About Rita
Rita offers personalized lessons in piano, composition, and music theory. With a Master's in Music Technology from the University of Toronto and a Master's in Composition from the University of Texas at Austin, fluent in Cantonese, English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese, she caters to students of all cultural backgrounds. Rita's teaching philosophy prioritizes customization, ensuring each lesson aligns with the student's goals and fosters a love for music. Whether online, in-studio, or at the student's home, Rita provides a harmonious and enjoyable learning environment. Book an interview now with Rita!
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Your lessons will be thoughtfully structured to align with your individual musical aspirations at any ages and music background. Recognizing the diversity of personal goals in music education, I prioritize the customization of student's learning experience. The lesson will emphasize the significance of tailoring your learning journey to your unique objectives, ensuring a harmonious and enjoyable environment in which to immerse yourself in the world of music.
Name: Rita (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 30's
Gender: female
- University of Toronto - Master of Music (Music Technology) - University of Texas at Austin - Master of Music (Composition) - Hong Kong Baptist University - Bachelor’s degree (Piano/composition) - Trinity College London - ATCL Diploma in piano
12+ years of experience as a Piano, Theory, and Composition Teacher. Experienced in teaching students of different cultural backgrounds, levels, and ages.
Cantonese
English
Mandarin
Taiwanese
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
Rita is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas
Online lessons
Rita 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.
Rita's Studio Location
Rita offers lessons from her studio. Please note that map locations are based on the postal code of the teachers studio. address will be released to you if needed.