David - Teacher #3838

Instruments:
- Trombone
- Tuba
- Voice

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

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

Music has been the cornerstone of my life for as long as I can remember. I grew up in an incredibly musical family where both parents were music educators in some capacity. Currently, I am studying to be a music teacher myself at the University of Alberta so my teaching philosophy is very much under development. However, I want to be the kind of teacher who teaches in such a way that inspires students to find the same love for music that I have. Theoretical skill building exercises paired with lots of practical music making helps me to accomplish this in my lessons.

Musical Education

I hold a bachelors degree in music from the University of Alberta. During this degree, I focused on Tuba and Voice. I studied tuba with Scott Whetham, principal tuba player with The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, and renowned Edmonton brass players such as Doug Berner and Dawn Hage. I also studied voice as well as singing in my university's chamber choir where I had the opportunities to tour the province of Alberta and the island of Cuba.

Special Skills and Training

I spent my younger years watching my parents act as teachers to others so I feel like I have a different level of knowledge to impart to students. In the last number of years, I have started honing my skills as a composer and arrangers primarily for low brass ensembles and my music is regularly performed by my Edmonton based tuba quartet Tuphonics.

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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