About Cédric
Cédric, an experienced music teacher, offers online lessons in bass clarinet, clarinet, saxophone, jazz improvisation, and music theory. With a Bachelor of Music in classical clarinet performance and extensive performance experience in various music genres, including classical, jazz, blues, bluegrass, and folk, Cédric brings a wealth of knowledge to his teaching. His teaching philosophy centers on helping students find joy in music by building confidence, overcoming challenges, and expressing themselves through music. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced player, Cédric's lessons focus on improvement in a fun and engaging manner. Fluent in English and French, Cédric provides a supportive learning environment where students of all ages can achieve their musical goals. Book an interview now.
BOOK AN INTERVIEW WITH CéDRIC NOW
I believe that every person can find joy in music and my mission as a teacher is to help you find that joy. Through warm-ups, skill-developing exercises and fun musical pieces, we can build confidence in our ability to overcome challenges while we express ourselves through the music we make. It doesn't matter if you've never played a note before or if you can already play a million of them, we can always improve and there's usually a fun way to do it!
Name: Cédric (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 40's
Gender: male
I earned a BMus in classical clarinet performance studying jointly at Mount Royal University and the University of Calgary with Paul Dornian. I have also learned so much from performing extensively with seasoned professional musicians on the classical, jazz and folk scenes and am delighted to have the opportunity to share all the tips and tricks I've picked-up along the way!
I have performed in many festivals (classical, jazz, blues, bluegrass, and folk fests) and have played in masterclasses/lessons with James Campbell, David Shifrin, Eduard Brunner, Victor Goines and Eddie Daniels among others. I have also taught over 3000 clarinet & saxophone workshops for school and community bands so I feel well equipped to help students of any age achieve their goals.
English
French
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).
Online lessons
Cédric 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.