Lessons
Lessons take place once a week from September 6, 2016 to June 23, 2017.
Tuition Payments
Monthly Tuition Payments are based on a full school year amount divided by 10 to
provide for easy monthly installments. Consequently, some months will have more weeks
of lessons than other months, but the monthly tuition payment remains the same. Payments
may be made by cash, cheque or Interac e-
Supplemental Materials Fee
This is a fee of $15 per year, per student, and covers incidentals associated with teaching. This fee will cover items such as photocopying, printed materials and games to use during lessons, downloading music and worksheets from the Internet, loan of music books to students, and incentive programs. The materials fee does not pay for the student’s lesson books or theory books. The materials fee is not optional.
Practice Expectations
Piano lessons are successful only if a student is practicing their pieces at home, in a focused and guided manner. Having a regular, uninterrupted time for practice is essential. Our job as teachers is to be inspiring, enthusiastic, and to choose repertoire to strengthen skills. The student’s job is to take it from there, and be as prepared and enthusiastic at lessons as they can be! Practicing shouldn’t be onerous, and each of our teachers has their own suggestions for practice duration and frequency.
Makeup Lessons
If a student needs to miss a lesson:
- A total of two (2) makeup lessons OR two (2) lesson refunds are available for each student for the teaching year (September to June).
- 24 hours’ notice is required to be eligible for a makeup lesson or a refund (except in cases of illness).
- If a makeup lesson is missed by the student, the lesson is forfeited.
- The makeup lesson may take place with one of the other studio teachers.
If the teacher needs to miss a lesson:
- A makeup lesson or refund will be provided at a convenient time for both student and teacher, and will not count towards the student’s two allowed makeup lessons/refunds.
- The makeup lesson may take place with one of the other studio teachers.
Illness
The piano is a shared instrument, and illness can be easily passed from student to student. Students are expected to wash their hands before each lesson. Students who are ill are asked to not attend lessons. Note: We reserve the right to cut short any lesson if a student is ill with symptoms of a cough, cold, or flu.
Recitals
One Spring Recital will be held in May 2017. A $15.00 recital fee will be required from each participating student. The Recital will be cancelled if there is insufficient participation from students, and refunds will be provided.
Studio Protocol
- Please be sure your child’s nails are short and their hands are washed before lesson time.
- Parents and siblings are welcome to wait in the studio for lessons to finish, provided that they are quiet.
- Children/parents are expected to put away toys after playing with them.
- Please be prompt when picking up your children. We are not able to provide child supervision for children left unattended.
Terminating Lessons
- Students/Parents are asked to provide written or verbal notice if they need to quit lessons.
- We reserve the right to withdraw a student from lessons based on chronic non-
practicing, lack of interest, poor attitude and/or behaviour, numerous missed lessons, or difficult parents.
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STUDIO POLICIES 2016-
(Guidelines for a great musical year!)
Copyright 2016