Alfred - Teacher #2545

Instruments:
- Drumset

Services:
- Composition
- Counterpoint
- Ear Training
- Harmony
- Jazz Improvation

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

My teaching philosophy is rooted in equipping my students with the tools I've honed over the years for learning, dissecting, and presenting music. An organized, step-by-step methodology ensures we build upon essential fundamentals, preventing potential roadblocks in the future. I consistently instill in my students the belief that their potential knows no bounds, as long as they apply discipline, tenacity, and regular practice. This, coupled with a deep respect for the music we study and an enjoyable, relaxed lesson atmosphere, forms a winning formula for progress and achievement.

Musical Education

I hold a Bachelor of Music Degree with Honours as well as a Graduate Certificate with Honours, both from Humber College.
I started studying piano privately at the age of 2, and have been playing drums my entire life. After graduating from Humber College I resumed my teaching practice while touring internationally. In 2020 I returned to Humber College to study music composition with a focus on film scoring and video game composition.

Awards and Distinctions

Jazz Performance Award for Outstanding Achievement (2012)
Mark Kelso Award for Outstanding Achievement (2013)
Phil Sheridan Award for Jazz Passion (2015)

Special Skills and Training

I am a lifelong musician, having watched my father's band rehearsals at my house as a toddler, getting on the drums while they were on break. I started drum and piano lessons at the age of 3, and played professionally in bands all through my teens up until today. After graduating high school I started teaching drum set privately in 2009, before persuing post-secondary studies. Since completing my Bachelor of Music in 2016 I have toured extensively all over the globe as a session drummer and appeared on dozens of recordings from many studios, including CBC studios, Sirus XM studios as well as many from my own home studio. I have maintained a teaching practice throughout all of this and have recently shifted away from touring and towards a full-time teaching and composing practice. This wide array of experience and mastery of various fields allows me to tailor lessons to the individual student, making sure they can achieve and surpass their goals.

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).

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