Helena - Teacher #4634

Instruments:
- Composition
- Guitar
- Piano
- Recorder
- Ukulele

Services:
- Composition
- Dictation
- Ear Training
- Harmony
- 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:
- English
- French

Teaching Philosophy

Music is foundational to our joy as human beings. Every person is born with the ability to enjoy a process called audiation, where sounds can be imagined and predicted in the mind. I believe every person is capable of developing their audiation abilities and learning music through formal lessons is the easiest way to improve. While the easiest time to learn music is during childhood, the second best time to start is now.

Musical Education

I graduated with honours from Laurentian University with a BA in music. I was in the performance stream for piano, but I also enjoyed playing in the recorder consort. My teacher was trained in London, England. She taught me Schenkerian Analysis as the best approach to memorization and interpretation. After a piano career cut short by the pandemic, I am now studying music composition at the masters level at the University of Ottawa.

Awards and Distinctions

James H. Stitt Prize in Poetry 2023
Graham George Memorial Scholarship In Composition 2023
Yoko Hirota Bursary 2018
Douglas John Webb Memorial Scholarship 2016 for excellence in music theory

Special Skills and Training

After graduating, I played piano for many musicals with the theatre in Sudbury as well as for churches and ballet students. My performance career was interrupted by the pandemic during which time I began studying composition at Queen's University. During my time in Kingston, I enjoyed a fellowship with Cantabile Choirs and worked as a music director for several musicals. In particular, I was the music director for two musicals written by Queen's University students: a pop punk murder mystery, and a folky musical based on Little Red Riding Hood that was a metaphor for climate change. Through this unique opportunity, I learned the value of creativity and that anyone is capable of writing music with enough guidance and support.

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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