2024 Spring SEMESTER LESSON tuition

Families will need to commit to attending and paying for the full Spring (January through May) and/or Fall (August through December) Semesters. Summer lessons (June through August) are scheduled first-come first-serve and are billed monthly based on your attendance.  

~Suzuki Early Childhood Education Classes (Starting Spring, 2024!) INFO TBA

(Non-instrument-specific music class for families of children ages 0-3.)

~Pre-Twinkle Violin Group Classes: 

(For beginner families ages 3 & up who are working towards graduating their Twinkles.)

Pre-Twinkle Classes are offered every other Monday at 4:30 or every other Saturday at 1:00. No real violin is needed for beginners under the age of 5. (We will use cardboard violins until the student is ready for private lessons and ready to play on a very fragile, real violin.) Classes will include Music Mind Games, posture activities, and lots of singing and movement.  

$35 group classes x 6= $210

Semester Twinkle Tots Materials, Accompanist, & Recital Fee = $50

Semester Twinkle Tots Missed Lessons Credit (two classes) = -$70

Full Fall Semester Tuition for Pre-Twinkle Violin Group Classes: $190

 

~TWINKLE GRADUATE LESSONS & CLASSES:

(For all students taking lessons on a real violin.)

**Please note private lessons and group events are mandatory for all Stars, Graduates, and Advanced students during the spring and fall  semesters!

45 Minute Private Lessons ($60 per private lesson)

Students can register for private lessons weekly (14 lessons total) or every-other-week (7 lessons total). Scheduled on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays. 

Private lessons are offered in-person at my home-studio (or via Zoom if families are ill, out of town, or can't get to me due to traffic or road conditions.)

Group Classes ($35 per group class)

Families should plan to attend six group classes per semester. Offered every other Monday OR every other Saturday.  

(Please see the semester at a glance page for the full schedule of lessons and group events!)

$35 group classes x 6 = $210

$60 private lessons x 14 weeks (for weekly lesson students) = $840 

Semester Materials, Accompanist, & Recital Fee: $50 

Missed Lesson Credit for Weekly Lesson Students (Two private lessons & two group classes) -$190

FULL FALL SEMESTER TUITION FOR WEEKLY LESSON STUDENTS: $910

 

~Scholarships:

I want to make sure every child has the opportunity to start their music lesson journey no matter their family's financial status. This is why I will be offering families the opportunity to study with a partial, full, or materials scholarship. In addition to providing a brief explanation for their need for scholarship on their registration form, these families will have a few extra responsibilities for attendance and logging their practice throughout the semester. Families that can afford to contribute to the scholarship fund are encouraged to do so when registering for lessons.

~Lesson Reimbursement Programs:

For the most part, I will ask families who want their lessons reimbursed by the school district (usually through a homeschool program) to fill as many forms out for me as they can. I am happy to keep myself on the vendor lists, but please note that keeping up with all the requirements (including presenting updated insurance and business license paperwork every year, paying for regular fingerprinting/background checks, and sending invoices based on the ASD schedule) are things I have to do outside of my scheduled teaching time. Invoices sent to the school district for reimbursement will not include studio discounts. 

~Missed Lessons Credit: 

While I encourage every family to try their best to attend every scheduled lesson, I know that the occasional emergency or schedule conflict will happen. For this reason, each family will have a few lessons subtracted from their semester tuition invoice as a form of insurance. (Two private lessons for weekly students or one private lesson for every-other-week students.) Please note that additional missed lessons will not be reimbursed but can be rescheduled if time is available, or made-up in the form of a practice-video.

 

~Late Payment Fee:

Payment is due one week after your first lesson. A $10 late payment fee will be charged each week after the payment due date if payment is not made on time.