| The studio year is divided into four
quarters: September - November
December - February
March - May
June - August
 | New students will be taken into the studio at any time provided there
is room in the schedule. |
| Lesson times will be assigned at the beginning of the school year and
at the beginning of the summer. Please note that I will do my best to
accommodate your schedule. However, when my schedule is full, it is much
more difficult for me to assign your preferred time to you, so schedule
early. |
Holiday breaks: Thanksgiving weekend, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day,
Fourth of July.
Optional lessons: week between Christmas and New Year, Spring Break.
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| Your monthly tuition is a retainer that reserves your time slot in the
teaching schedule. If you have your lesson in
school, there will be lessons on all regular school days (exceptions
include school holidays, field trips and testing). |
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| Lessons will be taught during the regularly scheduled
time. If a student is late, the remaining time scheduled will be
considered a complete lesson. |
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| If the instructor is late, student will receive a
full length lesson. Credit will always be given if the instructor must
cancel a lesson. During the school
year, there will be no refund for missed lessons, except in
the case of severe winter weather or icy road conditions.
There will be no make up lesson given for a missed lesson if the
instructor is not notified prior to the scheduled lesson time. Make up
lessons can be scheduled if the instructor is notified prior to the
regular lesson time. |
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| For lesson conflicts with school activities, a student
may arrange to switch lesson times with another student. A Swap List will
be distributed showing my teaching schedule. Please plan ahead as far as
possible. |
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| In case of illness, or with 24 hours notice, a
cancelled lesson may be made up within one week of the cancellation
on a space available basis. Only one make-up lesson may be
scheduled during each term. |
| Summer lessons - Student will sign up for a
minimum of six (6) lessons with the option of taking as many as eight
(8) to ten (10) lessons according to instructors availability. |
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30 minutes - $27.50
45 minutes - $41.00
60 minutes - $55.00
| Payment is monthly. Payment is due the last week of the current month
for the upcoming month. Weekly payment only by special agreement with the
instructor. |
A $2.50 per hour discount will be given for students who pay by the due
date (i.e. 30 min. - $26.25, 45 min. - $39.25
and 60 min. - $52.50).
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| There will be a student
recital each spring
(between April and June). Information on date, location and recital fees will be
given out at least a month in advance. |
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| Information on competitions and other performance
opportunities are given out through the year. The major local competitions
in this area are the Chicago Flute Club Competitions (Nov.) and the
Society of American Musicians (Feb./Mar.) competition. There are also many
concerto competitions sponsored by youth orchestras and other local
symphonies. |
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| The other major performance opportunity each year is
the Sherwood Festival of Flutes each January. Though not a competition, it
is a great opportunity to perform, receive comment sheets and get to hear
students from all over the area. |
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