REQUIREMENTS: At the first lesson please bring a notebook that will be designated for piano lessons, this is where I will be writing down their assignments. The student must have it next to to them during practice time so that they do not practice the wrong thing. I will expect for the parent to be sure the child practices at least 30 minutes per weekday, weekends will be up to you as a family. If the student is not practicing at all or isnt showing enough initiative to advance I will decide if piano lessons will continue or not. My piano lessons aren't just for fun we have a goal to reach. Practice is very important in order to advance, it does not matter how many lessons a student has had, if they do not practice they will not advance. BOOKS are to be ordered by parents when I tell them to please do not wait too long to order them because they take a while to get to Hawaii. There are recitals at least once a year, once the student had been with me for a year participation in the recital is a requirement, if by chance you join when a recital is coming up it will be your choice if you want Your child to be part of it or not.

 

CANCELLATION / RESCHEDULING/ TARDINESS:  If for any reason you will need to cancel or need to reschedule (2 reschedules permitted per month) please let me know no later than 12:00pm of the day of the lesson. If not, the full tuition amount will be charged, please understand that this is my only job and source of income and my time is very valuable, when someone does cancel I use that time as a "'make up" lesson for another client but if the cancellation is too late I am unable to ask for another family to come and take that spot as a make up lesson. If you are late, I am not required to make up the missing time. But if for any reason I forget about a lesson appointment (very rarely happens, I do make mistakes sometimes and apologize in advance for it) that one lesson will be FREE of charge.

 

TUITION: The whole months tuition is due at the first lesson of the month. For example if you take 1 30 minutes lesson a week which is $20 each and there are 4 lessons for the month the first lesson of the month you will pay $80. I accept cash or checks payable to Theresa McMillan. However, if your check bounces you are responsible for the bounce fee notification put on my bank account and also still paying the full amount of tuition. If you forgot your check or cash please come back the next day or the same day of the lesson to pay.




DO PARENTS HAVE TO SIT IN DURING LESSONS?: It is up to you if you want to sit in during the lesson or not, all children learn differently when parents are present or not (some are nervous while some are totally okay if parents are around). If you do chose to just wait outside for the duration of the lesson and something happens, for example they have an attitude or are giving me a hard time I will require for you to sit in during the session. If you have other children who are not taking lessons please be sure they do not cause a disruption to us during lessons, please take them outside if they are too noisy.