About Rafael
Rafael is a dedicated piano teacher, enriching students with his in-home and online lesson formats. He brings a profound musical education with a Bachelor's degree in Music from BUAP (Mexico) and has distinguished himself by winning first prize at the state piano contest "Isaias Noriega de la Vega." Rafael is committed to tailoring lessons to individual learning styles, ensuring a nurturing environment that promotes musical growth. He teaches piano, ear training, music history, and solfege, making his lessons comprehensive. Fluent in English and Spanish, Rafael welcomes students of diverse backgrounds. Book an interview with Rafael for a personalized learning experience in piano and music theory.
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The best way to learn music is follow our own music. Each student learns in a different way, and my work with your help, is to discover your way of learning. With love for music and discipline, you are gonna achieve your musical goals.
Name: Rafael (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 30's
Gender: male
I have a BMus from BUAP (Mexico). My musical training began when i was 9 years old, at the music conservatory of my city (Puebla, Mexico). During my university years I assisted to many festivals, specializing in chamber music.
First prize at state piano contest "Isaias Noriega de la Vega"
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
Rafael is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas
Online lessons
Rafael 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.