About Siddharth
Siddharth, a dedicated music instructor with over 11 years of teaching experience, offers online lessons as well as in-home instruction. He specializes in drumset, ukulele, composition, ear training, harmony, music appreciation, and beginner to intermediate music theory, including preparation for RCM exams. Siddharth's teaching philosophy focuses on holistic learning, aiming to make his students not only better musicians but also better human beings. With a passion for music education, Siddharth holds various degrees and certifications in music, including an LRSL western music teaching diploma from Rockschool, London, and is currently pursuing a Masters in music education from Western University, London ON. His approach to teaching emphasizes empathy, understanding, and fostering strong connections between students and their instruments. Book an interview with Siddharth now.
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Music is something which I am passionate about, I have been related to music all my life, I have in depth knowledge about music and I love spreading the knowledge of music which I possess. I have been teaching music for the past 11 years and counting and have been teaching students ranging from 8-55 years old. I have taught over 2000 students till now, many of them are pursuing music as a career option, My students have been part of ensembles and bands which I have mentored and won laurels in the field. I would say that I am empathetic and understanding as a person and I my teaching transcends regular teaching and focuses on holistic learning, which in turn makes my students better musicians and human beings!
Name: Siddharth (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 29
Gender: male
I have done the following degrees/certifications in music 1. LRSL western music teaching diploma from Rockschool, London 2. Grade 8 Drums from Rockschool, London 3. Grade 4 Music Theory from Rockschool, London 4. Presently pursuing Masters in music education from Western University, london ON 5. Attended many music pedagogy and theory workshops (Natalie sarrazin workshop on music pedagogy, Ritesh khokhar workshop on Music theory)
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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
Siddharth is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas
Online lessons
Siddharth 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.