Brennan - Teacher #4797

Instruments:
- Electric Bass
- Electric Guitar
- Guitar
- Voice

Services:
- Composition
- Ear Training
- Music Theory (Advanced)
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)

Languages:
- English

Teaching Philosophy

My philosophy of teaching is that when it comes to music and learning an instrument, productive learning and fun don't have to be mutually exclusive. Math and English tests in Junior and Senior High School, and project deadlines at work are already stressful enough. Why not treat music as a therapeutic break from the stress in your life? You'll still learn plenty from me, but at a pace you can absorb with no high pressure deadlines. I use the "less is more, slow down to speed up" strategy- By teaching my students the right blend of compact, practical and hands-on method and theory right from the start, it ensures (1) that they're not unlearning the wrong techniques months or years down the road, and (2) that they have a rock-solid foundation for lifelong learning by knowing all the bedrock basics.

Musical Education

I first picked up guitar shortly before graduating High School, and then took three years of technique and theory-intensive lessons from both a highly accomplished classical (fingerstyle) teacher and a graduate of Musicians Institute (Guitar Institute Of Tech) in Los Angeles, California. In the years afterward, while starting to perform live as a professional musician, I used everything I learned from my own teachers to pick up and further apply a regimen of more advanced theory and technique. As a singer, I learned my chops out of necessity. I had started a professional band from scratch and gone through a number of singers, all of whom proved to be too flaky or unreliable... so I spent the money to take 4 months' worth of voice lessons and learned how to put them into practice. I'm proud to say that since then I've never had to replace the frontman!

Special Skills and Training

The greatest practical education I've acquired as a musician has been as a live performer, which is where the rubber really hits the road in my opinion. Not long after my 3 years of private lessons, I co-founded and extensively performed with an original prog rock trio that lasted for about a decade, with the common theme being that we'd keep getting our fans come up to us after a show and say "Wow! I can't believe how much you guys look and sound like Rush!" Overlapping the prog rock project I also collaborated as a studio musician on a duet project, during which time we put out a very prolific and eclectic selection of material. Since then, I've been performing as both guitar player and lead singer for a tribute to a very popular British rock band. I can't say who, but when we play their hits we really rock till we drop and pour on the sugar! We've been treated to first-class limousine trips to our shows and hotel rooms one floor up the elevator from our concert stage!

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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