Annika - Teacher #4397

Instruments:
- Piano

Services:
- Ear Training
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)
- RCM
- RCM - Basic Harmony
- RCM - Basic Rudiments

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

Hi. I'm Annika ! I am a young yet experienced pianist who has had a passion for music since I was 5 years old. I have accompanied the Welsh church men's choir, Kokopelli's Tamariki's children's choir and have since performed with numerous budding artists and bands.

I have been teaching piano for 9 years and am ecstatic about becoming apart of Beethoven At Home's team. As a teacher, I enjoy helping students reach their goals in whichever genre they may choose. I believe it is my job as a teacher to provide engaging lessons tailored for each student fostering growth and a love of music.

Current Projects: I am managing a couple of artists right now helping them create industry connections, improve their songs, find gigs, obtain studio time and marketing them so they may make music their full-time job.

Fun Facts: In grade 9 I had completed the grade 10 RCM Harmony & Counterpoint, History and Practical (playing)exams. Shortly after I began teaching piano to share my love with others and help them discover their own interest in music. Besides piano, I have been a swim coach for 5 years and taught English abroad in South Korea for a year. Travelling is a passion of mine and believe it or not I
have been to 10 countries so far!

Musical Education

Studies
- 2018 - 2020, Studies in the Bachelor of Music in Jazz and Contemporary Popular Music
Other Education
- RCM 10 Practical, History and Harmony & Counterpoint Certification
- Private lessons with classical pianist Glenda Murphy
- Private lessons with jazz pianist Andrew Glover
- Private lessons with jazz, funk, pop, latin, and musical theatre pianist Chris Andrew
Performance Experience
- 2011-2015, Singer in Alberta Children’s Choir
- 2011 - 2014, Piano performances in the Kiwanis Festival
- 2011 - 2015, Singer in the Kokopelli Association
Work Experience
- 2015 - Present, Private Teaching Piano, Beginner Ukulele, Beginner Singing and Beginner to Intermediate Theory
- 2019-2021, Crescendo Music Studios Teaching Piano
Related Work Experience
- 2017, Accompanying the Kokopelli Association’s Tamariki Choir
- 2016, Accompanying St.David’s Welsh Male Voice Choir
Other Experience
- 2011 - 2016, Volunteer, Glenrose Hospital, playing piano for patients
- 2008 - 2015, Volunteer, Various Senior Centers, playing piano for residents

Awards and Distinctions

Awards:
- CFRN CTV Television Inc. Bursary
- FFAC Entrance Award

Special Skills and Training

RCM 10 Certification in Harmony & Counterpoint, History and Practical

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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