Studio Policies

ENROLLMENT
Please read studio policies carefully. You will be expected to follow the policies outlined below.
In order to start lessons, fill out and return registration form, preferred method of payment, and signed studio policies consent form. These will be given to you prior to starting lessons.
Upon starting lessons, I collect the last months tuition. I do not require any long term commitment from my students, except that you will have paid for one month in advance. Therefore, when you discontinue lessons the last month will have been prepaid.

BILLING & PAYMENT
Tuition is a monthly fee due at the first lesson of each month. Payment for lessons is due in full whether the student attends each lesson or not. The flat monthly fee covers four lessons per month, except for December when only there are only three lessons. Regardless of the number of lessons you receive in a month, the fee remains the same.
Tuition is non refundable.

METHOD OF PAYMENT
I accept cash or credit cards: MasterCard or Visa. Credit card transactions have an additional fee of 2%. I will not accept personal checks.

CANCELLATIONS AND MAKEUP LESSONS
Your lesson is at a specific time each week and it is expected that you attend at the scheduled time. I run my studio at full capacity, so time slots for make-up lessons are dependent upon other students giving me plenty of notice for cancellations. Unfortunately, I do not have the flexibility to guarantee make-up lessons. Makeup lessons will be issued as follows: with at least 48 hours notice, I can try to arrange with another student to trade time slots for that week. Lessons cannot be postponed into further weeks.

CALENDAR
There are four lessons a month, except December. Please reference calendar handed out at lessons or posted at the studio.

RECITALS
There are two recitals held per year, a Christmas music recital in early December and the second recital is held in early June. The fee per participant is $10. Arlington recitals will be held at the Arlington United Methodist Church. The Bothell recitals will be held at the Bothell Mills Music.

SUMMER LESSONS
Learning is a continuous process. Therefore, lessons in my studio are 12 months a year. Continuous enrollment and payment are required to take lessons with me. I assume students who choose to stop lessons during the summer will not return in the fall and I will fill that timeslot. Please arrange to use your last months tuition for June if you plan on stopping lessons. Students who stop lessons in the summer and want to resume in the fall with be scheduled last and not guaranteed a timeslot.

SNOW DAYS
When Arlington School District is closed due to snow, lessons are canceled in Arlington. In Bothell lessons will still be offered but cannot be reschedule to a different day.

TERMINATION OF LESSONS
I require  30 days notice of termination of lessons in order to not be billed for tuition and use the prepaid last months tuition . Less than 30 days notice results in a forfeit of the last months tuition.