Maki - Teacher #3238

Instruments:
- Piano
- Viola
- Violin

Languages:
- English
- Japanese

Teaching Philosophy

I have experience working with students of various ages - from 5 years old to 70 years old! I accomodate with each student’s musical taste when it comes to choosing repertoire and happy to assist with technical challenges in order for students to enjoy their music making more. My ultimate goal as a teacher is to nourish students’ love for music and help them develop life-long relationships with their instruments.

Musical Education

I have attended the following schools earning the following degrees:

University of Victoria - Master of Music
University of Victoria - Bachelor of Music with Distinction
Camosun College - Diploma in Music

My principal teachers included Joanna Hood of Lafayette String Quartet and Michael van der Sloot

Awards and Distinctions

Competition Awards

The first place in the Collegiate Division of Progressive Musicians Online Classics Competition based in Las Vegas, USA (2020)

Shared first prize at Young Musicians Competition 2019 at Friends of Chamber Music in Vancouver, Canada (2019)

Shared first prize at the regional solo Bach competition in Victoria, Canada (2018)

Special Skills and Training

I have more than 20 years of training in playing violin, viola, and piano. I am classically trained; however, many of my previous students enjoyed learning various musical genres such as pop, folk, rock, and anime songs.

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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