Hi Bee. We always tape our lessons and then record them in a book,under W for waltz etc. We put the mike on the teacher and the recorder in his or her pocket. You could instead download the lesson to the computer and burn to cd,this way you can always go back to the lessons. Even better is to vidio tape the lessons. If your paying your teacher $80.00 U.S. a lesson then you have the right to do this,but most teachers are only to willing to do this for a student who is keen. You may have to provide your own camera,this works best if you have a partner. Dave