About chia-hsuan
Chia-hsuan is offering lessons in piano and violin. With a Master's in Violin Performance and extensive teaching experience, she tailors her approach to each student's needs, emphasizing joy and play in learning. Fluent in English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese, she provides in-home, in-studio, and online lessons. Chia-hsuan's accolades include awards from national competitions and participation in the prestigious London Symphony Fellowship program. Book an interview now!
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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. Joy and play are essential elements of successful learning at any age, and I make certain that students learn without a lot of undue stress and anxiety. Adult students can expect the same support and respect as the youngest child. Without joy, there is no music, and without music, there is no joy.
Name: chia-hsuan (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 22
Gender: female
MASTERS OF MUSIC IN VIOLIN PERFORMANCE (Expected Graduate 2025) University of Western Ontario, Canada BACHELOR OF MUSIC PERFORMANCE National Taiwan University of Art, Taiwan University of Western Ontario, Canada (exchange student) HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION National Hsinchu High School of Music, Taiwan BASIC EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION Hsin Chu Primary School of Music, Taiwan
National Joint Admissions of Arts (2020) Tied for tenth place in the country for stringed instruments. Taiwan National Student Competition of Music(2020) Merit Award National Taiwan University Concerto Competition(2021) Judges' Award Maritsa Brookes Concerto Competition (2022) Final Round London Symphony Fellowship ( September 2023 ) Currently participating in an intensive fellowship program with the London Symphony Orchestra, gaining invaluable experience as a professional violinist
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
chia-hsuan is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas
Online lessons
chia-hsuan 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.
chia-hsuan's Studio Location
chia-hsuan 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.