Jonathan - Teacher #3560

Instruments:
- Djembe
- Drumset
- Electric Guitar

Services:
- Dictation
- Ear Training
- Harmony
- Music History
- Music Theory (Advanced)
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)

Languages:
- English
- French

Teaching Philosophy

Music has been a driving force through my life, from hearing it on the radio and movies, to seeing local musicians, to jamming with family members. It can certainly be a great source of joy, inspiration, and curiosity. Despite my extensive year of academic study, I believe we all have the potential to effectively become musicians, whether it is through our natural voices or sense of rhythm.

Music is such a vast space to explore, and we all have different backgrounds that inform our tastes and preferences. I always aim to personalize my lessons based on a student's musical interests and personal goals, if they happen have such. I encourage a diverse exploration of musical genres, based on the broadness of a student's scope of interest to learn. Techniques can be taught more engagingly through learning songs and different musical genres. If music is a language, then every style/genre is but a dialect.

Musical Education

I have a BA in Jazz Performance from Concordia University, which included ensemble performance classes, music theory, ear training and choir. I previously studied at Vanier College in Montreal, which also included theory, arranging, and composition. I also studied for one year at Toronto's Humber College from the beginning of my BA studies. My principle teachers on my instrument include Jim Doxas, Jim Hillman, and Steve Mancuso.

Awards and Distinctions

-Louis Contan Interim Drum Scholarship at Vanier College
-Awards for Proficiency in music in 2011, 2012 & 2014 at Laurier Senior HIgh School

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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