“Jennifer brings over 20 years of experience teaching piano and voice, directing adult choirs, and performing in music festivals. With a Bachelor of Music from Augustana University College and a background in RCM piano and voice, Jennifer's teaching philosophy centers around the belief that music enriches not only our lives but also our hearts and souls. She offers lessons tailored to individual needs, fostering a supportive environment where students can develop both their musical skills and their mental well-being. Whether online or in-person at her studio or your home, Jennifer is committed to sharing the joy of music with her students.”
- Jennifer
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Music has always been an incredibly big part of my life. I started piano at age 4, my mom was a piano teacher and my dad plays by ear. It’s always been there from my great-grandmother teaching at a music university in the states to my grandmother playing piano for the dances in the 1940s. Music, from learning to teaching is an excellent outlet to keep the small things, like fine motor skills fine-tuned, to the big things, like mental health, healthy and in check! Music not only fills our lives but also our hearts and souls and we get to share it with others!
Name: Jennifer (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 40's
Gender: female
After finishing my grade 9 RCM in piano and voice, I went to Augustana University College to complete my Bachelor of Music. My piano teacher is a professional pianist and accompanist, and my voice teachers were classically trained professionals as well.
I have been teaching piano and voice for over 20 years. I also have directed adult choirs, played in numerous community concert bands and performed in music festivals.
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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).
Lessons in your home
Jennifer is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas
Online lessons
Jennifer 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.