About Your Tuition

• Your tuition covers lessons, the use of Better Practice App, and quarterly performance opportunities.  There may be an additional cost to pay for performance venues or musicians.
• We operate on a year round basis and observe all major Holidays plus one Teacher Training Week. There will be no classes during the entire week containing an observed holiday.
• The Teacher Training Week will be a floating schedule determined by the instructor.
• We host 4 quarterly performance opportunities (recitals) per year. Dates and locations will be announced.   There may be a minimal fee for the venue or to pay musicians. However, during the week of a Performance, the rehearsal & performance is considered your lesson for that week.
• To maximize the value of your tuition, consistent class attendance and participation at all performances are highly encouraged.

Payments, Due Date, and Cancellations

• Tuition is due on the 1st of the month. A $20 late fee will be added if tuition is not received by the 1st of the month.
• Please use your bank’s online payment features to automate monthly payments. There are 2 options:
  • Zelle – send electronic payments
  • Bill pay – remit to:
    For the Love of Piano
    San Jose, CA  95127
    Phone: (408) 641-9926

• Cancellations to discontinue lessons require a 30-day written notice. 

Referral Bonuses

• Earn a $50 cash referral bonus for every family enrollment referred by you!
• Must be an existing FTLP student to be eligible for referral bonus program.
• Bonuses are paid to referring student after the new student completes their first full month of lessons.

Student Materials

• Materials are to be purchased by the student directly from the Simply Music Student website at https://students.simplymusic.com. Your teacher will inform you of the materials required for class.
• Siblings can share the same Simply Music Student account.
• Using your student home materials as directed by your teacher is crucial and required for progress.

Practice App 

• All students will be given access to their own account with Better Practice at https://betterpracticeapp.com, a web-based application where teachers will add student assignments and students will track their practicing.
• Students are expected to practice most days of the week to ensure progress, and utilize any/all the student home materials as directed by the teacher.

Lesson Duration

• Private lessons are 25-30 minutes.
• Shared/Group lessons are 30-45 minutes, depending on the number of students:
  • 30 minutes for 2 students
  • 35 minutes for 3 students
  • 45 minutes for 4 students

Attendance & Absences

• When you enroll in lessons, you are paying to secure a specific time, on a specific day with your teacher. This is the time that you are paying for, and this time is reserved indefinitely as your lesson time. As such, classes missed for any reason cannot be credited or refunded.
• If you need to make a permanent schedule change after you’ve already started lessons, please notify us at least 2 weeks in advance.
• Regular and prompt attendance is required to make appropriate progress. Please plan to arrive and depart from lessons on time as this will help facilitate efficient use of class time.
• In case of absence, students are responsible for notifying the studio and checking their assignments on Better Practice App, especially if they are in group lessons.
• Parents are expected to stay in class during their child’s lesson. However, exceptions to this can be discussed prior to lesson time. Siblings and friends are allowed to sit in on lessons if they observe classroom etiquette and are supervised.

Make-up Lessons

• Make-up lessons are available at private rates.
• Make-up lessons that are missed are considered forfeited.

Vacations

• If you must miss lessons for an extended amount of time, please notify the studio in advance to work out a lesson plan.
• Pre-payment is required for the month you will be returning in order to reserve your spot.
• Keep in mind, however, that continuation within the same shared/group may require additional private lessons at your expense to catch up with the group.

Performances

• There are four studio organized performances (recitals) per year held at an outside location to provide students with a different venue in which to share their talents. These are fun, informal events that expose students to different ways in which piano-playing skills can be enjoyed. During the week of the Performances, the rehearsal and performance replaces that week’s lesson.
• Group classes also give students the opportunity to play for others, increasing their comfort and confidence levels, as well as providing a social setting in which to share music.

Details of the Studio Policies are provided at the Free Introductory Session.