Marina - Teacher #4476

Instruments:
- Viola

Services:
- Music Appreciation

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

I firmly believe that music, regardless if we casually dabble or pursue it as a full-time career, is a core part of our ourselves. Music connects you not only to others, but to yourself . My teaching philosophy reflects this concept -- through an emphasis of the health of the body, we focus on preventing injury through healthy habits. Artistic sensitivity, music history, and performance context are all core elements of my teaching strategy. I feel a fully rounded approach to music as a wholistic art form is essential for artistic fulfillment. In terms of technique, I teach with a sensitivity to your body's natural strengths and weaknesses. The viola is a complex instrument with many pitfalls of injury due to technique errors, and I aim to prevent these while also giving you the tools you need to make the sound you want.

Music is to be enjoyed and expressed at any age and I aim to make a welcoming environment for musicians in any stage of life or progress. From young to adult students, I will work with you to make a plan for your progress.

Musical Education

As a Chicago-born and raised violist, I completed my Bachelor's degree in viola performance at Florida State University. I am currently completing my master's of music in orchestral conducting at McGill University while concurrently performing as a section violist in the McGill Symphony Orchestra.
I began my studies at the age of six on the piano before transitioning to the viola at nine, studying under Rebecca Sandrok, learning through the Suzuki method. I began performing with Chicago youth orchestras and attending summer music festivals in the summer. I later studied with Lisa Hirschmugel in the Wheaton College Community School of the Arts. During my bachelor's degree at Florida State University, I studied under Dr. Pamela Ryan and studied the Karen Tuttle method. Concurrently, I studied conducting under Dr. Alexander Jimenez and served as the music director of the Cawthon String Orchestra for three years. I additionally performed as a violist with the Panama City Symphony and attended the Brevard Summer Music Center and Festival as a collegiate violist.

Special Skills and Training

I have worked extensively as a violist within solo performance, chamber, and the symphonic setting, as well as a private educator. My work as a conductor covers both educational and professional environments.

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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