Vincent - Teacher #4597

Instruments:
- Piano
- Saxophone

Services:
- Jazz Improvation
- Music Theory (Advanced)
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

Music to me is an intuitive art. I believe that some of the rigidness of formal music education kills the creative spirit that is present in all of us. To me, music is both conversational and playful; there are no objective metrics we can use to define what is good and what is bad. That said, I believe a teacher's role is to guide the student and to direct their intuitive musical personality somewhere where they can thrive.
As a result, I tend to begin my lessons by assessing what a students' musical goals are. If a student is given a certain amount of autonomy in music lessons, I find that they are much more engaged and invested and that they tend to progress faster than they would otherwise. My hope is to infuse certain ideas and philosophies into the musical skills learned and to strengthen each student's sense of musical identity.

Musical Education

I studied piano starting at the age of 10 following the Royal Conservatory's curriculum, eventually taking my Grade 10 Piano exam. I also began playing the alto saxophone in high school and took my Grade 8 exam for Saxophone. Along with these exams, I also took all of the supporting exams for Grade 10 piano, which included Harmony & Counterpoint, as well as Music History II. This background in the Royal Conservatory gave me a strong foundation for my musical formation in my undergraduate studies.
I chose to study music at Carleton University, eventually graduating with a Bachelor of Music Honours degree. During my time there, I primarily studied jazz piano rather than classical music since I wanted to broaden my musical background. I began accompanying many of my peers in graded performances during this time and became adept at improvisation and playing by ear.
Many of the classes in this music program were interdisciplinary; I found that I received a well-rounded education, with classes ranging from culture studies, to music psychology, as well as music history.

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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