Alex - Teacher #3255

Instruments:
- Piano

Services:
- Composition
- Harmony
- Music History
- Music Theory (Advanced)
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)
- RCM - Advanced Harmony
- RCM - History

Languages:
- English
- Mandarin

Teaching Philosophy

I have been playing piano for 18 years. It is hard to think who and where I would be without music. However, it did not start like this. It is not until at 13 years old that I finally met my piano mentor, since then, my view on music changed completely. As someone who has been on both sides, I truly understand just how much piano teachers can influence their students.

I can adapt to each student's unqiue personality, understand their struggles, and ultimately awaken the passion within them.

No matter what we do as musicians, we are all influencing people in our own way. My role as a teacher is to be an inspirational figure in every students' musical journey of life.

Musical Education

Trinity Western University- Third Year Bachelor of Music

Special Skills and Training

Besides piano, I enjoy music production just as much. I self-taught myself at the age of 14 and took professional lessons at University, I am familiar with all the techniques and tools applied in music production. I aim to be a composer for film.

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).