About Yana
Yana is a dedicated BAH teacher offering piano lessons to students from age 3 to adults. With her studio based in Thornhill, Yana provides lessons both online and in her studio. She is proficient in English and Russian, and her teaching services include dictation, ear training, music history, and various levels of RCM. Currently, Yana is an undergraduate at the University of Toronto, majoring in Music Education Classical Piano. Book a session with Yana to explore the joy of music at your own pace and style.
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For me, music is a unique way to express oneself. To tell stories form the magic of sound produced through the touch of the fingertips. In my lessons, I strive to create a warm and inviting environment which gives an opportunity for students of any age to be creative and tell their stories through the music they play. I cater my lessons for each student in their own comfortable pace and style to grow and experience the enjoyment of music.
Name: Yana (Full name will be provided upon registration)
Age: 20
Gender: female
I am currently an undergraduate student in University of Toronto (year 4), majoring in Music Education Classical Piano. I have played the piano for 15 years and went through 10 levels of RCM.
I started learning the piano at the age of 5. My curriculum was classical, RCM oriented. During this time I participated in various competitions and festivals around the GTA. Beyond classical piano, I have broadened my musical horizons by learning various methods of music education (Orff, Kodaly, and Dalcroze eurhythmics), accompanying, and orchestral conducting. I have also enjoyed participating in a steel pan ensemble, a choir, and a rock band, enriching my understanding and appreciation of diverse musical styles. My teaching experience is diverse and comprehensive. I have had the pleasure of teaching piano to kindergarteners at a Montessori school, instructing group and private keyboard/piano lessons for the City of Toronto for students aged 6 and up, and volunteering to provide private lessons to an adult university student. Additionally, I offer private piano lessons at my home studio. I am passionate about music theory and history, and I integrate these elements into my lessons to provide a well-rounded musical education.
English
Russian
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
Yana 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.
Yana's Studio Location
Yana 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.