Kevin - Teacher #4334

Instruments:
- Piano
- Voice

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

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

My Teaching philosophy is that everyone can learn to sing, period. Regardless of what you have been told, music is inside us all, and if you want to know it, you will. My job as a teacher is to help guide the students toward their goals and support their passion for music to make them competent, talented musicians. Everyone learns at different speeds, and I am happy to work for months just reading music or learning a song every week. Whatever makes the lessons enjoyable and fulfilling for the student.

Musical Education

I have earned the following:
Kwantlen Polytechnic University- Bachelor's of Music in Musical Arts in Voice and Opera performance.
Douglas College- Post Degree diploma in Professional Communications.

I had loved music all my life, starting at age 5 when I went to my mother and asked her to get me into violin lessons. My love of music grew from its culmination in a Bachelor of Music in Musical Arts from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and since then, my journey has started.
I Have been teaching Music Theory/Music History since 2014. I have been teaching Piano till Grade 6, Violin Grade 6, Clarinet Grade 3, Vocals, etc.
I have been an Opera singer since 2011.

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).