Jonah - Teacher #4296

Instruments:
- Double Bass
- Electric Bass

Services:
- Composition
- Dictation
- Ear Training
- Harmony
- Jazz Improvation
- Music Appreciation
- Music History
- Music Theory (Advanced)
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)
- Solfege

Languages:
- English
- French

Teaching Philosophy

I believe in fostering a strong love for music in my students, and approaching music education in a way which is personalized to each student. Everyone learns differently and is interested in different things; this should be celebrated by the music teacher! Hence, I will take account of your experience, interests, and personal learning style, to craft a lesson plan which is unique to you. Depending on your preferences, we may start by learning songs, or by working on technique and theory, or by digging into the specifics of a genre - I will guide you along in your musical journey!

Musical Education

I have graduated from Concordia University's Bachelor of Jazz Studies Program - specializing in double/acoustic and electric bass. In this program, a wide range of music was covered from jazz, classical, rock, and pop styles to name a few. Theory, music reading, and ear training were also taught at a high level.

Special Skills and Training

I have experience working with various local organizations such as the School of Music of Montreal, and Musycosysteme. Working with these two organizations gave me experience working in elementary schools and community centers with children, young adults and young families. This experience related largely to lower income, and new Canadian families - it was a pleasure for me to introduce music education to those who had not previously had this exposure, and to work with these well-established organizations to gain further professionalism with regards to my teaching. I also have a wide variety of professional experience performing music on stage, at corporate events, during cocktail hours, in academic contexts, etc. Given that I am fully immersed in that which I am teaching, I bring a unique perspective to music education.

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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