Emma - BAH Teacher #2968

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

Age: 30's

Gender: female

I have a BMus from The University of Toronto in Classical Voice Performance. Before training in Toronto, I obtained a Diploma in Music from the Victoria Conservatory of Music in BC. I received classical voice training at both schools, with a special interest in Early Music (Baroque era and earlier) and classical piano training to an RCM grade 5 level. Starting at the age of 8, I began singing in choirs and taking voice lessons. Some groups whom I have sung with as a soloist and a professional chorister include Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, The Toronto Consort, Early Music Vancouver, Pacific Baroque Festival, Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal, and Festival Bach Montréal.

During my time studying in Victoria, I had the honour of winning first place in the Victoria Conservatory of Music’s English, Italian, and German Song competitions.

I was very lucky to have a father who was not only a professional voice teacher, but also trained as a concert pianist. My earliest musical memories and love of singing started with learning from him. I was taught solfege, classical piano, ear training, and how to read music at an early age and it has benefitted me immensely throughout my life. Later on in my life, during my professional studies, I took part in multiple festivals and programs including The Victoria Conservatory of Music's Oratorio Program (2013 & 2014), University of Toronto's Fall baroque Academy (2015), and The Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute (2016-2018).

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).