“William, a dedicated violin instructor, offers online and in-studio lessons, blending discipline with enjoyment. With extensive musical training from prestigious conservatories in France and Montreal, including a Master's degree with distinction. Accomplished in English and French, he fosters a positive and patient learning environment, emphasizing the joy of music regardless of age or skill level. William's teaching philosophy revolves around balance, shared responsibility, and a love for music. Book an interview now for enriching violin lessons with William.”
- William
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For me, music and teaching are all about balance. It's a blend of discipline and enjoyment. Both the teacher and the student need to put in their best efforts. It's a two-way street, not just the responsibility of the teacher. It's about sharing, maintaining a positive attitude, exercising patience, and embracing the love for music, regardless of your situation or age.
Name: William (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 30's
Gender: male
I have attended the following schools earning the following degrees: - Musical diploma conservatoire of Rouen, France - Musical diploma, conservatoire of Boulogne-Billancourt, France - Licentiate of Music, conservatoire of Montreal - Master with distinction, conservatoire of Montreal - Diplôme de perfectionnement, conservatoire of Montreal My principal teachers included Marianne Dugal, Anne Robert, Johanne Arel, Raymond Dessaints, David stewart, Marcelle Mallette, Paul Zafer, Claude Richard, Rollo Kovac, Claire Bernard, Christophe Poiget, Jane Peters. During my years in Montreal, I had the opportunity to accompany Robert Charlebois in one orchestra, to play at the final of the Voice Quebec in 2020 and to perform to under the baton of multiple conductors such as Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Vasily Petrenko and Yoav Talmi.
Twice the first place at the concours de Lutèce in Paris. Bourse Desjardins Bourse du camp musical des Laurentides Bourse de la fondation Mcabby
What I love as a musician, it's that everything is good for inspiration. I learn and I am very interested for many things, as cooking, baking, sports, yoga and meditation. All of these requires 3 things; patience, technique and an personal touch!
English
French
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).
Online lessons
William 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.
William's Studio Location
William 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.