Teresa - BAH Teacher #3421

“Teresa offers violin and voice lessons with a focus on online, in students' homes, and in-studio instruction. With a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Voice Performance from Redeemer University and studies at the University of Toronto, Teresa brings expertise to her teaching. She's fluent in English, French, and Mandarin. Specializing in dictation, ear training, and music theory, Teresa's awards include the SunLight Foundation Music Scholarship and RCM Level 10 Voice. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes practice and intentionality for progress. Book an interview now.”
 - Teresa

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I am a dedicated and enthusiastic private teacher who uses original and structured approaches in vocal & string pedagogy. A master at visualization and imagination, since music can sometimes be an abstract concept that needs to be brought to life by various illustrations and stories! I believe that music is inseparable from life, and therefore it is made for anyone and everyone to explore and enjoy. Other than pursuing mere technical excellence, I believe that musicians are also outstanding at self-expression and discovery, which means that my lessons are often a fun philosophical adventure :) My teaching motto is “Practice produces progress, intentionality increases improvements.”

Name: Teresa (Full name will be provided upon registration)

Age: 23

Gender: female

● Present: Bachelor of Art in progress (Classical Voice Performance) at Redeemer University ● 2018-2021: Classical Voice Education at the University of Toronto (degree transferred above) ● Studied voice with Armenian-Canadian soprano Lynn Isnar, renowned Canadian mezzo-soprano Jean MacPhail, and French-Canadian soprano Nathalie Paulin. ● Studied conducting with Tafelmusik Chamber Choir director Ivars Taurins and renowned Canadian choral conductor Matthew Otto.

● SunLight Foundation Music Scholarship ● Clementina Sauro Memorial Award ● Arthur Plettner Scholarship & Robert Iorweth Thorman Jazz Scholarship ● University of Toronto Scholar ● RCM Level 10 Voice

English

French

Mandarin

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

Teresa is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas

Online lessons

Teresa 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.

Teresa's Studio Location

Teresa 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.

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