Tuition and Fees 2024 - 2025
The yearly Tuition for lessons is based on 33 Teaching Weeks in the 2024 - 2025 year, September 2, 2024 through May 30, 2025. Tuition calculates to $229 monthly for 50-minute lessons.
- In addition to Tuition, a $100 per year per student Recital and Materials Fee will be charged to cover the cost of materials and recitals, including:
- Cost of music books
- Cost of registration for Recitals, Festivals, and other Performances (excluding RCM Exam fees)
- Other materials
- Lending library
- The Recital and Materials Fee is non-refundable and is due with the first payment of the year.
- Payments may be made monthly, biannually, or annually.
Lesson Types
Most students take one 50-minute Private Lesson per week. Group Classes or Partner Lessons may be arranged if a suitable group situation arises. These classes are for beginning students. Please contact me if you are interested in forming a group.
Tuition Policies
- Payments may be made by cash, check, Zelle, Venmo, or bank transfer. Automatic bank transfer is recommended for ease of payment, because you can have your bank mail a check automatically on the dates you set up. Payment is due by the 8th of each month.
- Tuition is not reduced for student absences of any kind.
- Students are expected to commit to the full year of piano study, September - May. If you need to discontinue lessons for any reason, please let me know as soon as possible.
- Tuition will be prorated for students who join the studio mid-year.
- Discounts are not given for multiple students in the same family.
- There is no additional Registration fee.
- A late fee of $10 may be added to the next bill for payments received later than the 8th of the month.
- Those who are chronically late with payments may be dismissed from the studio.
- Summer Lessons and payments are billed separately.