Annie - Teacher #4746

Instruments:
- Piano

Services:
- RCM

Languages:
- Mandarin

Teaching Philosophy

I specialize in guiding children to learn the piano through engaging and creative teaching methods. I tailor my approach to each student’s unique abilities, designing personalized lesson plans that foster their individual talents. My goal is to create a rich musical atmosphere where students can actively explore the piano with curiosity and enthusiasm.

Beyond technique, I encourage my students to discover the deeper meanings and emotions within musical pieces, helping them connect more personally with the music they play. I believe that genuine interest is the key to a lasting and fulfilling piano learning journey.

Musical Education

I am a highly experienced and dedicated music teacher with 18 years of piano instruction. I hold a double degree in Piano Performance and Music Education from the prestigious Shanghai Conservatory of Music. With a strong foundation in both performance and pedagogy, I offer comprehensive piano lessons, music enlightenment education, and tutoring for all levels of the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) piano and theory exams in Canada.

I am certified in piano, music theory, and music education. My experience includes working as an examination listening teacher and private piano instructor at the Shanghai office of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) headquarters. I have also served as a judge for the Shanghai, China division of the Bastian International Piano Competition, reflecting my expertise and professional recognition.

Committed to personalized instruction, I adapt my teaching methods to fit each student’s unique learning style. I offer both online and in-home lessons for students aged 4 to 60 and am fluent in Mandarin, Shanghainese, and English. Lessons are available in Burnaby, British Columbia.

Special Skills and Training

ABRSM piano and eSight-singing and Dalcroce music trainning

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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