All prospective students (or if under 18, a trusted adult) must read and accept the following terms prior to booking a lesson with me.
All students should have access to a modern Boehm flute and be able to bring it to lessons.
All students must have access to a device with a camera and microphone in order to have online lessons.
Due to the demands of online learning, I'm currently only accepting students aged 7 years and older.
Students under the age of 13 should have a trusted adult able to check in at the start or end of every lesson.
Students under the age of 18 should have a trusted adult able to check in at the start of our first four lessons together.
Did you know: parent engagement in music lessons has been proven to positively influence the musical progress of students. Read all about it here!
For those not familiar with it, Zoom is an online video conferencing program great for high-quality audio sharing - perfect for music lessons! Zoom can be downloaded here.
Before your first lesson with me, please make sure Zoom is installed on your device and set up with the following settings: YouTube Guide (I'll help you double-check these settings in our first lesson!)
Where possible, please use Zoom from a computer, laptop, or tablet (if a laptop/computer is not available), with a working camera. You can either use your device’s in-built microphone or, if available, an external microphone. I must be able to see you from at least the waist up with arms fully visible while in playing position.
When it is time for our lesson, students must log on to Zoom and click the provided Zoom meeting link (emailed upon booking) and they will be placed into a virtual waiting room. Students will then be let into the main Zoom room to begin our lesson.
Students will be expected to have their flute set up and their sheet music ready to play before they join the Zoom waiting room.
If a student is late to a lesson, that time will be forfeited and I will not extend our lesson or give extra time to replace it. Conversely, if I am late that time will be credited back to you, usually by offering a free lesson extension.
No penalties or extra charges will be applied if I get carried away and end up teaching my student beyond the scheduled lesson finish time.
I have a strict cancellation policy and any cancellations must also be made at least 24 hours prior to the lesson time you wish to cancel. If you cancel a lesson within 24 hours of when it was supposed to start, that lesson fee will be forfeited and a refund will not be available.
Similar applies for rescheduling: lesson rescheduling is accepted (and encouraged if you feel like you need it!), however, you must have completed the reschedule through Simplybook.me at least 24 hours before both the old AND new lesson times. Any reschedules made within 24 hours of the original lesson time will be treated as a late cancellation of the original lesson, and the lesson fee will be forfeited.
For example: if you are booked for a lesson at 3pm on Friday, you must make any needed changes before 3pm on Thursday. Any changes made after that will result in your lesson fee being forfeited. If rescheduling, the new lesson time must also be at least 24 hours after the time you rescheduled. (So if you’re rescheduling your lesson and it is 10am on Monday, the earliest time you can move your lesson to is 10am on Tuesday.)
The sole exception is for emergencies: please contact me ASAP and we'll work something out for your situation.
All students are free to book lessons at a schedule that best suits them. For some, this may be weekly or every second week; for others, this may be monthly or maybe even occasional one-offs just to check things with me. You’re welcome to book lessons on whatever timeline best suits your needs.
I offer lessons in durations of 30 minutes and 60 minutes, either as singular bookings or in a discounted 4-hour value pack.
Though anyone is welcome to pick whichever lesson duration they prefer, I generally recommend beginner and younger students to have 30-minute lessons, and intermediate to advanced students to have 60-minute lessons.
I also offer a discounted booking package that includes four hours’ worth of lessons in either 30- or 60-minute durations. Currently, when booking this package Simplybook.me will require all lessons to be recurring at the same time on a weekly basis. However, it is simple to reschedule these lessons afterwards if you need to do so. (If you encounter difficulties with this, please contact me and I can reschedule them from my end.)
Pricing and policies are subject to change. I maintain the right to decline to teach prospective students, and to discontinue teaching current students.
All first-time students will be encouraged to fill out an enrolment questionnaire to help me start tailoring my lesson plans from the very first lesson.
Have any other questions? Feel free to contact me using my contact form here and I’ll get back to you as soon as I’m able to.
Want to book a lesson with me? Please press the button below. I hope to see you soon! :)
PLEASE NOTE: You must be 18 or older to book lessons with me directly. If you are under the age of 18, please show a trusted adult this page and ask them to book on your behalf.
Online flute lessons, recordings, and performances from the picturesque Dandenong Ranges of Melbourne, Australia.