Payment
Payment is due monthly in advance by the first lesson of each month.
Payment is due prior to the lesson for students on a weekly payment plan.
Lessons not paid on time are subject to a $10 late fee.
The instructor reserves the right to suspend lessons for students that are not current with payment and lesson instruction will resume once the payment is received in full.
Students more than 30 days late in payment may be removed from the studio.
This studio is our livelihood and we appreciate your consistent and on-time payments. Thank you!
Options:
Online: Via Paypal, Venmo, or Zelle (use
Automatic Bill Pay: Your bank mails a check.
Email us for the address: Sanchez.C.Mark@gmail.com
Checks returned with an “insufficient funds” letter will be assessed a $35 fee.
Music and Equipment
Please bring a pencil, notebook or journal
In accordance with copyright law, students must purchase their own copies of sheet music and etude books.
Students are also required to purchase a metronome, tuner, and any other accessories necessary for the use and maintenance of their
Practice and Performance
STUDENTS: Beginning students are expected to practice 30 minutes, without more than two days off in a row.
Intermediate and advanced students are to practice a minimum of 1 hour a day, daily.
PARENTS: It is the parent’s responsibility to help their child make practicing a part of their daily routine and to ensure that the student has a place where they can practice with minimum distractions.
In order to ensure continued musical development, students are strongly encouraged to take lessons over the summer when they are in town.
Instructors reserve the right to terminate instruction for students who are consistently unprepared for lessons or who are unwilling to practice as prescribed.
Attendance and Make-Up Policy
1. If you need to cancel for any reason, a 24-hour prior notice is required.
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2. Lessons canceled (with at least 24 hours advance notice) due to an illness or other legitimate excuse will be rescheduled and it is the family's responsibility to request the reschedule via email within 90 days. No make-ups will be given after 90 days.
3. If you know in advance that you will need to cancel a lesson, please notify us via email. Always review your emailed invoice prior to the upcoming month to make sure there are no conflicts (i.e., field trips, athletic events, appointments, etc.). It is the parent's/student's responsibility to notify us of any upcoming conflicts.
4. “No-shows” or lessons missed for other reasons (i.e., lack of preparation/planning, lack of materials, instrument, etc.) will be considered “unexcused” and neither rescheduled nor refunded.
Please note there are some areas in which we do not get cell service. In the case that we do not answer, please leave us a voicemail AND send us an email. Please do not send just a text message to cancel as it may not be delivered and received.
Please contact us directly to cancel a lesson,
Personal note: We know what it is like to have conflicts arise (so we do give grace in cancellations), but also keep in mind this studio is our livelihood and we need to be consistent and fair with the policies. Thank you!
If you need to terminate lessons, the minimum time to give notice is 30 days.
Please note that graduating seniors still need to give this type of notice if they decide to terminate lessons before the school year ends.
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Upcoming Performances:
- For information about my upcoming performances with the Brazos Chamber Orchestra please visit: https://brazoschamberorchestra.org/events/list/
- For information about my upcoming performances with the Mansfield Philharmonic Orchestra please visit: http://www.mansphil.org/concerts.html