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Cancellation or Missed Lessons
A minimum of twenty-four hours notice is required for cancellation of a lesson without
forfeiture of tuition. It is absolutely unacceptable to cancel a few hours before the scheduled
lesson time.
Make-up lessons will not available for last-minute cancellations
(less than 24-hours notice)
due to car trouble, heavy homework, dental appointments, rescheduled soccer games, "I didn't
practice", etc.
Tuition
Tuition is billed on a monthly basis, due and payable before the
first scheduled lesson of each month.
Regular Attendance
Some students miss many lessons on an ongoing basis due to frequent extended family vacations or
other excuses which are within the parents' control.
Parents should be aware that students who miss too many lessons cannot be expected
to make a desirable amount of progress.
Required Materials Please purchase the required books and materials
promptly, as delay disrupts the student's progress.
Please bring the lesson book bag to each lesson. It is adviseable to designate a bag as
"the piano lesson book bag". In the midst of busy family schedules,
the best way to ensure that a book is not accidentally left at home is to
store all of them in this book bag which can be grabbed and brought to each lesson. It is the parents' responsibility to ensure that
the student shows up to each lesson with their books!
Studio Decorum
Please keep in mind that any additional people in the
piano room are a source of distraction to the student. The studio policies are:
- All persons present in the piano room during the lesson must:
- Sit still and be quiet
- Not interrupt, disturb, or otherwise distract the student or teacher
- Children must be supervised at all times. It is not adviseable to bring a child
to the studio unless the child will be taking a lesson, himself or herself. The studio is
not responsible for unattended children.
- Anyone representing a discipline problem or displaying disrespectful or otherwise
inappropriate behavior will be asked to leave the studio.
- All students and visitors must show reasonable caution when around the pianos and music
equipment present in the studio.
Punctuality
Please keep in mind that the student has reserved his/her specific appointment
within my schedule. I cannot allow a lesson
to extend into the next student's time period. If the student shows up late, the lesson must still
end at the designated time. Parents, please plan accordingly and pick up your children on time. I cannot
assume responsibility for your child after the lesson is over, as I need to devote my full attention
to the next scheduled student.
The Monthly Piano Practice Contract
From the beginning, students, teacher and parents decide on a reasonable practical goal,
which will be the basis for the contract in the first month. As the student progresses, the
"right" amount of practice time also progresses, hence a fresh contract each month.
Parents should be
willing to chart practicing, reward monthly diligence, and verify and sign a weekly practice
journal, which the student brings in to each lesson.
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- Set a Goal. Take part in deciding a reasonable practice goal.
- Sign the contract.
- Practice!
- Journal. Bring in a weekly practice journal showing whether or not the contract was met.
- Communicate with the teacher about successes and failures in practicing at home.
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- Set a Goal. Take part in deciding a reasonable practice goal.
- Sign the contract.
- Verify. On the student's weekly practice journal, verify which days the contract was met.
- Reward. Offer appropriate rewards and incentives for student success with the contract.
- Communicate with the teacher about successes and failures in practicing at home.
(Click here for a Sample Student Contract)
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