“Francis, a passionate guitar instructor with a Bachelor's degree in classical guitar performance from Montreal University, offers dynamic lessons tailored to students' desires. With 10 years of teaching and 12 years of professional performance experience, he excels in guiding learners of all ages. Fluent in English and French, Francis emphasizes enjoyment in music while imparting essential skills in guitar, ear training, and music theory. Whether in-studio, at-home, or online, Francis fosters a supportive environment for musical growth. Book an interview now.”
- Francis
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For me, the most important thing is that students, whether they are children or adults, have fun playing music. I teach what students want to learn. Pour moi, la chose la plus importante est que mes élèves, qu'ils soient enfants ou adultes, aient du plaisir à jouer de la musique. J'enseigne aux élèves ce qu'ils désirent apprendre.
Name: Francis (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 30's
Gender: male
I have a Bachelor's degree in classical guitar performance from Montreal University. I also studied with the great soloist Alvaro Pierri at Laval University. J'ai un baccalauréat en interprétation de la guitare classique de l'Université de Montréal. J'ai aussi étudié avec le soliste de réputation internationale Alvaro Pierri à l'Université Laval.
I have 10 years of experience in music/guitar teaching. Also, I have been performing as a professional guitarist for 12 years. J'ai 10 ans d'expérience dans l'enseignement de la guitare et de la musique. Aussi, cela fait 12 ans que je performe en tant que guitariste professionnel.
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French
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
Francis is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas
Online lessons
Francis 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.
Francis' Studio Location
Francis 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.