Music Lesson Policy

Studio Policy

Tuition

A one-time registration fee of $65 per student (with a maximum of $100 per family) will be charged upon enrollment. Please note that tuition is non-refundable. This fee covers lesson time, preparation, and travel for in-home lessons. For in-home lessons, an additional charge may apply based on the distance and driving time required to reach your location.

Students may enroll in 30, 45 or 60-minute private lessons, depending on age and level. Please contact for tuition rates.

Tuition may be paid via

1. Cash
2. Check payable to “Juliana Stoughton”
3. Online bank transfer (Venmo or Zelle)

Tuition is charged monthly. The monthly payments are due by the first day of the month. Lessons will be provided during the month when the entire monthly payment has been made. A late fee of $30 will be automatically applied to the monthly payment. Additional lessons for auditions, competitions, or solo recitals are paid at the beginning of the extra lessons.

A bank fee of $25 will be assessed for any returned check.

Attendance & Tardy

If the student is tardy to a lesson, the teacher is not obligated to make the time up at that lesson.

If the teacher is tardy, missed lesson time will be made up at a mutually convenient time.

Online lessons are offered when students prefer via Zoom or FaceTime.

Students who are ill should stay home. The student whose family members are exposed to illness with symptoms may take the lesson via Zoom or FaceTime.

Makeup Lessons & Cancellation

If lessons are cancelled due to severe weather, for your safety, lessons will be offered via Zoom or FaceTime.

Please notify of planned absences as early as possible. Preferably before the month is invoiced. A minimum 48 hour notice is required to be eligible for a makeup lesson. For eligible lessons payment will be credited to the next month invoice. Lessons cancelled with less than 48 hours advanced notice or without notice (or no-show) are not allowed, not eligible for makeups and will be considered as a regular lesson. No refunds shall be given for any reason.

• Maximum of 2 cancellations are permitted within a set of 4 lessons.
• Cancellations spanning three or more consecutive lesson days, unless for preplanned vacation or medical-related breaks with at least a month's advanced notice, are not allowed.
• Three or more consecutive missed lessons could result in forfeiting the spot to students on the waiting list.

Lessons are provided at the sole discretion of the teacher and may be discontinued for any reason, but especially including disrespectful or dangerous behavior, frequent tardiness or missing/canceling lessons, and failure to practice on a regular basis resulting in hindered progress in learning.

Student Recitals

For student recitals, a non-refundable registration fee $40-50 per a student due a month prior to the student recital in Spring and Winter. The recital fee would depend on the levels of students, the length of the recital, and the size of venue. This fee covers studio recital expenses including guest artists, rent, piano tuning, media, brochure, gifts, and other studio expenses. A late fee $10-15 is applied when a recital payment is not made by the due date. Students who perform at two or more recitals in the same season get $10 discount. Sibling discount $10 is applied.

Lesson Materials

Student lesson/performance books and materials are excluded in the payment for lessons. Music lesson books and supplies will be guided with specific information.

Withdrawals

Parents notify by the 15th of the month to come to an end lessons that month. Tuition for lessons more than 14 days from parents' notice date is credited to their account for future lessons, but is not refunded.

Lesson spaces

For a clean environment, students are recommended to take off their shoes upon entering the studio. Short fingernails are required for piano students. Upon arrival, students wash hands thoroughly with soap and water or use hand sanitizers. Smoking is prohibited inside or on the grounds of the music studio.