Jack - BAH Teacher #3017

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

Age: 26

Gender: male

I hold a Bachelor of Music with Honours from Mount Allison University and a masters in music performance from the University of Toronto. I began studying music privately when I was six years old, when my father would drive me to a neighbouring town for piano lessons since there was no one who could offer them where I lived. I continued piano until high school, when I switched my focus to the saxophone. During my time at Mount Allison University, I studied primarily classical music, however I pursued additional instruction and study in jazz, pop and rock styles as well as instrument repair and maintenance. After I graduated, I moved to Toronto where I received my masters in saxophone performance. During this time I assisted the lower year undergraduate students with supplementary lessons, as well as developed a far greater understanding of musical theory and history. I have also received coaching and done workshops with some of the biggest names in Canadian music, including jazz saxophonist Phil Dwyer and singer/conductor Barbara Hannigan. My musical education has been filled with kind and supportive instructors and I hope to be able to carry on that torch.

I am a four time recipient of the Arts New Brunswick scholarship, and a 2 time recipient of their career development grant. Additionally, I was awarded the J.E.A crake performance award in music for the class of 2020 from Mount Allison University and was a co-winner of the Mount Allison Concerto Competition. I was also awarded the Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance Emerging Young Artist Award and the Laetitia-Cyr bursary from Jeunesse Musicales.

During my undergraduate degree, I had the privilege of expanding my knowledge of instruments by learning instrument repair from my teacher. As such, I can not only teach how to play the saxophone but how to maintain complete minor repairs and understand the mechanics that make the instrument work. Additionally, my time with the Equilibrium Young Artist program has given me a strong grasp of sports psychology techniques to help mitigate performance anxiety and ways to improve practice habits and promote a positive mentality when approaching music.

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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).