Christy - BAH Teacher #4331

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

Age: 20

Gender: female

I started playing the piano when I seven and the flute when I was ten, and have fallen in love with music ever since I started playing music. I have always been involved in different areas of music, including playing in ensembles (flute quartet, youth orchestra), singing in choirs, as well as competing in local and international competitions. In the past, I have partaken in a multitude of RCM exams, including the RCM Associate Diploma of the Royal Conservatory of Music (ARCT) exam. I have also completed the Young Artist Collegiate Program at the Vancouver Academy of Music, a program that trains high school students musically and where students take courses at the college level.

Some of my accolades are receiving the grand prize of the Crescendo International Youth Music Competition and being the recipient of the RCM National and Provincial Gold Medal for Level 8 Flute.

I started teaching in 2020, and have taught people of different ages. I love watching my students grow and flourish and I have found that learning is a two-way street, which makes teaching very enriching. Throughout my musical training, I have completed many RCM examinations, and I hold certifications in ARCT in Piano, ARCT Analysis, ARCT Harmony & Counterpoint, and ARCT History. Additionally, I volunteer as a call taker at a crisis line; this has taught me to be more empathetic, which aids me in teaching.

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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).