About Alexander
Alexander offers online lessons in electric guitar, guitar, and ukulele for students aged 7 and up. With over 12 years of teaching experience and a strong foundation in music theory, he blends discipline with fun to help students build their skills. He holds an RCM Level 6 certification with First Class Honours with Distinction and has extensive live performance experience. Lessons are available exclusively online.
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My approach to music teaching balances discipline and fun. The foundation of success in music (or any other field) is work ethic, an honest analysis of one's strengths and weaknesses, and ensuring the fundamental building blocks are in place before moving on to the next challenge. I strive to cultivate these inner traits through the journey of learning to play, read and eventually write music.
Name: Alexander (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 30's
Gender: male
My musical journey began at a local music store where I attended lessons for 10 years. I began my musical path by learning how to play the piano, eventually partaking in the Royal Conservatory of Music practical and theoretical examinations, where I earned First Class Honours with Distinction up to RCM level 6. I have also been playing guitar for more than 15 years where I have gained a technical proficiency of the instrument as well as a strong foundation in music theory.
My band has been nominated for 5 YYC Music Awards, has opened for hip-hop musician Tyga and pop-punk pioneers MxPx, and has had our music featured on radio stations like X92.9 and CJSW.
12 + years of teaching experience at a local music studio 9 + years of live performance experience Digital Audio Certificate from SAIT
English
Rates and Studio Policies
Registration Fee: $25.00 (One-time lifetime registration fee may be used by all family members)
Rates for instruction:
30 minute private lesson: $39.00
45 minute private lesson: $49.00
60 minute private lesson: $59.00
Travel charge: additional $15.00 per visit (for lessons in a client's home as opposed to my studio)
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).
Online lessons
Alexander can provide online instruction. While other platforms are possible BAH strongly recommends the use of the Zoom video conferencing platform as it is optimized for music lessons and audio quality.