About Christa
Christa, a graduate of York University, offers lessons in clarinet, classical guitar, composition, djembe, drumset, guitar, percussions, piano, recorder, saxophone, singer-songwriter, violin, and voice. She also teaches music theory, ear training, dictation, solfege, and RCM preparation. Teaching students from age 5 to adults, Christa provides online, in-studio, and in-home lessons in Toronto.
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I view and approach Music through a holistic lens, and while I adhere to tradition and technique, I am also flexible, open-minded, and I take a student-centered approach to teaching. I am interested in *why* my students are in the lesson, and what *they* hope to achieve from it. I always begin with the student, and design each lesson according to their specific desires, requests, and needs. The intersection of Music and Health is of particular interest to me, as well as the study of instruments themselves, which has always been a passion of mine, and I have a variety of skills and perspectives to offer each student. I am myself a student and I always will be, and I view my lessons as an educational exchange. We all have something to teach, and to learn from each other, and I bring this philosophy not just to my lessons, but to my life.
Name: Christa (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 40's
Gender: female
I have a B.F.A. in Music Composition from York University. While at York I played in the West African Drum Ensemble, and studied Djembe. My audition instrument was Alto Sax. I later studied Choral Conducting and Classical Voice at Capilano University, where I sung in the Capilano University Singers. Privately I have studied Drumkit, Alto Sax, Classical Voice, Guitar (contemporary and classical), Violin, and Orchestral Percussion. I have been working on supplementary courses and pre-requisites for Graduate work in Music Therapy/Music and Health, and I am planning to continue my private study in Classical Voice this coming year.
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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
Christa is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas
Online lessons
Christa 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.
Christa's Studio Location
Christa 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.