Luis - Teacher #3656

Instruments:
- Cello
- Electric Guitar
- Guitar
- Ukulele

Services:
- Counterpoint
- Ear Training
- Harmony
- Jazz Improvation
- Music Appreciation
- Music History
- Music Theory (Advanced)
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)
- Solfege

Languages:
- English
- Portugese

Teaching Philosophy

Throughout my 15+ years of teaching experience, I've developed an enormous passion to help students in their musical journey, regardless of level and age. Due to that, I founded two educational projects, Musical Gym and Cello em Pauta. The first is dedicated to practice organization, as a reflection of my personal musical journey and research throughout the years. The second is a combination of discussion regarding the craft of music making!
I have extensive experience with the cello's standard repertoire, such as concertos, methods, etudes, pieces and orchestral excerpts. One of my specialties is practice organization. I understand that sometimes students don't have a lot of time to practice, so I believe that it is very important to create an effective routine that also keeps us motivated!

I have a large orchestral experience, most recently as a core member of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, so if you are looking to start your orchestral career or if you are getting ready for your next audition, I have the tools that you need!

Musical Education

I have a B.A. in Cello Performance from São Paulo University, the top university in Latin America. During this degree, I received the Olivier Toni Award for prominence in musical artistry. I moved to Canada to pursue my Master's degree at the University of Manitoba, where I also taught as a teaching assistant. I'm currently (and proudly!) an doctoral researcher at McGill University.

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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