Policy for Academic Year 2010-2011

FEES

Enrollment Fee: $30

Lessons: $25/half-hour lesson, payable monthly in advance ($100-$125 per month)

*New students: please check the home page for current pricing specials or package deals!*

MATERIALS

Allegro Studios will find appropriate method books, recordings, and other materials to tailor the lessons specifically to the student's needs. We encourage all students to request favorite songs, styles, and artists. The client pays for all materials plus sales tax and they become the property of the client.

PAYMENT

Payment is due in full on, or before the first DAY of the month (NOT the first lesson of the month).

Any account not paid in full on or before the first of the month, will accrue $15 late fee. For accounts that are more than 15 days past due or habitually past due, enrollment may be terminated immediately.

RESCHEDULING

Allegro Studios does NOT offer "make-up" lessons.

Providing Allegro Studios receives a phone call anytime before the regular lesson, the student may be RESCHEDULED anytime within 3 business days before or after the regularly scheduled lesson as there is studio space available. Tuition is paid for a specific block of instructional time. If a student is "no call, no show," that client revokes the right to reschedule and pays for the unattended lesson. If our schedules do not allow a reschedule, the client still pays for the unattended lesson.

Reasons Allegro Studios does not do "make-up" lessons:

1. It is a waste of your time, and therefore money, to have two back-to-back lessons. There is not enough time to practice and learn between lessons so close together
2. Routine and discipline are so highly valuable to student musicians; irregular attendance actually retards the learning process and therefore results in frustration. Then the student is unhappy and not very good.
3. Unannounced absences prevent other students from using that 30min. as a possibility for rescheduling and prevents the waiting teacher from using their time more productively.
4. It is more of an incentive to attend regularly and take lessons seriously, providing the greatest amount of success over the shortest period of time!

ENDING/RESUMING LESSONS AND EXCESSIVE ABSENCES

Clients may discontinue lessons at any time by giving verbal or written notice BEFORE the month in which the student will have his/her last lesson. Advance notice prevents the client from paying for lessons the student will not be able to attend. Without prior notice, tuition paid is NON-refundable. Though clients may discontinue lessons at any time, for any period of time, there is absolutely no guarantee that the same lesson time will be available if or when they wish to resume lessons. There is a $30 reenrollment fee for returning clients. Allegro Studios also reserves the right to terminate the enrollment of any student who is "no call, no show" for 3 or more consecutive lessons.

HOLIDAYS, VACATIONS, AND OTHER CLOSINGS

If your regular lesson falls on a holiday--or any other day there are no lessons (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after, and Winter Break--usually the last week of December), you will not be billed for that date's lesson. Once a calendar year, (Jan. - Dec.) each client may also claim a "Vacation Day" where they will not be billed for an absence. Please remember to use the rescheduling policy--it is there for your convenience!

In the case of inclement weather, clients are welcome to reschedule any lesson according to this policy if they are uncomfortable with the weather or driving conditions. Allegro Studios will close during Level 3 snow emergencies. In the case of Level 3 snow emergencies, tuition paid is non-refundable and the lesson will not be rescheduled.

RECITALS

A formal studio recital will be held each year in June, unless otherwise notified. All students are strongly encouraged to participate, but the recital is not mandatory. A non-refundable recital fee of $35 per student will be due at least two months before the recital date for those participating. A rehearsal will occur approximately one week prior at the recital location. Students expecting to participate in the recital MUST attend the rehearsal. Participants will receive ten invitations 6-8 weeks before the recital date and all participants and their guests are invited to a reception following the recital.