Jesse - Teacher #2520

Instruments:
- Electric Guitar
- Guitar

Services:
- Ear Training
- Harmony
- Jazz Improvation
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

Everyone has different goals when it comes to music and lessons should be catered to those goals, whether it's being able to play your favourite songs in your living room, or performing at the Super Bowl. Technique and theory are best learned in the context of what interests the student, and that's what allows a musician to progress while having fun!

Musical Education

I have a certificate in Jazz Performance from Humber College, and am in my third year of getting a Bachelor of Music from Humber College. The first 2 years are focused on developing a strong understanding and repertoire of Jazz music, and then it transitions to arrangement, composition, production in all styles.

Special Skills and Training

I grew up in a musical household where I had the chance to play with and learn from talented people from a young age. Since my early teens I've been performing with pop, funk, rock, country, and jazz bands. Now I am able to learn from the most accomplished musicians in Canada, who teach and study In Humber's music program. The most important thing is being able to play and learn about music with other people. This is what makes music lessons so valuable.

Rates

30 Minutes: $39.00
45 Minutes: $49.00
60 Minutes: $59.00

There is a one-time registration fee of 25 $ charged with the first lessons. All Taxes are included in prices, if applicable

NOTE: Your Credit card will be charged ONLY when the first lesson is set up and confirmed with the teacher

Policies


1. Cancellation Policy

Lessons not cancelled or rescheduled with at least 24 hours notice are billable to the client and payable to the teacher. This does not of course apply to travel fees unless the notice is effectively given at the door and the teacher has travelled to the location.

2. Cessation (quitting) Policy

A client must provide a 2 lesson notice period to stop lessons. So a weekly student needs to give 2 weeks of notice, a biweekly student works out to 3 weeks notice and a twice weekly student works out to a week of notice.

3. Illness Policy

Lessons cancelled due to illness or extraordinary circumstances with less than 24 hours notice remain billable to the client and payable to the teacher.

BAH teachers are encouraged to offer a make-up lesson at a future date in the interest of client relations and general goodwill. This only makes sense as teaching a student with the flu for example, will ruin the rest of your week's employment.

No more than 2 lessons may be made up due to illness within a 60 day period.

4. Rescheduling Policy

Any lesson can be cancelled or rescheduled with at least 24 hours notice.

Summer Vacation and Extended Absence Policy

Clients may schedule longer absences for trips etc. 24 hours notice is required.

It is normal and typical for students and about 20% of our teachers to schedule a break in the summer. We do not enforce a notice period (see cessation of lessons) at the end of a long summer break.

5. Evaluation Period

There are no free trial lessons with Beethoven at Home but we do offer a 2 lesson evaluation period where it is easy to try out a teacher. There are no free lessons during the evaluation period and clients may choose to discontinue the lessons at any time by providing the required 24 hours notice. After the student's 3rd lesson the required 2 lesson notice period will apply (see cessation of lessons above).