Elizabeth - BAH Teacher #939

“Elizabeth is an esteemed oboe instructor, enriching students aged 10 to adult in Toronto, online and from her studio. Her lessons, grounded in the essentials, reflect her profound musical education including a Bachelor's from Eastman School of Music and a Master's in Composition from the University of Regina. As a professional with over 50 years of performance history, including notable symphonies, and a composer, Elizabeth uniquely tailors lessons with a creative flair. Offering lessons in English, she cultivates a nurturing environment that champions technical growth and musical expression. Book an interview with Elizabeth now.”
 - Elizabeth

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I always teach the basics and start each lesson with scales in major and the three minor (natural, harmonic, and melodic). Then I go on to etudes to build technique, and finally, "music," depending on the level of the student.

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

Age: 70's

Gender: Female

Eastman School of Music - Bachelor of Music (Oboe) University of Regina - Master of Music (Composition)

I'm also a composer and have often written pieces specifically for my students. I've taught in many music camps both theory and composition in addition to oboe. I have played professionally for almost fifty years including extra with the Boston Symphony and Pops, 7 years with the Atlantic Symphony (now Symphony Nova Scotia) and 35 years with the Regina Symphony. I have also been the featured soloist on several CBC recordings (when they were still recording orchestras) as well as in chamber music. I also play piano so I can accompany if the piano part isn't too difficult. I also teach reedmaking.

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

Elizabeth 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.

Elizabeth's Studio Location

Elizabeth 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.

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