Dorian - Teacher #3299

Instruments:
- Composition
- Electric Bass
- Electric Guitar
- Guitar
- Singer-Songwriter

Services:
- Composition
- Music Appreciation
- Music History
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)

Languages:
- English
- French

Teaching Philosophy

Music has always been the most important part of my life - I sincerely believe that my musical education has made me the person I am today. Music has taught me to accept who I am, to trust my instincts, to have an open mind, to be patient, and most importantly, to be a good listener. These are the skills that I've acquired in my musical development, and those that I wish to pass on to my students.

My lessons do not only revolve around becoming a good musician, but also having fun and being excited to be a musician!

Musical Education

I have a BFA with distinctions in Electroacoustic Studies from Concordia University. I studied electric, acoustic, and classical guitar privately from the age of eight to seventeen. I learnt a variety of styles and techniques from many teachers over that time which I still practice to this day. I have also always had a passion for recording and engineering my own music, and have extended my songwriting and compositional sensitivities in this direction over the last decade, having released several albums and composed music for film.

Awards and Distinctions

2021 Roots Home Best student short at the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma. (Score)

2018 You Suck at Producing Remix competition winner.

Special Skills and Training

I have nearly a decade of experience as a guitar teacher, but I also believe music creation is one of the most exciting parts about being a musician. I am fully capable of teaching digital music creation to my students, from writing and recording pop/rock/indie/folk/country/etc. songs to creating electronic music on the computer. These are professional skills that I've studied and acquired over the last two decades, and that I am genuinely excited to share! From Logic/GarageBand, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, etc. I can flexibly move between different Digital Audio Workstations according to my students interests/accessibility.

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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