Michael - Teacher #3720

Instruments:
- Guitar

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

Languages:
- English
- French
- Italian

Teaching Philosophy

Teaching music is about inspiring the student, setting small goals every week and helping people achieve their long term goals as well. Rather than taking a mundane approach, I want my lessons to be enjoyable while also being structured. With an emphasis on technique, rhythm, learning songs, and developing the student's ear, progress will be made each week. Rather than imposing my musical taste on the students, I like to find out what they are interested in and help them play what they want to play.

Musical Education

I have a DEC in Jazz Performance and Song Techniques from Vanier College. I also have a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Jazz Performance from McGill University.
I also had a chance to partake in the Summer Workshop at Humber College on a full scholarship a few years ago.

Special Skills and Training

My earliest musical memories began when I was a child. I would spend hours listening to my dad's record collection with him. This is where my love and passion for music began. Soon after I started taking private guitar lessons and since then I never looked back. I have been performing and teaching music for almost a decade now.

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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