Kunyao - Teacher #3287

Instruments:
- Drumset

Services:
- Composition

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

The most important aspect of teaching for me is to help my student form a strong bond with music. I believe that music can be witnessed in the most mundane and the most exciting settings of life. Hearing the music that just exists all around us, especially as a drummer, hearing the rhythms of everyday life, is pretty cool. I believe that jazz music has, more than most other genres, the potential for one to truly express themselves. Through improvisation, through creating little melodic lines with the limited amount of drums at one's disposal, some very beautiful stories can be told. I have a passion for sharing my knowledge and experience to anyone who'd take the time.

Musical Education

I have played drums since I was 4 years old. I studied jazz drumming under Jesse Cahill for 5 years at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's school of music. I had the pleasure of being invited to play drums for several different occasions with different VSO ensembles, including a very fun medley of West Side Story done by one of the top student string ensembles.

Special Skills and Training

I have been performing jazz drumming professionally for over 8 years. I've played in a multitude of settings, from a little corner in a small restaurant to playing on the stage of the Roxy, to playing on the Jumbotron at Rogers Arena, playing as a member of the Canuck's drumline. All of these opportunities were invaluable teaching experiences to me, not only in drumming, but in how to be a performer, and how to be a good band leader/member.

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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