Studio Policy
**FACE MASK is required regardless of vaccination status. Students will be ask to wash their hands and hand sanitizer upon arrived and after the lesson. *Please DO NOT come to lesson if you or your child is sick. Student will be turn away if they are having flu-like symptoms or having a fever.
Lesson Schedule Private lessons are designed to meet specific needs of each student. It is focus primarily on developing playing technique, repertoire, musicianship and improvisation skills. Individual lessons are conducted on weekly basis for up to 30min, 45min and 60min. Each student is designated a specific, ongoing weekly day and time for lessons which has been reserved exclusively for student, which generally precludes Studio from accepting other teaching or performing opportunities during that time.
Practice Regular home practice is essential for student success. Ideally, students should aim for at least 6 days of practice each week. Short, daily practice sessions are more effective than one or two long sessions per week. The most important time for students to practice is right after their weekly lesson, to solidify what they have just learned. Parental involvement in home practice is crucial for student success. Please help your children to establish and stick to a practice routine, and see that practice time is free of distractions. If you are the parent of an elementary age student, please plan to sit with your child for at least a portion of their daily practice time.
Recital/Workshops/Group Lessons The studio may periodically provide workshop, master classes, or group lessons for advancing student’s knowledge and skill development in musicianship, ensemble, theory, technique, or preparation for musical examinations, evaluations, competitions, and performances. The studio will provide separate registration forms for these activities, which are charged separately from the tuition for private lessons.
Tuition Monthly Tuition calculated per weeks in the month. Tuition may be paid in quarter or monthly installments. For monthly payment, tuition is due on the 1st lesson of every month. There is a $25 late fee if payment are not made on time.
Payment Acceptable methods of payment are Venmo, Zelle, ACH
Punctual If the student is late to the lesson, the lesson will still end at the scheduled time. If the teacher is late, a makeup time will be given.
7. Cancellation/Make-up lesson
Log into your My Music Staff (MMS) account and cancel the lesson. We offer makeup credits for the canceled lesson. No refund or deduction will be issued.
Cancellation and Sign-up deadline is 24 hours prior to the lesson time.
Cancellation made AFTER the deadline will be marked as absent with no makeup credit.
Cancellation made BEFORE the deadline will automatically receive a makeup credit. You can use the credit to register any time slot that's available on the calendar (see the section below).
Make-up lesson will be given in-person or online depends on teacher’s availability.
You have 30 days to use your makeup credit. The credit will expire after 30 days.
Maximum 4 makeups per semester. If you have canceled and rescheduled lessons 4 times, the next cancellation will be marked as absent with no makeup credit, regardless of whether it occurs before or after the 24-hour deadline.
If the teacher cancels a lesson, a makeup credit or credit will be given.
8. Studio Closures Lessons are provided throughout the entire calendar year, except for during studio closures. The studio will be closed for Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Year’s Day.
9. Summer Session Policy During the summer session, students can cancel lessons up to 4 times with no cost and keep the lesson slot, but the absence dates need to be informed in advanced. *The summer session dates vary slightly every year.
10. TERMINATION OF LESSONS If unforeseen circumstances require a student to terminate lessons mid-year, one-month notice is required. The teacher keeps the right to terminate the lesson enrollment if necessary (ex. students cancel lessons too often or show little commitment to practice...etc.). The rest of the tuition will be refunded.
If students withdraw from enrollment in the middle of a month, the rest of tuition is not refundable
11. Waiver of Liability/Indemnification
Parent and student hereby waives, release, discharges and covenants not to sue studio, its owners, employees, agents or representatives from any and all liability, Covid related, claims, demands, losses, or damages arising out of, or related to, student’s participation in studio on-site or off-site lessons, events or activities, whether based in contract or not.
12. Media Consent
Parent and/or Student hereby consents to and authorizes the Studio to capture and use video-audio recordings and photographic images of Student and Student’s musical performances and quoted statements in print, electronic, or online media, for educational and IA studio promotional purpose.