Practice
Regular practice for a certain period of time most days of the week is crucial to progressing. Students who don’t get enough practice are constantly frustrated, unconfident, and usually end up giving up on piano.
Practice Expectations: Students should practice at least 5 days per week. Beginning students should practice 15 - 25 minutes per day. Intermediate students should practice 30 - 45 minutes per day. Advanced students should practice 45 - 60 minutes per day.
Students whose practice time is consistently below my recommended standards and are consistently unprepared for lessons will not be allowed to continue. If this is the case, I will visit with the parent about my concerns and give the student one month to improve.
Make-Up Lessons
You are paying for your lesson time slot each week. Because my time is limited, each student will be allowed to make-up only one lesson per trimester. It must be made-up during that trimester or the lesson will be forfeited. Parents are responsible for canceling and rescheduling their lessons on “My Music Staff” in order to receive a make-up lesson. Absences without prior notice will not be made up. I will have a certain number of available slots each week open for rescheduling on a first come first serve basis.
Please do not send your child to lessons if they are contagiously ill.
Discontinuing Lessons
At my discretion, a student may be asked to discontinue lessons if there are repeated absences, unprepared lessons, or unpaid tuition. If a student wishes to discontinue lessons, I will respect that choice. I would like to have a conversation about this with the parents & students in order to end on a positive note. If this is the case, I ask that the student finish the trimester that they started unless you are paying per month and then finish out the month.
