Tuition

OPTION ONE:
For students who can generally attend weekly lessons during the school year.

Piano lesson tuition covers all lessons, recitals, performance classes, and most of the music books and materials we use during the year. (Occasionally, a digital resource might have to be purchased by you directly so that it’s registered in your name.)

Your tuition also gives you access to the My Music Staff web app which we use for scheduling and the Vivid Practice app which I use to assign the work I want students to do at home.

In addition to your private lessons, a typical year also includes 3 recitals, 3 group performance classes, and access to a variety of optional adjudicated events.

Students are scheduled for 32 weeks of lessons during the academic year. Three of the academic-year lessons will be group performance classes scheduled on weekday afternoons or evenings. (These classes are used as preparation for our 3 recitals.)

Your tuition also includes 4 summer lessons which you may schedule online to suit your summer plans. More summer lessons can be added à la carte.

All lessons are 45 minutes. Our piano lesson year runs from June 1 to May 31 of the following year.

The annual tuition fee is divided into 12 equal monthly payments of $163. Payments are automatically withdrawn from a checking or credit card account on the first day of each month.

For students starting lessons mid-year, the monthly tuition fee will be prorated to match the number of lessons remaining in the year.

Tuition is non-refundable. A $15 fee will be charged if payment is not made by the due date.

Time spent with the student
Lessons, performance classes, recitals

Time spent in preparation for the student
An enormous factor in the making of a good teacher has to do with all the work and planning that takes place before a student arrives. My preparation for your student’s lessons includes my own piano practice, lesson planning, development of curriculum, repertoire selection, recital planning, trips to the music store, bookkeeping, etc. It has been cited by professional music journals that for every hour enrolled in piano lessons, you are investing in at least 2 hours of the teacher’s time.

Your teacher’s training and experience

Recital costs and preparations
Planning, program printing, facility rental, etc.

Professional organization memberships
I maintain membership in several professional organizations in order to facilitate continuing education opportunities, enhance my teaching skills, and provide my students with opportunities for festivals, competitions, and performance events.

Professional journals
I subscribe to numerous professional journals to keep current on new teaching materials and trends. You’re welcome to enjoy these journals too, if you care to. I keep them in a basket in my living room.

Studio expenses
Printing, copying, paper costs, computer software, website costs, incentive programs, instruments, tunings, repairs . . . .