Yiu Long (Austin) - Teacher #4351

Instruments:
- Double Bass
- Electric Bass
- Ukulele

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

Languages:
- Cantonese
- English
- Mandarin

Teaching Philosophy

Elliot mentioned in Music Matters, “Music making is a unique and major way of gaining self-growth, self-knowledge, and optimal experience, both now and in the future.” In My teaching, technique, knowledge, and musicality are undoubtedly emphasized, particularly in their mutual importance and influence on each other. More importantly, by living and learning in a land of diverse cultures, I quickly realized the significance of culture and its inseparable connection with music, setting inclusion, empathy, and vicariousness as the virtues in daily encounters. I often encourage his students to integrate multiple disciplines in life and use music as a vehicle to deliver and express—forming the quintessential musicianship as the core of this art form. From musicianship to strengthening self-identities, I believe that there is no other vehicle other than music that provides such a holistic experience to students of all ages.

Regardless of age, mistakes will be made from time to time. As Ron Carter mentioned, “The more mistakes I make, the more I get to fix them.” With such inspiration, I aim to provide a nurturing learning environment that permits students to embrace the mistakes they made and overcome the challenge, resulting in the experience of flow.

Musical Education

Born and raised in Hong Kong, I moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue my musical studies in electric bass at Los Angeles College of Music (LACM). I was honored to receive the LACM scholarship to attend my studies. During this time, I studied under Jerry Watts (John Diversa), Tim Landers (Billy Cobham, Mitch Foreman, Diana Krall), Mike Gurrola (Eric Reed, Jeff Hamilton, Benny Green), and many others in training to be a professional bassist. In 2020, I received my degree as a Valedictorian. As my passion for music philosophy and education deepens, I have decided to pursue a Master of Music in Music Education at San Jose State University under the supervision of Dr. Diana Hollinger. My research focuses on the psychological well-being of music students at the collegiate level. At the same time, I have maintained a consistent schedule of participating in musical performances, jazz ensembles, and various recording sessions.

Awards and Distinctions

LACM 2016 Scholarship
Valedictorian of the Class of 2020 at LACM
SJSU String Project Scholarship
SJSU School of Humanities and Arts Award

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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