Peter - Teacher #4284

Instruments:
- Piano

Services:
- Composition
- Ear Training
- Music History
- Music Theory (Advanced)
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)
- RCM
- RCM - Advanced Harmony
- RCM - Advanced Rudiments
- RCM - Analysis
- RCM - Basic Harmony
- RCM - Basic Rudiments
- RCM - Intermediate Harmony
- RCM - Intermediate Rudiments
- Solfege

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

I believe that music is a reflection into our emotions; no matter how we experience this medium, whether it be playing, creating, or simply listening, we are in-tune with our emotions. As performers, we utilize our emotions as a catalyst to move our bodies to become extensions of the piece, essentially becoming instruments of the original composers intentions. Similarly, as a composer we must utilize these emotions in our piece as they help guide our writing. Our emotions shape the narrative of the story we want to create through our music. I want to not only teach students how to properly create and play music, but to help them understand the narrative and emotional drive of what they seek to play and create, to help them truly appreciate and admire the kind of work that goes into these mediums and to hopefully inspire others as well!

Musical Education

From a very young age I was classically trained in piano and have been blessed with amazing teachers who have helped guide and cultivate the pianist I am today. From age 4 to 19 I was taught privately, and throughout middle and highschool I was taught at Mount Royal Conservatory. My teacher was an esteemed graduate from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia; she shaped me into the pianist and teacher that I am today. I studied RCM all the way up to level 10 and am currently enrolled at the University of Calgary and working to finishing my Bachelor of Music degree, specializing in Composition. I have been given the opportunity to study with some of Canada's most prolific composers.

Awards and Distinctions

Some of my more notable awards and achievements are as follows:
-Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival, Gold certificate, Piano solo - Recital, 11 years and under (2013)
-Calgary Performing Arts Festival, Red certificate, Piano solo - Recital, 14 years and under (2016)
-Calgary Performing Arts Festival, Gold certificate for Piano Solo - Contemporary Composers 15 years and under (2017)
-Calgary Performing Arts Festival, Gold certificate for Piano Solo - Bach, Minimum Associate Standard (2017)
-Completion of RCM Advanced Rudiments
-Achieving RCM Grade 10 Piano with First Class Honours

Special Skills and Training

Outside of my rigorous music education, I always schedule time to cultivate my own portfolio within online music communities. Due to my interest in video game music, I've always been inspired to try and replicate and create similar sounding pieces. This interest eventually lead me to meet like-minded individuals who have helped me grow as a composer. I have further honed my skills through numerous online music competitions. I developed this side of my music alongside my academic pursuits in university. Recently, I've been given the opportunity to have one of my compositions featured in the Emerging Composers concert held by the Land's End Ensemble-- a Juno nominated contemporary music ensemble based in Calgary.

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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