About Beverly
Beverly is an experienced oboe and piano teacher offering lessons in English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese. With a Bachelor of Music from the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music, she currently serves as the Principal Oboe of a major Canadian orchestra. Beverly provides lessons online, in her Richmond Hill studio, or in students' homes across areas like Markham, North York, and Toronto. Her teaching includes oboe, piano, dictation, ear training, and solfège.
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Music is fundamental to my being, and I believe that it is integral to the education of any person. We all have rhythm and sound as a core part of our body, from the heartbeat to the sound of breath, and formal training in music is only an expansion of what already exists in every person. The body of a musician requires as much detailed physical analysis and focus as that of an elite athlete; all of my lessons begin with physical warm-ups to support the specific musculature required in the development of each instrument.
Name: Beverly (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 30's
Gender: female
I am currently the Principal Oboe of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. I landed this position right after my graduation where I received my Bachelor of Music at the world renowned school, Curtis Institute of Music where I studied with the Principal Oboe of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Richard Woodhams. Prior to studying at Curtis, I have studied with Principal Oboe of Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Principal oboe of the National Ballet/ Canadian Opera Company in Toronto.
I have frequently performed both as Principal oboe and sectional player with the world renowned orchestras in North America- Philadelphia Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, National Arts Center Orchestra.
English
Mandarin
Taiwanese
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
Beverly is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas
Online lessons
Beverly 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.
Beverly's Studio Location
Beverly offers lessons from her studio. Please note that map locations are based on the postal code of the teachers studio. address will be released to you if needed.