About Anna
Anna teaches electric bass, guitar, voice, and singer-songwriter courses for students aged 5 and up. She holds a diploma in voice and songwriting from Selkirk College, where she also studied guitar and bass, and has two years of training in harmony and composition. Lessons are available online and in-home in Maple Ridge. Anna offers additional training in composition, ear training, and beginner-intermediate music theory, emphasizing self-expression, openness, and commitment in her teaching approach.
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I believe that music is a source of self-discovery and a way to freely express who you are. My main goal is to use music as a tool to help students find their voice and express themselves. I graduated from Selkirk College's contemporary music and technology program, where I studied vocals, guitar, and songwriting. I truly believe that everyone has a voice to share, and I want to help students build confidence and feel secure in their musical abilities. With over eight years of experience playing music, I’m excited to share my knowledge and passion with students. The three most important themes in my teaching are self-expression, openness, and commitment. I strive to motivate my students while making sure we have fun along the way! Music is a versatile art of expression, and I believe it's important for everyone to have a musical outlet.
Name: Anna (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 20
Gender: female
I majored in voice and songwriting at Selkirk College. I graduated with a diploma and was an honours student. I studied guitar and bass as well at Selkirk College. I have two years of harmony, composition and ear training knowledge.
I have taught students from the age of four to the age of seventy. I believe everyone should have a sense of passion and art in their lives no matter what age.
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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).
Lessons in your home
Anna is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas
Online lessons
Anna 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.