Michael-Paul - Teacher #4309

Instruments:
- Composition
- Saxophone
- Voice

Services:
- Composition
- Counterpoint
- Harmony
- Jazz Improvation
- Music History
- Music Theory (Advanced)
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)
- Solfege

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

As I’ve grown musically, my joy in sharing music with the community has also grown. I believe music is an important part of what makes us human and helps us to share things from which words or pictures cannot. To me, it’s as important to begin the journey, such as learning new skills or learning to play for the first time, as it is to continue to become better at music even as we grow older. I believe the pursuit of music is a process that transforms the students of all levels and abilities into better humans and overall a better world!

Musical Education

I started in the school band program, in grade 5, experimenting with several instruments, I was in love with music. It was the summer before grade 8 where I finally settled on saxophone as my instrument and discovered a love for singing. I continued to play and sing in school programs and community opportunities through high school and university. I attended Western Washington University for both my bachelors degree and masters degree in music. For my undergraduate degree (B.Mus), I studied performance with a split emphasis on saxophone and composition. For my master’s program, I graduated with an M.Mus in Conducting, emphasis in choral conducting.

Awards and Distinctions

The greatest success is getting to play music everyday!

Special Skills and Training

My training and experience have given me the opportunity to work with a range of students and professionals alike. Two years in a row the Vancouver School District commissioned me to compose music for their all district music day band portion. I’ve performed the Djangofest Northwest jazz festival as saxophonist with my own group Nuages. With this group, I also arranged, composed, performed and produced four albums. I’ve worked several years leading a community jazz choir and vocal jazz ensemble. Plus, I’ve worked several years as a band director. I have been a private teaching for over twenty years. Recently, I taught choir, saxophone, and some voice at Whatcom Community College. The variety of musicians I’ve taught over the years remains a part of my life’s joy. I am a strong with vocal and saxophone technique as well with composition/arranging approaches. My favorite thing to teach is improvisation both vocally and instrumentally.

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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