Tuition

Tuition is charged and pro-rated for 12 monthly installments and is payment for the student’s whole course of music study, payable from September through August. Tuition does not include payment for festival fees or music; these are paid out of the music fee account. Please understand that the tuition you pay reserves an exclusive weekly time in the schedule for your child during the entire school year and summer months. The enrollment agreement is a firm financial commitment for the academic year and guarantees your place in the studio. 

NOTE: If circumstances make it necessary for a parent to discontinue a student’s lessons, one month’s advance notice is requested and tuition for such period is a financial commitment. Conferences may be scheduled at any time if you have questions or concerns about your child’s progress.

Tuition is due on the first of each month (or first lesson), prior to the tenth of the month. No invoice will be sent home. Tuition includes 32 lessons from September through June, with an additional 4 lessons during July and August. Included in this 12-month tuition are fall and spring workshops and fall and spring recitals. Tuition will be the same regardless of the number of lessons given each month.

60 minute lessons--$245.00 per month (adults $100.00 per hour)
45 minute lessons--$195.00 per month

NOTE: A $25.00 late fee will be deducted from music fee accounts if tuition is received after the tenth of the month.

 

What Tuition Covers

Tuition covers not only the time spent with the student, but also the time spent in preparation for the student:

  • An individualized plan for the student's course of study

  • Development of teaching materials

  • Teacher's training and experience

  • Recital, performance, and festival preparation

  • Professional organization memberships to enhance teaching skills

  • Studio expenses of bookkeeping, copying, and incentive programs

  • Tuning and maintenance of pianos

  • Continuing education

 

Music, Materials, and Library Fee

An annual fee of $100.00 per student will be collected in August. A portion of this fee ($85.00) covers music, materials, festival and recital fees. As needed, a portion will go toward covering virtual lesson platform fees. A non-refundable portion ($15.00) covers library music for sight-reading, CDs for listening, studio games and technology products. When necessary, additional music fees will be collected. At the end of the year, any remaining money will be refunded, or applied to the next year.