are payments handled?
A: PAYMENTS ARE BILLED AND PAID THROUGH FONS, AN ONLINE SCHEDULING AND BILLING PLATFORM THAT STREAMLINES AND AUTOMATES SCHEDULING AND PAYMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT BASED BUSINESSES SUCH AS OURS.
Q: Do you require specific brands of instruments to play on?
A: PLAY WHAT YOU HAVE. OF COURSE, TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY, INSTRUMENTS SHOULD BE IN GOOD REPAIR.
Q: What kind of music do I need to purchase?
A: WE’LL START WITH THE MUSIC YOU HAVE, WHERE YOU ARE MUSICALLY, WHERE YOU AND YOUR BAND DIRECTOR/PARENTS ENVISION YOU GOING, AND WHAT IS NECESSARY TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUR BAND PROGRAM. THEN WE WILL INDIVIDUALIZE A PLAN BASED ON WHO YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU WANT YOUR MUSICIAL JOURNEY TO TAKE YOU. SOME MUSIC WILL BE AVAILABLE COMMERCIALLY, AND SOME WE WILL EMAIL OR TEXT TO YOU.
Q: Do I need to purchase additional music for my student?
A: IN MOST CASES ADDITIONAL MUSIC WILL BE NECESSARY. MOST WILL BE PURCHASED. SOME WILL BE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND DOWNLOADABLE FOR FREE FROM THE INTERNET. SOME WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE PERFORMANCE CLINIC.
Q: Will you offer keyboards or percussion lessons?
A: WE MAY AT A LATER DATE ADD PERCUSSION AND KEYBOARDS. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE CONCENTRATION ON WHAT WE DO BEST. THAT IS WIND INSTRUMENTS.
Q: What is the earliest age you take students for lessons?
A: THE EARLIEST AGE THAT WE TAKE STUDENTS IS TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON THE STUDENT AND THEIR PARENTS’ INVOLVEMENT. LET’S TALK. IF WE SEE INDICATIONS THAT LESSONS WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AND BENEFICIAL, WE WILL GO WITH IT.
Q: Do you offer a try-out lesson to see if lessons are right for me?
A: EVEN VAN CLIBURN TOOK LESSONS. OUR LESSONS TRANSCEND JUST THE HOW AND WHY OF MUSIC AND INCLUDE AWARENESS OF THE POSITIVE SELF AFFIRMATIONS THAT ALLOW A MUSICIAN “TO PLAY BETTER THAN THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD, FASTER THAN THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD GET THERE”.
Q: If my student drops lessons but I have already paid, do I get a refund? How much of a refund do I get?
A: WE REQUIRE A ONE MONTH NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF LESSONS, SO THERE SHOULD BE NO NECESSITY FOR A REFUND. IF YOUR SITUATION IS UNIQUE, CONTACT US. IF APPROPRIATE, REFUNDS OF THE UNUSED PORTION OF YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH YOUR FONS PORTAL.
Q: How many students can take a lesson at once? Is there a discount or is the price the same no matter how many kids are in there?
A: THE PERFORMANCE CLINIC IS DESIGNED TO INCLUDE TWO, POSSIBLE THREE STUDENT WITHIN A THIRTY MINUTE LESSON. OF COURSE, COMPATABLE INSTRUMENTS ARE PREFERRED, BUT CONTACT US WITH A SCENARIO AND WE WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR REQUEST. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE LESSONS THAT POSITIVELY IMPACT STUDENT PERFORMANCE WHILE MAINTAINING A POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE AND BALANCE IN THEIR LIFE.
Q: Can I buy equipment through you? Where do I buy equipment?
A: CHECK WITH YOUR BAND DIRECTOR FIRST. IF WE CAN ASSIST IN FINDING EQUIPMENT, REEDS, ETC. WE WILL BE PLEASED TO HELP…BUT LESSONS ARE OUR PRODUCT.
Q: Can the parent or director sit in and listen? Can we record lessons?
A: WE ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO SIT IN ON EVERY LESSON SO THEY CAN TAKE NOTES OR REMEMBER THINGS THE STUDENT MIGHT FORGET. OF COURSE, YOUR BAND DIRECTOR CAN SIT IN ON LESSONS. THEY CAN ALSO MESSAGE US. OUR GOAL IS TO BE THE SECRET, SILENT PARTNER IN YOUR (AND YOUR BAND’S) SUCCESS.
Q: What if I need to switch my lesson day? Will that cause an issue with scheduling?
A: OUR SCHEDULING FLEXIBILITY IS BASED ON TEACHER AVAILABILITY MESHING WITH STUDENT NEEDS. CONTACT US AS SOON AS YOU SEE THE POTENTIAL OF A CONFLICT AND WE WILL IMMEDIATELY START WORK TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR NEEDS. OUR MAKEUP SCHEDULING CAPABILITY IS BASED ON TEACHER AVAILABILITY AND THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS.
Q: Where is the PC Winds located?
A: WE ARE A ZOOM PROVIDER BASED IN THE DALLAS, TEXAS METROPOLITAN AREA.
Q: Why do you not have a physical location?
A: ONE OF THE FEW GOOD THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THE COVID EPIDEMIC WAS THE REALIZATION THAT TECHNOLOGY CAN EFFECTIVELY TRANSCEND PROXIMITY. CORPORATIONS HAVE FOR DECADES USED EXPENSIVE AUDIO AND VIDEO TELECONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY REQUIRING T-1 AND T-3 DEDICATED PHONE LINES TO BRING EXECUTIVES TOGETHER WITHOUT WASTING TRAVEL TIME. ZOOM GAVE US THE SAME BENEFITS THROUGH THE INTERNET ON OUR PHONES AND COMPUTERS. MAJOR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE OFFERING MASTERS AND DOCTORATE DEGREES ONLINE. TELEMEDICINE IS REVOLUTIONIZING HEALTH CARE. OUR TEACHERS HAVE INSTRUCTED STUDENTS ONLY ON ZOOM WHO HAVE ACHIEVED FIRST CHAIR FIRST BAND TEXAS ALL STATE BAND. WE UNDERSTAND HOW TO MAXIMIZE THE “TUNNEL VISION” EFFECT OF ZOOM TO AFFECT DEEPER LEARNING. MOST IMPORTANTLY, VIRTUAL LESSONS ARE THE ONLY WAY TO BRING QUALITY PRIVATE INSTRUCTION AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE TO SMALLER AND MORE REMOTE SCHOOLS SUCH AS YOURS. THAT’S THE REASON WE EXIST. OUR GOAL IS TO BE THE SECRET, SILENT PARTNER IN YOUR CHILD’S AND THEIR SCHOOL BAND’S SUCCESS.