Tuition and Billing Policy
Lessons are run on two sessions; school year (August through May) and summer (June through July).
School year billing is based on one lesson a week with weeks off already factored into the tuition rate.
The cost of recitals and masterclasses are factored into the tuition.
Tuition is billed on the 25th of the month and due on the 1st. Billing is done electronically. You will receive an invoice and a reminder on the last day of the month and the due date. For example, September’s bill will be sent on August 25th and due on September 1st. A reminder will be sent on the last day of the month, and the 1st. A late fee of $25 is automatically added to every invoice at midnight on the 3rd via our billing program. A $50 fee is assessed to all returned payments. This policy will be strictly enforced.
We have moved to a new billing program which allows auto-billing and auto-pay.
This is hooked up to our calendar/lesson plan system. All families are required to be on auto-pay. Those not on auto-pay will see an increase to their lesson rates beginning in September 2019. The rate will increase $10 per month for half hour lessons, $15 per month for 45-minute lessons, $20 a month for 60-minute lessons, and $30 a month for 90-minute lessons. There will be no exceptions to this new policy. This has been put into place to cut the substantial time on manual billing done in previous years and allocate it towards other areas which better benefit the student.
You will still receive an invoice on the 25 th. If you choose to manually pay up until 11:58 PM EST on the 1st, you will not be processed for auto -pay that month. All auto-pay is processed between the 1st and 3rd of every month or next business day if on a weekend or holiday. Those with an auto-pay card on file will not be charged a late fee unless payment is returned.
Any materials purchased throughout the year will be purchased by the instructor and brought to the lesson. All materials purchased will be added to the next bill.