David - BAH Teacher #2150

About David
David is an accomplished classical guitar teacher with extensive experience in both his studio and online instruction. Holding a Bachelor's degree in performance and musical education from McMaster University, David's expertise is backed by formal training in classical guitar and pedagogy. His commitment to excellence has earned him recognition, including awards for his outstanding contributions to music. With a focus on inspiring his students to reach their full potential, David's teaching philosophy incorporates ear training, theory, technique, analysis, and more. Fluent in English, David offers personalized lessons tailored to each student's needs, whether they're beginners or advanced players. Book an interview now.


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I truly belive in inspiring my students. Music is a major part of my life. Music can inspire , and enrich peoples' lives . I like to set goals for my students, and help them reach those musical goals. I incorporate ear training, theory, technique,analysis, as well reading and writing music to a students learning.

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

Age: 50's

Gender: male

I graduated from Mcmaster University with a performance/ musical education degree. I have studied classical guitar with Peter McAllister, and Jeff McFadden. I studied Guitar Pedagogy at the Royal Conservatory of Music. I play solo guitar and in guitar ensembles throughout Ontario. I have been teaching guitar to all ages for over ten years. I'm dedicated to teaching my students , and inspire them to become the best musicians they can be

-conducting ensembles - guitar pedagogy -theory -performing in numerous ensembles, duets, and trios -taught privately , and in music conservatory for 10 years

English

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

David 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.

David's Studio Location

David offers lessons from his studio. Please note that map locations are based on the postal code of the teachers studio. address will be released to you if needed.

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