Adaline - Teacher #3454

Instruments:
- Piano

Services:
- Harmony
- Music History
- Music Theory (Advanced)
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)
- RCM
- RCM - Advanced Harmony
- RCM - Advanced Rudiments
- RCM - Basic Harmony
- RCM - Basic Rudiments
- RCM - Counterpoint
- RCM - History
- RCM - Intermediate Harmony
- RCM - Intermediate Rudiments
- Solfege

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

Being able to be a part of, and help people achieve their goals is part of why I fell in love with teaching. As I grew older and realized music is more than notes on a page and songs to our ears. It is about experiencing and SHARING joy, and being part of a community that everyone is welcome to engage in.

Setting goals to push you further as a musician is integral to my lessons, but I always make sure to celebrate each step along the way with all my students, no matter how big or small. I always strive to create a nurturing environment where my students can relax, celebrate their achievements, and feel like they can talk to me as if they are my equal.

Musical Education

Attended the University of Western Ontario and graduated with a Bachelor of Music with Honours in Music Education. During my undergraduate I studied under Tina Yanchus, Master's graduate from The Juilliard School. Under her tutelage, I developed my musicianship and performance skills, as well as my personal education philosophy.

Having done my bachelor's in music education, I am well-versed in educational psychology, philosophy, and pedagogical methods.

Awards and Distinctions

3x 1st place ORMTA festival (Brampton-Bolton-Caledon branch), W.H. Munn Scholarship (Awarded to a pianist studying music education), David Greenslade Scholarship (Awarded to a pianist with an outstanding academic record), Central Peel Secondary School Music Award

Special Skills and Training

My passion for teaching and getting to work with others came slowly through my childhood as my parents enrolled me in seemingly every extracurricular under the sun. Getting to experience and cherish that sense of community led me to teaching private music lessons as my first part-time job in high school. While working with children of all ages I continued to develop my own skills, recently completing my RCM 10 practical, Harmony, and History exams. Throughout my undergrad, I volunteered at band camps where I would help kids improve their technical and musicianship skills. My passion for music, and music education has been apart of my life for as long as I can remember, and it is this passion that drives me to share the joy of music with all my students.

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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