Michael - Teacher #4342

Instruments:
- Piano
- Saxophone
- Singer-Songwriter
- Voice

Services:
- Dictation
- Ear Training
- Music History
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)
- RCM
- Solfege

Languages:
- English
- French

Teaching Philosophy

Music brings people together. I always noticed as a young person that at all gatherings of large people, there was always music around. Whether it be in large shopping malls, restaurants, or parties, music was there.
I like teaching people about music because it enhances the experiences someone has, with the people they care about. The more people we are able to help through a musical education, the more we can bring communities together, large or small.

Musical Education

I am attending the University of Windsor to complete my B.Mus in Voice.
I studied piano from the ages 4-18 and achieved a gr.8 piano with RCM. I am taking lessons in voice studying under Dr J. Swanson, and piano lessons under Dr P. Adamson, with additional saxophone experience from high school bands, and the University Wind Ensemble.

Special Skills and Training

My piano expertise focuses on classical, baroque, and modern film music following a Russian-standard practice style, as opposed to the French styling. As a vocalist, I am more green, but have lots of personal experience in training. I am studying under a doctorate, who has many years of training. I am a member of the 2024 Ontario Youth Choir, and have plans on releasing classical music albums with colleagues in the City. I have 10 years of experience teaching kids and adults how to swim, and have recently moved away from that field to focus more on the study subject of my degree.

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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