Kiersten - Teacher #4223

Instruments:
- Cello

Services:
- Music History
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

I believe that anyone can play given the right opportunities and space to learn! I give my students the space to be themselves offering a stress free and happy environment to explore not only their chosen instrument but music making as a whole. I have a background in technique that focuses on the comfort and physical well-being of my students and aim to put that in place from the very beginning! I also believe that exploring music outside of the classical music realm is important for producing well rounded and capable musicians. I therefore offer not only traditional classical methodologies but opportunities to explore historical performance practice as well as folk and traditional music repertoires.

Musical Education

I am a current music history PhD Candidate at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. I have a Master of Music from McGill University in Cello performance, specifically historical performance, and a Bachelor of Music and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Western Australia. I have been performing professionally for the past 15 years and have worked with orchestras, opera companies and chamber ensembles in Montreal, St John's and Australia. I am also a studio musician and my cello tracks have appeared on many contemporary albums. Since living in St John's, Newfoundland, I have become involved in the folk music community and can regularly be found playing cello or Irish flute with several traditional music groups!

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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