Patrick - Teacher #4593

Instruments:
- Piano
- Violin

Services:
- Composition
- Counterpoint
- Dictation
- Ear Training
- Harmony
- Music Appreciation
- Music History
- Music Theory (Advanced)
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)
- RCM
- RCM - Advanced Harmony
- RCM - Advanced Rudiments
- RCM - Analysis
- RCM - Basic Harmony
- RCM - Basic Rudiments
- RCM - Counterpoint
- RCM - History
- RCM - Intermediate Harmony
- RCM - Intermediate Rudiments

Languages:
- Cantonese
- English
- Mandarin

Teaching Philosophy

Musical enjoyment and happiness are the elements I hope my students will experience in my music lessons. I prioritize student-centered and participatory activities, such as gamified exercises, singing, and duet playing. I love seeing the smiles on my students' faces and hearing the music room filled with joy and laughter! Happiness is one of the highest life values and is unquestionably a universal pursuit for everyone. We seldom question why we seek happiness. I believe music has a unique power to achieve enjoyment, happiness, joy, contentment, and other life values.

Musical Education

I began studying piano from the age of 6 and violin from 13. I have over 7 years of experience as a piano and violin teacher and 4 years as a secondary music teacher. I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of York in the United Kingdom, as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Education and a Master of Arts degree in Music from the Hong Kong Baptist University. I am currently a PhD student in Secondary Education (Music) at the University of Alberta.

Awards and Distinctions

Champion in the International Group (Hong Kong over 18) at the Inter-School International Performance Challenge in Hong Kong (2016), 2nd Runner-up in the Piano Solo (Open) category at the Harrogate Competitive Festival of Music, Speech and Drama in the United Kingdom (2016), Champion in the Piano Solo (Sonata) category at the Mrs Sunderland Festival in the United Kingdom (2016), and 2nd Runner-up in the Sonata Class at the Hong Kong (Asia) Youth Piano Competition (2015)

Special Skills and Training

LTCL in piano performance (Trinity College London); AMusTCL (Trinity College London); DipABRSM - Piano Teaching (ABRSM)

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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