Payments

 

Tuition fee

          Tuition fees are charged every semester through one of the following payment methods:

• E-Transfer
• Cheque
• For E-transfer please make the payment through vancomus@gmail.com.
• Students or parents/guardians who wish to pay the tuition by check must provide at least five post-dated checks dated to the first of each month.
• There will be a $40 charge for any NSF (Non-Sufficient Funds) fees which will need to be paid within 7 days of notice by cash or e-transfer. 

Annual School Fee 

    Each student is required to pay an annual fee of $60, which covers personalized materials, printing supplies, the use of professional audio equipment, and access to copyrighted sheet music from Musescore and 8 Notes within the school. Additionally, for online courses, a school fee of $20 will be charged. These fees will take effect starting in September of each year.

Deposit

       All students are required to pay a deposit equal to one month’s tuition fee on the registration day. When the student decides to discontinue the lesson, the deposit will be credited towards the last month of attendance if proper one-month notice is given.

 Make-up Lessons

• Make-up lessons are offered as a courtesy and are not guaranteed and/or to be available at your most convenient time.
• If students register in the second half of the semester, they are eligible to have one make-up lesson only; if they register in the last month of the semester, there is no make-up lesson.
• If you know you are going to be absent for a specific lesson, please let us know in advance so we can start planning for a possible makeup. A minimum of 24-hour cancellation from your lesson time is required. Please call us.
• Two make-up lessons, per student, per semester (one make-up for the summer semester), is allowed, space permitting. If your family is bringing two students, each student must be scheduled individually.
• Make–up lessons must be used within the current semester, and they are not to be carried over into any other semester.
• Although a teacher will make two attempts to schedule a make-up private lesson, it is your responsibility to confirm your child’s make-up lesson. If there is no response after the teacher’s second attempt to contact you, the lesson will not be made up.
• Once the make-up lesson is scheduled, please record the date and time accurately. If the student misses the make-up lesson without 24-hour notice, that lesson will not be made up.
• If the studio is closed for a snow day, lessons will be made up based on the teacher’s availability or online.

          Make-up lessons will not be provided for late arrivals and absences without prior notification.

Termination

• If students wish to withdraw or discontinue lessons, a four-week notice is required by email to vancomus@gmail.com. 
• The remaining lessons are non-refundable and non-transferable to others including siblings.
• There are no refunds and make-ups for group classes (Mini Singers, Mini Pianists, and Theory) if students wish to withdraw, with or without notice.

 

Time & Lesson Change

          When students or parents seek to change their lesson schedule or switch to a different instrument, a four-week notice period is required.

Social media consent

          We are seeking your consent to showcase student accomplishments on our platforms. This includes photographs, videos, images, and names of students on our school website, social media, newsletters, posters, and videos. This is aimed at promoting school spirit and community while informing all stakeholders about our activities and accomplishments.