Piano lessons are given on a weekly basis from September through June. Summer lessons are optional.
Commitment to regular at-home practice is a prerequisite to involvement in Hastings Piano Studio. Practice times will be recorded daily by the student in a lesson notebook (provided by the teacher).
Students are expected to practice AT LEAST five days per week. Practice requirements are outlined below:
Beginners age 8 and under: 20-mins/day
Age 8-12: 30 mins/day
Age 13: 45 mins/day
Age 14+: 60 mins/day
Participation in regular studio recitals is required. (Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the teacher.)
Students may be issued makeup credit for lessons cancelled due to illness, inclement weather, or emergencies when a 2-hour notice has been given. All other makeups require at least one week’s notice. It is the responsibility of parents (or adult students to schedule make-up lessons. Students looking to use makeup credit may sign up for open slots provided on the online calendar. Unused make-up credits will become void after June 30.
Lessons cancelled by the teacher will be made up by the teacher.
Students must provide four weeks’ notice prior to terminating lessons. Lessons terminated with less than four weeks’ notice will not be refunded. The teacher reserves the right to terminate lessons at any time and for any reason.
The studio takes one week off for Thanksgiving and two weeks off for Christmas.
Payment is due by the 7th of the month. A $25 late fee will automatically be issued for payments received later than the 15th of the month. Invoices are sent out at the end of each month for the following month’s charges.
All studio communication is done via email. Parents must agree to monitor email and respond promptly to email communications.
All students registering in the studio hereby grant permission for photos of themselves to be used by the teacher (for studio purposes only).
Lesson rates:
$34/thirty-minute lesson
$51/forty-five-minute lesson
$68/sixty-minute lesson