Reed Music Studios

Policies for Payments and Attendance

Lessons are scheduled to take place throughout the entire year including the summer.
Tuition is a flat monthly fee – lesson payments go directly to the instructor.
Teachers accept checks or bank bill-pay checks for lessons. Some accept Venmo and/or PayPal.
Monthly cost, the lesson calendar and the schedule varies by instructor.
The monthly payment secures a specific lesson time on the instructor’s weekly schedule.
Depending on the starting date, the first lesson payment may be prorated.
Monthly payments are not adjusted if a student cancels a lesson.
Payments need to be made in advance (by the 25th) for the upcoming month’s lessons.
A late fee of $10 will be added if the monthly payment is not received by the 25th
Scheduling automatic monthly payments through a bank’s bill-pay system is highly recommended.
Some instructors will accept quarterly payments.
After paying the registration fee and the first lesson payment, the commitment is “month to month”.

Registration fees are payable to Reed Music Studios and are non-refundable.
NEW student(s) registration (for students that begin lessons in August through January):
One student: $50.
Two or more students in the family: $75.
(For students that begin in February through July): the fee is reduced by 50%..
CURRENT student(s) annual fee is due August 1:
One weekly lesson: $40
Two weekly lessons: $65
Three or more weekly lessons: $75

Instructors are not obligated to reschedule lessons when students cancel.
Rescheduled lessons might be offered at the discretion of the instructor but should not be expected.
Cancellations on short notice and “no shows” are never rescheduled. Even for illness and emergencies, a rescheduled lesson is not guaranteed and tuition is not reimbursed.
Lesson spots can be “held” during extended absences if payments continue during the absence.
Any unscheduled absences of the instructor will always be rescheduled or credit will be given.

Initiated by the student/parent: Students are asked to provide advance notice if lessons will be discontinued. Students may stop at any time, but a refund will not be issued.
Initiated by the instructor: The teacher has the right to remove a student from his/her schedule at any time if the student has displayed significant behavioral problems, refuses to cooperate, is verbally abusive, is disrespectful or consistently shows little or no progress. A student may also be removed from the schedule if the student or parent is not following the studio payment policies.

If students choose to cancel, instructors are not obligated to reschedule the lesson or offer a credit.
If the instructor chooses to cancel, he or she will reschedule if possible, or credit will be issued.

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