About Cassie
Cassie offers online and in-home lessons in bass clarinet, clarinet, and saxophone. With a BM in Clarinet Performance from the University of Michigan and an AD in Clarinet Performance from the Glenn Gould School, Cassie brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her teaching. She believes that teaching is one of the most rewarding aspects of being a musician and focuses on helping students reach their fullest potential by establishing a strong foundation in music fundamentals. Cassie's mentorship with the Detroit Symphony Civic Youth Ensembles highlights her passion for working with young musicians. Book an interview now.
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Teaching is one of the most rewarding parts of being a musician. It is important to me to help other aspiring musicians reach their fullest potential. I do this by focusing on the fundamental aspects of music making, and making sure my students have a foundation of knowledge and skill to approach pieces with ease.
Name: Cassie (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 25
Gender: female
I received my BM in Clarinet Performance from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance and my AD in Clarinet Performance from the Glenn Gould School. My principal teachers include Chad Burrow, Dan Gilbert, and Joaquin Valdepeñas.
I was a mentor for the Detroit Symphony Civic Youth Ensembles, so I have a lot of experience working with young musicians and really love it.
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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
Cassie is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas
Online lessons
Cassie 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.