About Esteban
Esteban is a passionate drum educator with a focus on jazz improvisation. He offers online drum lessons and believes that music should always be fun, regardless of the level of study. Esteban is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Jazz drum set performance at Brandon University's School of Music. With over 12 years of experience playing drums and studying with renowned jazz musicians and educators, Esteban is well-equipped to help students of all ages and levels. He emphasizes the importance of music in personal growth, aiming not only to develop better musicians but also better people. Book an interview with Esteban now.
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Music should always remain fun. No matter how in-depth you study it. From young children just starting, to seasoned professionals, I believe if you aren't having fun, you are doing something wrong. Music is something that we should never look at as a chore or a job, I believe it can serve many needs and become as prominent as you need it to be in your own life. For me, music is my passion. For others, music serves a different purpose. Whatever that purpose is, I firmly believe that music can help everyone, and I love being able to show how music can help students not only become better musicians, but also become better people.
Name: Esteban (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 22
Gender: male
I currently attend Brandon University's School of Music pursuing a Bachelor of Music, majoring in Jazz drum set performance. I have been studying piano since I was six and have been playing drums for 12+ years. Throughout my years of learning, I have had the extreme fortune to study with great jazz musicians and educators such as Eric Platz, Greg Gatien, Quincy Davis, Jon Gordon, Marika Galea, and various others.
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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).
Online lessons
Esteban 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.