About Shin Yu
Shin Yu offers French horn and beginner to intermediate music theory lessons in English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese. With a Bachelor’s in Horn Performance from the University of Toronto and an Advanced Diploma from the Glenn Gould School, she brings rich orchestral experience to her teaching. Lessons are available online, in her Toronto studio, and in students’ homes.
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Having started my own musical journey at the young age of 3, begging my mother to let me take up piano, I understand all too well the discipline and hardships that comes hand in hand with the joy of music. However, music has always been something I can count on, no matter how happy or sad I am, it will always be there to lift me up. Whether it is me playing the music, or listening to someone else perform, music has always left me in better spirits. I think the absolute essence of music is that it is whatever an individual needs it to be, and I think it is vital for people of all ages to experience all that music has to offer. This is why music is so important to me, along with that, teaching and passing it on to someone else. There is something so special about someone trusting you with their musical journey, and I hope to help my students find something that resonates with them within music.
Name: Shin Yu (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 24
Gender: female
My musical background comprises of a Bachelor’s Degree in Horn Performance from the University of Toronto, as well as an Advanced Diploma from the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music. Apart from the aforementioned degrees, I have also attended the Aspen Music Festival in 2024 and 2025 as a New Horizons Fellow, and in 2023, I attended the National Youth Orchestra of Canada as an Award of Excellence recipient. Furthermore, having won my first professional audition at the age of 21, I have been fortunate to share the stage with various world-renowned ensembles such as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the National Ballet of Canada, and many more.
Festivals and fellowships: Aspen Music Festival and School - New Horizons Fellow (2024-2026) National Youth Orchestra of Canada - Award of Excellence (2023) Audition experience: Calgary Symphony - semifinalist, 4th horn (2025) The National Ballet of Canada - finalist with trial offered, 2nd horn (2023) Saskatoon Symphony - job offered, 4th horn (2022) Ensemble experience: Toronto Symphony Orchestra - sub (2024-2025) Esprit Orchestra - sub (2025) Kingston Symphony Orchestra - sub (2024) Victoria Symphony Orchestra - sub (2023) Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - sub (2022-2023)
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
Shin Yu is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas
Online lessons
Shin Yu 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.
Shin Yu's Studio Location
Shin Yu 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.