Policies and Procedures

Students may start at any time throughout the year.

Tuition and Payment

All lessons are taught out of my home in New Kensington.

Lessons are once a week and paid monthly in advance.

There is a $30 late fee for invoices not paid by the 15th of the month.

Lesson rates are as follows:

30 minutes- $27
45 minutes- $38
60 minutes- $48

You may make payments through PayPal, Zelle, cash, or check.

Instrument requirement: A piano or flute is required to begin instrumental lessons. If your current instrument is not sufficient for continued development, it is required to upgrade to a sufficent instrument to continue lessons. If your child is a beginner, this will be by the end of the primer level. This may also be the case if your child has beend taking lessons for some time but are advancing beyond your current instrument. Time framce for this requirement and specfic details will be discussed as lessons progress.

Missed Lessons

Missed lessons can be rescheduled for another time throughout the week, if time is available.
If a lesson is missed with no notification or less than 24 hours prior, no refund or make-up lesson will be provided.
If notification is received 24 hours or more prior to the scheduled lesson time, a credit for the next month will be allotted or a make-up lesson will be provided.
If the instructor needs to cancel the lesson, it will either be re-scheduled or a credit will be given.
Lessons DO NOT follow the school calendar. If there is no school, it does not mean that there are no lessons. However, if your lesson happens to fall on one of the following Holidays, that lesson will become a make-up credit if I'm not able to reschedule it in the week.
- New Years Day
- Memorial Day
- Fourth of July
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day

Taking Time Off

Taking time away from lessons is something that can come up with busy schedules. Please note that if you do take time away from lessons your spot will not be held. If you wish to ensure that your lesson time remains available you must continue payment throughout the break.

Piano books/music, rectial fee, and competition fees area additional and will be billed in that month's invoice. If your child needs an extra lesson at any point in the year and you don't have a make-up credit, the additional fee will be bill in that month's invoice.

Required Materials

All students are required to bring a notebook to each lessons.

Piano Books

5-6 Year old beginners- My First Piano Adventure by Faber

7-9 year old beginners- Primer Level Piano Adventures by Faber

Adult Beginners- Faber All-in-One Course or Alfred All-in-One Course

For more advanced kids and adults, the repertoire is decided on a case by case basis.

Voice Books

All students 5-17- Full Voice Workbook and Songs and Studies

Adult Students may use- Sing at First Sight

Vocal performance repertoire is decided on a case by case basis.

Flute Books

Beginners- Elementary Method and Forty Little Pieces

Additional repertoire is decided on a case by case basis.