About Fernanda
Fernanda is a vibrant piano teacher with over 12 years of teaching experience, offering lessons online and in your home. Her teaching philosophy centers on making music fun and enjoyable, aiming to discover each student's potential and tailor lessons to constantly improve their musical skills. Fernanda is fluent in English and Spanish, making her lessons accessible to a wider audience. She is adept at teaching piano, dictation, harmony, music theory (beginner to advanced), and solfège. Emphasizing a personalized approach, Fernanda organizes yearly recitals to showcase her students' progress. Explore the joy of music with Fernanda and book an interview today!
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My aim is to make learning music fun and enjoyable, discover each student´s potential and adapt a personal plan that will constantly improve their musical skills and talent.
Name: Fernanda (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 30's
Gender: female
I started studying music when I was five years old in Mexico City, playing many instruments like flute, violin, cello, and bassoon, but specializing in piano, which I studied for fourteen years. I´ve been teaching one-on-one piano lessons for over twelve years, tailoring personalized repertoire to each student, and organizing yearly recitals attended by family and friends.
Being part of a musical family, I spent my childhood watching my parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts teaching and playing a diverse range of musical styles. I grew up attending the Philarmonic Orchestra in Mexico City every Sunday and started studying music at three years old. I studied Arts and Culture Management Degree and worked for artists and concert agencies for more than four years, getting to know off-stage and on-stage activities perfectly. I´m a very patient and fun teacher, coordinating yearly recitals for more than 20 students per year.
English
Spanish
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).
Lessons in your home
Fernanda is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas
Online lessons
Fernanda 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.