Diana Lynn - Teacher #4335

Instruments:
- Piano
- Voice

Services:
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

Each student is unique and there is no single style of teaching that fits all individuals. My approach to developing a relationship and educational rapport with my students centers on determining the type of learning style that works best with each individual. Together the student and I identify their strengths and weaknesses and create a list of goals for a personalized and systematic plan for musical growth.

In regards to supporting creative minds, I believe it is critical that educators stay objective in terms of their musical opinions and tastes. Whether it is fostering a student’s compositional techniques, or supporting a student’s scholarly research activities, it is not up to the educator to push their own musical agenda onto their students. I make sure my personal taste does not interfere with my abilities to cultivate skill, technique, and knowledge in students. Every individual has their own musical voice and interests, and it is the educator’s responsibility to foster and promote growth within their student’s own personal voice. It is our duty to introduce students to music of the past, the different techniques used, and wealth of knowledge one can learn from studying music.

Musical Education

I have a Master's Degree in Vocal Performance and Literature from Western University.
I studied voice privately from the age of 7 until the age of 18 and piano from the age of 12. My teachers were classically trained in voice and piano, and the training, examinations and competitions were very rigorous. I trained vocally with a classical soprano in Stratford, Ontario who often performed for the Stratford Festival. The choirs I was involved with include the St. Marys Children's Choir, Calixa Lavale at Ottawa University as well as the Western University female choir. I performed various roles for Western University Opera and travelled to England to perform a role in Yorkshire Opera Workshop's production of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.

Special Skills and Training

I spent much of my life performing on-stage. Some of my most important life lessons took place on those stages. Whether it was improving when forgetting a word or line, or performing a very well known musical theatre solo, the stage was my greatest teacher. It challenged me to be versatile as a vocalist, an actress and a dancer and to stay present in each moment.

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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