Sarah Hsin Yu - Teacher #4662

Instruments:
- Violin

Services:
- RCM

Languages:
- English
- Mandarin

Teaching Philosophy

I am a passionate private violin teacher who loves working with children. I have been in the violin teaching / music industry for over 15 years. My area of expertise has always been in introducing the violin to students of all ages as well as to help them develop and explore their love in music while having fun. I love the beauty of the Violin itself and enjoys learning different maintenance & repairing techniques as well. I teach both online and in-person lessons and use different teaching methods to adjust to every students’ needs as everyone has a different learning pace and understands things differently. My goal is to become more involved with children’s musical growth through teaching them how to enjoy music and getting them to participate in more ensembles and events. I also hope to continue working with students and creating more opportunities to perform with students and musicians of all ages.

Musical Education

I am a registered RCM violin teacher and I have a Bachelor of Music Degree in Violin Performance from Western Washington University. I am fluent in Mandarin, Taiwanese and English. I was born in Taiwan and started learning the violin since I was 4 years old with Mr. Duen Huah Hsiao. Later I immigrated to Vancouver with my family when I was 10 years old and continued my violin studies with Esther Boisverd, Hok Tze Wong and Wai Chen Mizutani (who is a graduate from the Julliard music school). Shortly after I settled down with my family in Richmond, I joined the Richmond Youth Orchestra (RYO), eventually became concert mistress and performed Gypsy Airs as soloist under the conductor Mr.Spencer Bach. I was in RYO for most of my elementary/ high school years until I left for college. During my college audition days I have accomplished my RCM level 10 violin practical exam, took private lessons with Professor Marc Destrube at UBC, played in the UBC Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra and the NTU (National Taiwan University Orchestra). Later on, I got into Western Washington University, received the Don.C Walter’s scholarship to study with Professor Walter Schwede. I was on the president’s list for two full years and received my Bachelor of Music Degree in Violin Performance there. I performed in the WWU Symphony Orchestra and the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra in Bellingham, Washington as well while I was studying there. After graduating from Western Washington University, I went to The Mannes School of Music in Manhattan, New York to further expand my knowledge in music and studied with Professor Sally Thomas (student of Ivan Galamian). While I was in New York I performed in the Mannes Repertory Orchestra and the Mannes Community Orchestra as concert mistress in Manhattan, New York for two years. Thereafter I’ve returned to Vancouver and started my career in Violin teaching and performing ever since.

Awards and Distinctions

- Don.C Walter’s Scholarship from Western Washington University

Special Skills and Training

I have helped many students achieve high marks in their RCM exams (ranges from levels 2-9) with at least First Class Honours and above, prepped them for private school (ex. Byng Arts) / summer camp / orchestra auditions, competitions, music festivals and scholarship auditions as well.

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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