SCHOOL POLICIES*
* All students must own or rent an instrument and download the free Tonara app where they
will receive their weekly assignment as well as track their practice time.
TUITION
Annual Recital Fee: $25
Monthly Tuition: $107-$297
Tuition is adjusted annually. Tuition covers one month of lessons at a time and is due at the first of every month. Each month’s tuition is the same regardless of the number of lessons per month. You are allowed to miss 6 unpaid lessons through the course of the year. Tuition is payable by check, cash, or credit card. Checks are payable to Eighty Eight Notes School of Music—$40 insufficient funds fee.
We also now offer an Al la carte option for our virtual piano lessons. This is a pay as you go option for busy students. A la carte lessons must be paid in full prior to the lesson and has a 48 hour cancellation notice which is strictly enforced.
Cost of books rendered will be added to any tuition package.
REFERAL PROGRAM
You will receive 1 free lesson for every new student you refer to Eighty Eight Notes School of Music.
There is no limit to how many referrals you can give.
SCHEDULING
Schedules are reassigned twice a year, in June and September. Please be as flexible as possible when scheduling is reassigned. We teach full time, year round. Summer lessons are mandatory. If you opt out of summer you must re-register in the fall with the $55 registration fee, assuming your slot is still available. If you want to secure your spot for the fall, you may pay Eighty Eight Notes School of Music a non-refundable $300 hold fee. This does not apply to fall tuition!
MISSED LESSONS AND CANCELLATIONS
Weekly lessons are mandatory and consistent attendance of your 46 lessons is expected. There are no refunds, credits for lessons missed or cancelled by the student. Make up lessons are available as a virtual lesson only during the week of the missed lesson.* If you come without your books, we are not obligated to give you your lesson! Snow day lessons will be taught as a virtual lesson if students are unable to attend.
Eighty Eight Notes keeps a very tight schedule. Your lessons begin and end at the same time regardless of when you show up for your lesson. If you come early to your lesson you will be expected to facilitate the waiting area. Parents please pick up your children on time. We cannot be responsible for them once their lesson is complete.
*Virtual exclusive students must also make up their lesson within the week it was missed.
ILLNESS
Please do not come to your lesson if you are sick. Teachers reserve the right to ask you to go home if you come to your lesson ill. Thank you so much for respecting the health of all of us.
Virtual lessons are available for sick days.
TERMINATION
Termination of lessons requires a minimum of one month in advance written notice. Please note that if you choose to quit mid-tuition you forfeit all remaining lessons. No refunds on lessons forfeited. You are responsible to terminate with the school CEO & Director of Music and Education.
RECITALS
We host a recital twice yearly. This is not mandatory, but is strongly encouraged and open to all students.