About Thomas Vincent
Thomas Vincent is a French Horn teacher offering lessons for students aged 8 to adults. Based in Brampton, he is proficient in teaching both French Horn and Music Theory. Thomas holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Western Ontario and has extensive performance experience. Fluent in English, he caters to a diverse student body. Thomas's teaching methodology emphasizes creating a beautiful sound, bolstered by his experience in various prestigious ensembles. He offers lessons online, in his studio in Brampton, or the comfort of your home. Thomas is dedicated to empowering students through practice and creativity, aiming to overcome the instrument's challenges. Book an interview now.
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My teaching philosophy revolves around creating a beautiful sound along with developing solid embouchure and technique. Having a beautiful tone is a crucial element of playing French horn. I empower students to embrace the instrument's challenges through practice and creativity.
Name: Thomas Vincent (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 30's
Gender: male
I have a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Education in Intermediate-Senior music. I have played the French horn since I was twelve and have performed in various ensembles. Some notable ones were the University of Western Ontario's Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra and a few appearances with the Rose Orchestra in Brampton. However, recently, I have been working abroad in Shanghai, China, teaching history and English at various international schools.
I have a wide range of experience in teaching students both in Canada and all over the world. Along with this, I spent a large part of my life performing during high school and university.
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
Thomas Vincent is available to teach in your home if you are located in the following areas
Online lessons
Thomas Vincent 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.
Thomas Vincent's Studio Location
Thomas Vincent offers lessons from his studio. Please note that map locations are based on the postal code of the teachers studio. address will be released to you if needed.