Advance notice (24 hours) is required to reschedule a lesson. If a student is ill or there is an emergency, I will do my best to accommodate. A student that misses a lesson without advance notice will not be guaranteed a make-up lesson. If unable to reschedule, you will still be charged for the lesson. I am allotted two lessons per academic year of paid sick-leave. If I am ill or have to cancel a lesson for personal reasons outside of my allotted two lessons per year, and we are unable to reschedule, you will be credited the amount for the lesson on the next month’s tuition and not charged for the lesson.
In the case of inclement weather or other circumstances which prevent a student getting to the studio, lessons will be done online via Google Meet. Any online lesson must be done with a laptop set up next to the piano where I can see the student’s fingers on the keys - no phones please.
Students will be given a goal-centered practice plan instead of a time-specific requirement. I encourage parents to help their student remember to practice daily as they develop good habits. If it is best for your routines at home, then I encourage you to create a more time-specific practice plan. Students are encouraged to write down questions they have about any of the material in their notebook to help make better use of the lesson time.
Students just beginning the piano, (particularly those around ages 4-6) are expected to practice a minimum of three days per week. Instead of a time allotment, these students are expected to practice each assignment a minimum of three times per practice session.
I can be reached by call, email or text.
TUITION Tuition includes 11 lessons per quarter. Payments are made monthly. Please note that the three monthly payments are for the quarter, (11 lessons) not the whole month. The number of lessons per month may vary. You may choose to sign up for one of the following:
$65/monthly for 20-minute lessons ($17.73 per lesson with eleven lessons per quarter)
This option is ONLY available for students ages 4-6 in addition to less than one year of previous piano lesson experience.
$80/monthly for 30-minute lessons ($23.18 per lesson with eleven lessons per quarter)
$120/monthly for 45-minute lessons ($34.10 per lesson with eleven lessons per quarter)
$60/monthly for 30-minute voice lessons ($16.36 per lesson with eleven lessons per quarter)
Monthly tuition payments are due by the 7th of each month.Any payments that are not received during the month they are due are subject to a $20 late fee for every month that they are late. Tuition for summer quarter is $240 for the quarter, or three payments of $80 due the 1st of June, July and August. (See the section header “Summer Lessons” on the next page to read about the schedule for summer lessons.) Tuition may be paid via cash, check, Venmo, Wave Invoicing, (just click to pay the invoice sent to your email, and it will direct you to Wave for an ACH Bank Transfer payment option) or direct bank payments to:
Piano with Mindee K. L.L.C. Routing Number: 302386765 Account Number: 1903710150627
Tuition covers the following:
Individualized lesson plans for each student
Practice Game Kits
Lesson aides and printed handouts.
Training and experience
Recital fees and related repertoire planning
Lending library, (for supplementary music)
REQUIRED MATERIALS
Piano or keyboard (preferably with weighted keys)
Metronome, (can be an app on a phone rather than a physical metronome)
Lesson books (as assigned by the teacher)
Online students are required to have a laptop by the piano and access to their online piano notebooks via Google Slides. Phone cameras will not work for online piano lessons.
COMMITMENT A student who enrolls in lessons is committing to lessons for the entire school year. Summer lessons are available (see details below) and are required to reserve the student’s place in the studio for the following year. If a student needs to terminate lessons for any reason, notice must be given one month in advance.
IN-STUDIO FESTIVAL The annual In-Studio Festival takes place during the student’s lesson time at the end of the academic year. Students will prepare a piece as they would for a recital and play it for adjudication in the lesson. They will be judged at their level and rated the same way they would if they participated in a Music Festival. This is an opportunity to celebrate what the student is doing well and gives us time to discuss the things on which we would like to focus during the summer. Students who receive a Superior rating will be awarded at the final Performance Class of the quarter.
SUMMER LESSONS Summer lessons are a distinctive experience in my studio. Rather than continue with traditional lessons, the student will have six one-hour classes held throughout the summer. Summer lessons feature a variety of musical activities that will strengthen the student’s weaker areas, as well as help them retain what they have worked on throughout the school year. Featured skills for summer lessons include sight-reading, ear training, rhythm, note-reading, technique, and harmonization. We also spend time on notable music history, music from other countries and cultures, and related music projects of the students choosing – including improvisation and original compositions. While these skills and information are included to an extent in regular lessons, summer is a time to make it fun and relaxing so the student feels like they are getting a vacation while continuing to grow as a musician. Summer lessons are an essential component to the student’s education in order to guarantee knowledge-retention from the year and offer consistency to each student.
TERMINATION POLICY Termination of lessons requires one month advance notice. If the student chooses not to come to lessons for that month or begins with another teacher, the tuition for the month will still be required. If a student is put on another teacher’s waiting list, Ms. Mindee must be notified immediately.
