Zhixin - BAH Teacher #2500

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

Age: 26

Gender: male

Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute/ McGill University - Bachelor of Music.2021 McGill University - Master of Music.2023 Currently work in Quebec Symphony. My principal teachers included Violaine Melancon, Axel Strauss.

China Central Television Piano and Violin Competition, 6th place(2011) Hong Kong International Violin Competition, second prize(2012) Thomas Kumba International Violin Competition China Region, second prize(2013) Principle Violinist McGill Symphony Orchestra since 2019 Concert Master McGill Symphony Orchestra (2021) Outstanding Achievement in Violin - McGill Graduation (2021) Won the Quebec Symphony Orchestra(OSQ) international audition in 2022

I fully understand the difficulties in the initiation of playing an instrument. I have studied and played the violin since I was 6 years old. I begin my professional study at age 12 in Conservatory attached to my middle school and high school. My previous experience has taught me how to facilitate students to master technique so that the student's interest in more advanced repertoire is appropriate to their level.

English

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).