Jennifer - Teacher #3214

Instruments:
- Piano
- Trumpet

Services:
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)
- RCM - Basic Rudiments

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

Music has always been an incredibly big part of my life. I started piano at age 4, my mom was a piano teacher and my dad plays by ear. It’s always been there from my great-grandmother teaching at a music university in the states to my grandmother playing piano for the dances in the 1940s. Music, from learning to teaching is an excellent outlet to keep the small things, like fine motor skills fine-tuned, to the big things, like mental health, healthy and in check! Music not only fills our lives but also our hearts and souls and we get to share it with others!

Musical Education

After finishing my grade 9 RCM in piano and voice, I went to Augustana University College to complete my Bachelor of Music.

My piano teacher is a professional pianist and accompanist, and my voice teachers were classically trained professionals as well.

Special Skills and Training

I have been teaching piano and voice for over 20 years. I also have directed adult choirs, played in numerous community concert bands and performed in music festivals.

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).