Michelle - Teacher #4142

Instruments:
- Piano
- Voice

Services:
- Composition
- Ear Training
- Music Theory (Advanced)
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)
- Orff
- RCM
- Solfege

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

Music is a language of the soul. It expresses things that can't always be put into words. I give each student the knowledge to be able to read these wonderful messages that composers throughout history have left for us, and the skills to actively participate in music-making today.

Musical Education

I have a BMus. degree from Canadian Mennonite University with a concentration in Elementary music (music for kids in grade K-6).
I studied piano from the age of six, violin for two years, and voice for two years in university. I completed my RCM level 10 piano exam at the age of 18, and went on to study diploma-level music with my teachers at CMU (Cheryl Pauls, Darryl Friesen, and Shirley Elias) . Through university I sang with the Women's Chorus, CMU Singers, and Chamber Choir. I toured around Canada with the CMU Singers, and also had the chance to perform with them every year with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.

Awards and Distinctions

Mary Smart Memorial Piano Scholarship
Peggy A. Sharpe Scholarship
Mary Smart Fund Scholarship

Special Skills and Training

My first memories with music were as a toddler dancing to songs by Charlotte Diamond and Bobby McFerrin, frequently pressing my ear up to the speaker to hear every part of it. I loved to sing, and I also wanted to play piano too after hearing my older sisters practicing. I loved the songs in my purple Bastien book, and played through it after my dad showed me the notes, until finally my parents signed me up for piano lessons.

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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