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About Catherine
Catherine offers piano lessons to students of all ages, from 6 to adults. She holds a Grade 10 Diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music and has a rich background in music education, including participation in award-winning ensembles. Catherine teaches in both English and Mandarin, and her lessons emphasize technique, creativity, and joy. Available for online and in-home lessons in Vancouver and West Vancouver, Catherine's teaching is both accessible and engaging. Book a lesson today!
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Music is a fundamental to my being, and I believe that everyone should have the ability to experience the same. We all have our individual strengths and I will make aware of that during our sessions. My lessons will begin with a short warm-up for our body, followed by some techniques then ending with learning of new songs. This is needed regardless of what instrument we are learning. Joy and play are essential elements of successful learning at any age, and I make sure that everyone will leave my lessons with a smile on their face.
Name: Catherine (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 20
Gender: female
I have attended the following schools earning the following degrees/achievements: - University of British Columbia - Bachelors of Science in Forestry (part of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble) - Semiahmoo Secondary - part of the award winning music program with multiple awards at major festivals around the world - Royal Conservatory of Music - Grade 10 Diploma I have also been a part of multiple major choirs, including the award winning Vancouver Youth Choir and Crescent Youth Choir.
I have been teaching piano to both beginner and more experienced students and have been able to help them succeed in their goals, including winning awards at festivals or just being able to surprise their family and friends with how much they have gained with my lessons.
English
Mandarin
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
Catherine is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas
Online lessons
Catherine 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.