Sébastien - Teacher #3985

Instruments:
- Drumset

Services:
- Composition
- Ear Training
- Harmony
- Jazz Improvation
- Music Appreciation

Languages:
- English
- French

Teaching Philosophy

I believe that teachers are a vessel to the student's aspirations, whether they are big or small. My goal as a teacher is to push the right buttons in a student's mind in order to make sure that he or she is in the right mindset to learn and accomplish his or her goals. I like to teach the essentials like technique and grooves while keeping time for creativity and musical appreciation. I can teach the simple and the complex, depending on the student's background.

Musical Education

I have attended the following schools and earned the following degrees:

- Ozias Leduc High School: I played percussion during my program.

- Cégep de Saint-Laurent: Technical DEC in popular and jazz music performance.

- Concordia University: Honours BA, Specialization in Jazz Studies.

- UQAM: DESS (one-year graduate degree) in film scoring and composition.

My main teachers include Mario Roy and Jim Doxas.

Awards and Distinctions

I have won the Philippe Rey Music Award for academic achievement in the Music department at Concordia University.
One of the films I co-wrote the score for was selected at the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma in Montreal.

Special Skills and Training

I am qualified to prepare students for end-of-year concerts and band situations. I have worked with students to prepare for Cegep auditions. I am also a composer who can teach ear training, harmony, and solfege.

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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