Bernard - Teacher #4680

Instruments:
- Piano

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

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

I have always seen myself as a creative first, musician second. Growing up I was always spinning stories in fanciful detail at all hours of the day, and I grew up with music informing and coloring my imagination. As the son of two Brazilian immigrants, my exposure to music was multifaceted from the outset, leading to an appreciation of music from all cultures and traditions that has only broadened with time.

I believe musical practice and flow can be a truly elevating experience, enabling us to connect to some of the most magical parts of ourselves and each other. While I do value and impart excellent technique through discipline and practice, I see them more as the foundation upon which my students can discover and pursue their own creative goals. I also take care to meet my students wherever they are at: everyone learns at their own pace. Music is one of the most ancient and far-reaching elements of the human experience, and I take great joy in helping students young and old find their way in its storied history and artful delights.

Musical Education

I have a BA in music from Georgia State University concentrating in music composition, with a secondary focus in piano performance.

My classical musical education began when I was eight years old, studying piano and composition in Seattle and later Atlanta. Throughout the years, I had the opportunity to study under highly accomplished teachers and concert pianists who encouraged and challenged me to rise to the highest technical ceiling. While my musical upbringing is deeply rooted in piano, branching out in other areas has made me a more well-rounded and seasoned musician. I taught myself classical guitar, continue to compose in traditional and electronic mediums, and I performed in all three of GSU's choirs while pursuing my degree there.

Special Skills and Training

My mother and grandmother were both prima Ballerinas, and I grew up surrounded by a great breadth of musical styles, often rooted in storytelling. Spending time at the studio as my mother taught ballet, I witnessed music as both discipline and production. And beyond her classroom, I saw music as expression shaped by language, culture, and tradition. My musical experience follows this trend established in childhood: varied, but a constant in my life that pushes me forward. I began composing at the age of 8, taking inspiration from my classes in art and history. I went on to win numerous regional and national composition competitions. I performed regularly in piano recitals and festivals, sometimes as the principal performing artist backed by a full youth orchestra. In later years I familiarized myself with A/V equipment for various music tech jobs and learned audio engineering skills while at university. Performing in a university choir perfected my sight reading, and I performed many of my peers' pieces for their recitals as the most advanced pianist in the composition program.

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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