ST. ALBERT STUDIO Lesson Policies
Lessons are held once per week unless alternate arrangements have been made.
Lesson Months
- Lessons begin the week of October 6, 2025
Tuition & Fees
- Tuition is due by the first of each month from October 2025 to June 2026.
- Tuition is $115 per month (approx $30 per lesson)
- One-Time Registration Fee $15 per student (payable at registration)
- Monthly Tuition Payments are based on a FULL SCHOOL YEAR and divided by 9 months. Consequently, some months might have three lessons and other months might have five lessons – but the monthly tuition payment remains the same.
- Payments may be made by Interac e-Transfer, Visa/MasterCard, or Pre-Authorized Debit.
- There are no lessons on statutory holidays, Christmas Break, or Spring Break. These days have not been included in the monthly tuition.
Missing a Lesson
- Lessons missed by the student (for any reason) will not be made up or refunded.
- Any lessons cancelled by Miss Karla will be rescheduled for the soonest available time. If a makeup lesson time is not possible, a refund will be provided.
Drop off & Pick up
- Do not drop off your child more than 5 minutes before a lesson start time.
- Pick up your child promptly after the lesson has ended. Sorry, but I am not able to provide supervision for children left unattended (because I will be teaching).
- If a student arrives late for their scheduled lesson time, they will receive the remainder of the lesson and should be picked up according to the normal schedule. The end of the lesson cannot be extended.
Practicing
- Students are required to complete their practice assignments each week.
- A regular time should be set aside each day for practice in order to establish a practice routine. Daily practice is important for reinforcement of concepts and to avoid cramming just before the lesson, which is never successful.
- Students who do not practice between lessons will progress very slowly, or possibly not at all.
Miss Karla’s guidelines for how long to practice:
- Ages 4 to 6: 5 minutes each day
- Ages 6 to 8: 10 minutes each day
- Ages 9 to 11: 15 minute each day
- 12 years old and older: 20 minutes each day
- Students preparing for RCM exams need to double or triple the above recommended minutes.
Staying Healthy
- Students should sanitize their hands upon arrival at the studio.
- If Miss Karla is ill, she will contact you to either cancel the lesson or arrange for a switch to online. If the lesson is cancelled, you will receive a refund.
- Miss Karla has the authority to cancel a lesson that is in progress if the student displays any sign of illness. This includes (but is not limited to) a headache, fever, sore throat, runny nose, and/or coughing. Any minutes remaining of our lesson time will not be refunded or made up.
- If a student stays home from school due to illness, they may not attend piano lessons: The student will be sent home without having their lesson. Please keep your child at home if they didn’t go to school due to illness. We can move the lesson online.
Terminating Lessons
- Students/Parents are asked to provide written notice if they need to quit lessons.
- Miss Karla may withdraw a student from lessons based on chronic non-practicing, lack of interest, poor attitude and/or behaviour, numerous missed lessons, or difficult parents.