COURTESY INFORMATION / STUDIO POLICY

Studio Policy

When arrangements are made for lessons, it is understood that the policies below are agreed upon by both the school and the parents (and/or students over 21).

Tuition / Materials
No refunds will be given for any missed or canceled lessons. Tuition is a flat fee per month. We will not be able to teach a student if he/she forgets to bring their music to class. Searching for extra copies of "forgotten" music takes time away from the other class members.

Books and materials are not included in the lesson fee. The annual cost is approximately $35.00 per student. You will be given advance notice of any needed materials to be purchased. A one-time enrollment fee of $25.00 will due at your first lesson. There will be an annual $20.00 charge per year for copies, miscellaneous materials, and lab supplies.

Payment Arrangements
The monthly tuition is due in on the first scheduled lesson date of the month. If the first lesson is missed the payment is still due. There will be a late fee of $5.charged if complete payment (including payment for fees and books due) is not received by the tenth of the month). There will not be any refunds given for any missed or canceled lessons.

There will be a $20.00 charge on a check returned for any reason. Upon the return of two (2) separate checks, all future payments must be made in cash. Any student whose payment is more than 30 days in arrears is considered terminated unless special arrangements have been made with the teacher.

Missed Lessons / Canceled Lesson / Vacations

Missed Lessons
No refunds or make-up lessons will be given for any missed lessons or leaves of absence. Group piano students should come to the studio and pick up the music assigned that day if a student must miss a class.

Tuition payments reserve your lesson time, but the teacher can not give that time to anyone else when you are absent. If a student must miss a lesson the student may possibly switch with another student (the arrangements being mutually agreeable). Unless the teacher is able to switch you with another student, that time goes unused. Please remember, the sooner the teacher is notified, the better chance there is of trading.

The Elk Grove School of Music accepts or declines new students based on the time she has available for teaching. Parents or students, should not expect the teacher to rearrange her schedule or forego income because of the student’s inability to attend a lesson at the agreed time. Therefore, a make-up will not be given and full tuition will be required on a monthly basis to retain your time slot.

Please remember your commitment to music lessons when you sign up for other activities such as sports, dance, karate, scouts etc. Though we try to be flexible, it is not our responsibility to adjust our schedule to accommodate every other activity.

If you wish to take a leave of absence full tuition will still be required each month to retain your time slot.

Canceled Lesson
If the teacher must cancel lessons for any reason, a make-up lesson will be arranged if the studio schedule permits, otherwise the monthly tuition will be pro-rated.

Vacations / Holidays
As in most private schools, tuition is on a yearly basis. Our annual tuition of $1140. divided by 12 months keeps the tuition the same each month. Your tuition includes 45 lessons each year unless notified by the teacher of any changes. The school will dismiss lessons the other 6-7 weeks out of the year for studio vacation time. The vacation weeks have already been subtracted from the yearly tuition so you are not paying for vacations.

When there are 5 weeks of lessons in a month we do not charge more and when there are 2-3 lessons per month, due to vacation weeks, we do not charge less. The yearly tuition is divided evenly among the 12 months to make tuition arrangements easier. Most holidays fall on Mondays. In such case, Monday students will come on Thursday of that week unless otherwise stated.

Discontinued Lessons / Dismissal / Tardiness

Students who decide to discontinue lessons must give a 30 day notice. This gives the school advance notice to fill the vacancy with a prospective student.

The teacher retains the right to dismiss any student who is uncooperative during the lesson time or who refuses to practice as requested on a regular basis. Students may be dismissed due to the refusal of parents / student to follow studio policy.

Students arriving late for lessons will receive the balance of their time, as any other arrangement works a great hardship on all pupils who follow. Pupils should arrive five (5) minutes before their scheduled lesson times.

Recitals / Activities

All students are required to participate in the annual studio recital. (further levels encouraged.) Other M.T.A.C. activities and performances are by the student's and/or parent's choice with the teacher's consent. If you are interested in these additional opportunities please contact me for further details.

If you have any questions or concerns, We will be happy to discuss them with you. We look forward to celebrating with you in the future musical success of the student.

Failure by the school to enforce one or more terms of the poilicy does not waive the right of the school to enforce any other terms of the policy.