Bure - BAH Teacher #4370

About Bure
Bure is an experienced composition teacher with a Bachelor of Music from Humber College. He offers personalized lessons in composition, ear training, harmony, and music theory for students aged 13 and up. Bure provides lessons online and in students' homes in Toronto. His teaching philosophy focuses on tailoring methods to each student’s unique needs, ensuring they grow into the musicians they aspire to be. Book a session with Bure today to start your musical journey.


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My goal as a teacher is to help the student develop the tools they need to embark on their own musical journey.I believe that everyone can become a great musician, songwriter or composer, but every method of teaching does not work equally well for every student. This is why I believe the most important job of a teacher is to figure out what every individual student needs, so that they can grow into the musician they want to be.

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

Age: 28

Gender: male

I have a Bachelor of Music from Humber College, which included classes in performance, music theory, ear training, composition, arranging and music production. Before transferring to Humber, I also completed 2 out of 3 years of an advanced diploma in music at Mohawk College, which included both classical and jazz theory, performance, ear training, counterpoint and arranging. During my last year of Humber College I managed to switch my major instrument from voice to composition, being the only student to take private lessons in composition. I have written music for short films, as well as performance pieces in classical and jazz idioms.

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).

Lessons in your home

Bure is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas

Online lessons

Bure 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.

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