Joanna - Teacher #2948

Instruments:
- Flute
- Piccolo
- Recorder

Services:
- Music History
- Music Theory (Advanced)
- RCM

Languages:
- English
- French

Teaching Philosophy

I strive to inspire a lifelong love of music in my students and to help them connect with their deepest feelings through playing. I do my best to cultivate my students' musical interests while exposing them to a variety of different styles.

I help my students prepare for various goals including auditions, competitions, and all kinds of performances taking into account issues of performance anxiety and other stresses. During the preparation process, I try to help my students back towards the joy which brought them to music in the first place.

Musical Education

I have earned the following degrees:
McGill University's Schulich School of Music - D. Mus. (Performance Studies)
Royal Conservatory of the Hague - Masters (Baroque flute)
McGill University's Schulich School of Music - Masters (Baroque flute)
Vassar College - Bachelor of Arts (Music, Russian)

Special Skills and Training

I am a historical flute specialist. I perform on antiques and reproductions of instruments from the Renaissance flute to the modern flute. My close connection with the history of the flute gives me a unique perspective on the repertoire, as the playing qualities of instruments of each time period affect the way composers wrote. Whatever instrument one chooses, we can come closer to the spirit of the time by engaging with the instrument's history.

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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