Christa - Teacher #4625

Instruments:
- Clarinet
- Classical Guitar
- Composition
- Djembe
- Drumset
- Guitar
- Percussions
- Piano
- Recorder
- Saxophone
- Singer-Songwriter
- Violin
- Voice

Services:
- Composition
- Dictation
- Ear Training
- Music Theory (Advanced)
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)
- RCM
- RCM - Advanced Harmony
- RCM - Advanced Rudiments
- RCM - Analysis
- RCM - Basic Harmony
- RCM - Basic Rudiments
- RCM - Intermediate Harmony
- RCM - Intermediate Rudiments
- Solfege
- Suzuki

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

I view and approach Music through a holistic lens, and while I adhere to tradition and technique, I am also flexible, open-minded, and I take a student-centered approach to teaching. I am interested in *why* my students are in the lesson, and what *they* hope to achieve from it. I always begin with the student, and design each lesson according to their specific desires, requests, and needs.
The intersection of Music and Health is of particular interest to me, as well as the study of instruments themselves, which has always been a passion of mine, and I have a variety of skills and perspectives to offer each student.

I am myself a student and I always will be, and I view my lessons as an educational exchange. We all have something to teach, and to learn from each other, and I bring this philosophy not just to my lessons, but to my life.

Musical Education

I have a B.F.A. in Music Composition from York University. While at York I played in the West African Drum Ensemble, and studied Djembe. My audition instrument was Alto Sax. I later studied Choral Conducting and Classical Voice at Capilano University, where I sung in the Capilano University Singers. Privately I have studied Drumkit, Alto Sax, Classical Voice, Guitar (contemporary and classical), Violin, and Orchestral Percussion. I have been working on supplementary courses and pre-requisites for Graduate work in Music Therapy/Music and Health, and I am planning to continue my private study in Classical Voice this coming year.

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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