[Menvi-discuss] Fighting for More Time?

[Julie McGinnity]

Hi Brandon.

I agree with the others.  My vocal coach and I have done this.  She
and I work together for an hour and a half each week during the school
year.  This includes piano because she is also my piano teacher, but
we spend most of the extra time on voice.  It is mostly because of the
braille music.  She is the one who helps me figure things out if I get
confused because I have only been using braille music for a couple
years and still do not know everything.  She also needs to show me
different concepts that I cannot see.  Using your disability may seem
like bad taste, but I believe that in this case it is the only way to
go.  Sighted students may not get the extra one on one time, but they
can also get music instruction from any professor.  We need professors
who are willing to really try and understand some of the concepts of
braille music.  At least, this has been my experience.

It's strange that your school won't take your lesson time up to an
hour if you sign up for more credit hours of voice.  A half an hour is
not enough time for sure.

On 7/15/12, Chris Smart <csmart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:
> Agreed. See what extra funding is available, and even consider
> using it to pay your private instructor a little extra for him/her
> time.
>
> When I was in college, I had a hard time convincing my sighted
> peers to help me with some tasks outside of class, until, and this
> is the important point, I put some money up. I ended up applying
> for a small bursary and then offering people $10 an hour. You'd be
> amazed how quickly attitudes of starving poor students change. *grin*
>
>
> At 05:56 PM 7/15/2012, you wrote:
>>Use your disability.  We have extra money for such so use it.
>>
>>
>>On Jul 15, 2012, at 4:51 PM, Brandon Keith Biggs wrote:
>>
>> > Hello,
>> > I'm attending a school that has a cap of time 30 minutes a
>> private lesson. I've made it quite clear to the head of the voice
>> faculty that this is an outrage, but he says there's nothing he
>> can do about it.
>> > I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to get the
>> lesson to an hour? My teacher said she can schedule me at the end
>> of the day, but if anything our lessons run over.
>> > My teacher thought we could ask the disability office to ask
>> for extra lesson time, because it often takes extra time to
>> communicate concepts to me because I can't see what my teacher is
>> doing. Also, because I'm still super new at Braille music, it
>> takes extra time for me to get all the notes and timing, so my
>> teacher has to spend extra time working with me on note values.
>> >
>> > I feel bad if I use my disability, but I will do it if I can't
>> find any other way to get a longer lesson. Does anyone have any
>> ideas or possibly anything to make my disability claim stronger?
>> > Thank you,
>> >
>> > Brandon Keith Biggs
>> >
>> > Thank you for subscribing to MENVI.  Should you wish to
>> unsubscribe, change your delivery, or set any other options
>> available to you, please view the list information page
>> below.  Should you have any questions, please contact the owner
>> of the list.
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Menvi-discuss mailing list
>> > Menvi-discuss at menvi.org
>> > http://menvi.org/mailman/listinfo/menvi-discuss_menvi.org
>>
>>
>>Thank you for subscribing to MENVI.  Should you wish to
>>unsubscribe, change your delivery, or set any other options
>>available to you, please view the list information page
>>below.  Should you have any questions, please contact the owner of
>>the list.
>>_______________________________________________
>>Menvi-discuss mailing list
>>Menvi-discuss at menvi.org
>>http://menvi.org/mailman/listinfo/menvi-discuss_menvi.org
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> CTS MASTERING: http://www.ctsmastering.com
> Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/CTSMASTERING
> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/CTS-Mastering/139114066128698
> Linked In: http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/chris-smart/46/824/536
> Dropbox: Have your stuff when you need it. 2GB is free:
> http://db.tt/bQ2GuIt
>
>
> Thank you for subscribing to MENVI.  Should you wish to unsubscribe, change
> your delivery, or set any other options available to you, please view the
> list information page below.  Should you have any questions, please contact
> the owner of the list.
> _______________________________________________
> Menvi-discuss mailing list
> Menvi-discuss at menvi.org
> http://menvi.org/mailman/listinfo/menvi-discuss_menvi.org
>


-- 
Julie McG
 Lindbergh High School class of 2009, National Federation of the Blind
of Missouri recording secretary,
Missouri Association of Guide dog Users President,
and proud graduate of Guiding Eyes for the Blind

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
life."
John 3:16