Matt - Teacher #4391

Instruments:
- Clarinet
- Flute
- Saxophone

Services:
- Composition
- Counterpoint
- Ear Training
- Harmony
- Jazz Improvation
- Music Theory (Advanced)
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

Music is an amazing art form that trenscends language and cultural barriers and will bring great joy and significance to your life, even if you are unsure or have doubts about yourself or your own playing, as we all do.
I would like all my student to know that I am here so that you can accomplish what you want your goals both on and off the bandstand.

Musical Education

Capilano University - Bachelor's of Music Education focus of Jazz Studies
To be completed December 2024

Awards and Distinctions

Liam Grimm Bursary for music at CYMC Music Camp.
3 Music Awards for music at Mount Douglas Secondary High School.

Special Skills and Training

- Experience playing live gigs at places such as Hermann's Jazz Club. - Studied privately with saxophonist Ryan Oliver to hone skills as a saxophonist. - Been playing music for over 10 years. - Main style is jazz but have experience playing classical music and musical theater production work. - Have experience creating and playing with music groups that I founded.

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).