Bella - BAH Teacher #4182

Name: Bella (Full name will be provided upon registration)

Age: 21

Gender: female

I completed my first two years of Bachelor of Music, Flute Performance at the University of Victoria and will be finishing my degree at the University of Calgary. I first studied classical RCM piano privately from age five to ten before transitioning to the flute at age twelve. My first flute teacher emphasized the importance of emotional connection with music, an aspect that I continue with my students. I have accumulated ensemble experience through the MRU Senior Academy Program, the UVic Wind Symphony, the UVic Orchestra, the Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra, and the Hakuna Fermata Wind Quintet. These programs and ensembles taught me the importance of collaboration, and that having fun while playing elevates the performance!

I have spent many summers doing programs with flutists from all around the world. From playing in a flute choir in Phoenix, Arizona to playing solo repertoire for world class flute soloists and orchestral musicians like Lorna McGhee, I have experienced many different perspectives regarding the intricacies of flute and music playing. These varying perspectives and knowledge have personally enriched my own playing, and have connected me, and all my future students, to a "family tree" of flutists.

English

French

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).