“ My services include arranging pieces to better suit the student's level, and transcribing songs that don't yet have the arrangement we're looking for.”
- Rowyn
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In my musical education journey, there have been two major forces driving me to practice and grow my skillset: the desire to better understand the songs that I love, and the thrill of discovering new material. This is how I learned before and after going through RCM–by playing music that, while being increasingly challenging, was music that I thoroughly enjoyed playing. There is no single collection of repertoire that will fulfill the needs and curiosities of every student, and sometimes the perfect arrangement isn't even out there yet. My services include arranging pieces to better suit the student's level, and transcribing songs that don't yet have the arrangement we're looking for. Learning through varied arrangements benefits the student as well, and will open their eyes to the fluid nature of musical expression and composition.
Name: Rowyn (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 24
Gender: male
I have an honours BMus from the University of Toronto, where I mainly studied piano and composition, while also playing clarinet in ensembles. My private teacher was Ukrainian composer and pianist Larysa Kuzmenko. Since I began taking formal lessons at age eight I've studied piano, clarinet, flute, guitar, and violin, working with teachers who utilized a variety of teaching methods (including but not limited to RCM and Suzuki). These amazing teachers guided me through the exploration of not only solo classical material but of ragtime, Irish and Scottish traditional, musical theatre, pop, and choral accompaniment.
Collingwood Arts and Culture Award (2017)
English
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
Rowyn is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas
Online lessons
Rowyn 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.