Studio Policy

 

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Tuition

Tuition covers not only the actual time spent with the student at the lesson but time preparing for each student as well.

This includes:

  • Weekly lesson time spent with the student

  • An individualized lesson plan for the student

  • Written progress reports (once a semester)

  • Development of teaching materials (including pieces arranged specifically for your child)

  • Training and experience

  • Recital Preparation

  • Repertoire planning

  • Professional organization memberships

  • Communication

  • Studio supplies and maintenance

Attendance and make-up

  • Any lesson canceled by the instructor will be rescheduled.

  • All missed lessons require a 48-hour notice. No make-up lessons are provided for missed lessons without the notice. There is a 50% tuition charge for a same day cancellation.

  • The paid tuition reserves an exclusive weekly time for your child. The instructor cannot resell that time nor create extra time in which to provide lessons. Please choose a lesson time that works consistently with you/your child’s schedule.

  • All missed lesson will be made up during the first week of the break following the end of the semester. No more than three make-ups per semester is allowed.

  • Lessons are not extended to accommodate late arrivals. Please be on time.

  • Students who are ill should not come to lessons. The teacher reserves the right to send a student home if they arrive ill and/or are contagious to others. If the student (or a family member) has been exposed to anyone ill/with symptoms, the student should not attend the lesson in person. The lesson that day will take place online instead.

  • If the student (or a family member) has tested positive for COVID-19, or has been in direct contact (unmasked, not socially distanced) with someone who tested positive, the student should have their lesson(s) online until it is safe to resume in-person lessons.

    Missed lesson time may be made up in other ways beneficial to the student:

  • FaceTime or Zoom lesson: if the student is ill/contagious but feels well enough to play.

  • Video recording of instructions/lesson (not guaranteed always).

  • Parent/Teacher conference: a parent may use the lesson time to call and discuss their child’s progress.

payment policy

All tuition fees are to be pre-paid monthly by cash or check, and due at the first lesson of each month, or by the 7th of each month, whichever comes first. Late payments are subject to a $25 late fee.

Termination

To stop lessons, notice must be given by the 7th day of the final month of lessons to stop tuition for the following month.