Academy

Crescendo

Academy Policies

2006-2007

For Students and Parents

The Academy is changing many of it's policies for next school year, please read carefully for all our new policies!

Private Lessons and Individual Music Therapy

People of all ages and abilities are able to register for private lessons in a

variety of instruments, as well as voice, and individual music therapy at

anytime during the year.  The School Year Session runs from September–early June and averages around 35 weeks, with lessons available Monday–Saturday.  The Summer Session runs from mid-June–early August and averages 8-10 weeks, with lessons available Monday–Thursday.

Student Enrollment

New students can register with the Academy by calling the office Monday–Thursday between 9am-4pm.  You will receive a conference with an Academy staff member, who will speak to you about your musical needs and refer an appropriate Community Music Teacher.  Once you are assigned a lesson day and time, that will remain your lesson day and time for the entire School Year Session.  You will also be automatically enrolled at the same lesson day and time for the following School Year. 

If you need a new lesson day and time, please call the Academy office to request a change.  You also must call the office if you would like to request a new teacher or discontinue lessons.

Continuing students’ lesson day and time will remain the same throughout the School Year

Session, unless you call the office to request a change.  You will be automatically enrolled the following Fall at the same lesson day and time from the previous Spring.  If you need a new lesson day and time, you must call the Academy office to request a change.  You must also call the office if you would like to request a new teacher or discontinue lessons.

During the Summer Session ONLY, you may request a special summer lesson day and time

and select which weeks you will participate in lessons.  Your teacher will discuss which weeks he/she is available to teach, and will help you complete a form with your summer lesson requests.

Payment

All students are required to make an initial non-refundable payment of $200 before the start of the School Year Session for continuing students, or upon registration for new students.  This payment includes a $40 registration fee and a $160 deposit towards your lessons, and is due before the first lesson.  The remaining payments will be equal amounts, due on the 1^st of every month through May 1^st.  All Community Music Teachers are independent contractors and determine their own tuition rates.  Therefore, your monthly payment will be calculated once your teacher, lesson day and time have been determined.  If you have an overdue payment, your teacher reserves the right to stop lessons until the office receives payment.

Summer Session

All students participating in summer lessons are required to pay a $10 registration fee, plus the full cost of their summer lessons.  This payment is non-refundable and due before the first summer lesson or upon registration for new students.