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Private Lessons
Houston, Texas
Welcome to Eddie Lewis' private lesson index page. This
area of EddieLewis.com is intended to serve you as his student, and as a supplement to your private
lessons. If you are one of Mr. Lewis' trumpet students, jazz
students or compositions students, we encourage you to visit this
page frequently for music articles,
practice materials, and
study
guides.
You can also use this area of the site to
pay for your lessons or
check the schedule for possible lesson
times.
If you're not a current student of Mr. Lewis but
interested in signing up, you can read more about what he has to offer as
a teacher here.
Learning how to play the trumpet doesn't have to be
difficult. In fact, playing trumpet can be fun when you do it correctly.
Mr. Lewis has been tutoring trumpet players of all ages and all levels for
over twenty-five years. As an educator, he has gained respect in his
ability to make playing and practicing trumpet easier. Most of Eddie's
students like to practice the materials he assigns them and enjoy
practicing in general.
Your lesson rate is fixed from the day you sign
up. Even though the rates will go up over time, your rates will stay
the same for as long as you stay in
Good Standing. Please click
HERE to read more about the current
rates.
When you need to reschedule lessons or schedule a
makeup lesson, please use the Available
Times page to help you find an open time. That page is updated
regularly.
Eddie Lewis has written over a hundred music
articles. The earlier articles were not necessarily written for his
students and were the main attraction to this site in the first
decade of its existence. Some of those original articles can be
found HERE. Mr. Lewis'
more recent articles are more specifically intended for his current
students. Those articles can be found
HERE. Location - South East Houston - Sagemont:
Mr. Lewis' current students travel weekly from different
parts of the city. In fact, one student even makes the two hour drive from
Lufkin, TX every week.
Note: Eddie's students have come from as far
away as the United Kingdom. People have been flying to Houston from all
over the country and the world to study with Mr. Lewis since the mid
1990's. He is internationally recognized as a trumpet teacher because of
his online presence. The difference with these students is that they
take one or two lessons and fly home. This website currently focuses on
the needs of his local, regular students.
We realize that the distance, especially during this
time of inflated gas prices, can seem prohibitive, but we want you to know
that it's not uncommon for people to travel across Houston for trumpet
lessons. What's important is to decide what you
want from private lessons. Mr. Lewis is at the top of his field as
both a teacher and a performer. This is most evident when you look
at his publications. No other local trumpet teacher has authored so
many trumpet books (Lewis has written fifteen trumpet books
nine of which are in print). Most teachers do not write at all
and when they do they stop at one method book......usually something
that only explains the way they (or their teachers) play and isn't
designed, as Mr. Lewis' books are, for helping YOU develop as an
individual player. The students who decide
to study with Mr. Lewis want from a teacher specifically what he has
to offer. If just ANY teacher will do, then he is probably not the
teacher you are looking for. For those who do want
what he has to offer, it is well worth the drive.
Directions:
We will not give our exact address online, but many
potential students like to know how far they would have to drive to get to
the lessons. We live in the Sagemont area which is in South East Houston.
From Galveston, Texas City, La Marque, Dickinson, League City, Clear
Lake, Friendswood, Alvin or Pearland:
Take the Gulf Freeway (I-45) north to Scarsdale. Turn left on
Scarsdale, right on Beamer and left on Hughes.
From Victoria, Wharton, Richmond, Rosenberg, Sugar Land Missouri
City and Wharton:
Take Beltway 8 towards the Gulf Freeway (I-45). Turn right on
Blackhawk and Left on Hughes. North West
Houston:
Take Beltway 8 towards the Gulf Freeway (I-45). Turn right on
Blackhawk and Left on Hughes. From The
Woodlands, Conroe, Spring and North Houston:
Take I-45 south to Scarsdale (one exit past Beltway 8 - South side).
Turn right on Scarsdale, Left on Beamer and Left on Hughes.
From Lufkin, Kingwood or Humble:
Take 59 south to I-45. Go south on I-45 to Scarsdale (one exit past
Beltway 8 - South side). Turn right on Scarsdale, Left on Beamer and
Left on Hughes. From Pasadena, Baytown or
La Port:
Take 146 to 225. Take the Beltway south to Beamer. Turn left on Beamer
and Right on Hughes. Don't forget:
Mr. Lewis also offers private instruction for jazz
improvising, composition and arranging, and coda's Finale software. These
are lessons for individuals of any instrument.
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