Contemporary Music Instruction and Mentoring
Unsolicited Comments
(Excerpted from thank you notes, Christmas cards, and emails)
"'The mediocre teacher tells. The
good teacher explains. The superior teacher
demonstrates. The great teacher inspires' --
William A. Ward. Irv, thank you for
being the great teacher. Your generosity and knowledge
have blessed my life these years! Thank you for being
God's hands in helping me become the musician I am
today!!"
"Irv, we are so grateful that we found you! You are such an amazing teacher and so good with all of our kids. We have made as much progress in music with you in one year as we did with other music teachers in 6 or 7 years."
"In one of our family prayers recently (our daughter) gave thanks to God for you as a mentor being willing to share your gifts to help others."
"When I went home last weekend my mother said I have made more progress in two months with you than I did in two years with my previous teacher."
"We are so blessed to have you for [our daughter's] teacher! Thank you!!"
"I just wanted to write you a quick email to say thanks for all the things you taught me!! I'm so grateful to have this musical talent here on my mission! I also wanted to tell you that this was my first time playing a song that I accompanied for a musical number that was improv! I was able to make it fun and pretty while also applying the accompanist skills to keep the singers "heard." I think you would have been proud! Thanks for all you did for me!!"
"I hope you know how much I enjoy learning music from you. Thank you for helping me and believing in me!"
"Thank you so much for being my guitar teacher over the past year. You've made a significant impact in the quality of my life, and I look forward to the next chapter that awaits me with the new found skills you have taught me."
"[My son] is excited and I've seen him grow, and I've seen him starting to learn in a way that feels natural to him, and he is really loving it. It's made a huge difference in our family."
"You are the funnest teacher I've ever had!"
"I really love how you let me pick my own songs. You are an amazing teacher!"
"Thank you for being a wonderful music teacher. You are a joy to work with!!"
"Thank you so much! I am so glad I am able to be your student. I love lessons and my amazing songs."
"Irv, thanks for teaching me guitar! I've learned so much from you! You're an awesome teacher!"
"(Our daughter) loves her time with you each week. She is learning so much!"