Missed Lessons Policies

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Tuition is based on reservation of the teacher's time and preparation, NOT the student's attendance. There will be NO MAKEUP LESSONS this teaching year.  Please review the policies document here.

 

Because specific times are set aside for specific students, a student who does not attend a lesson will simply miss the benefit of that lesson. I will then use that time or other times to plan for the student’s progress, locate materials, etc...  Remember that tuition pays for more than your weekly lesson.

 

If a student will be missing a lesson for any reason, the teacher should be informed by text or email as soon as possible as a professional courtesy.  

 

There are no makeup lessons for missed lessons.  However, students who have given 24 hour notice for an upcoming missed lesson have the following options subject to availability:

• An online lesson during their regular lesson time, or a sibling can take their reserved lesson time. 

• Prior to the lesson day or early the day of the lesson  (if a student will be out of town), a parent or the student may send a video of their current assignments they’ve been practicing (before they leave out of town).  During their regularly scheduled lesson time the teacher will give video feedback and update their assignment. 

• If a student gives 24 hours advance notice of a missed lesson, they may view the Open Slots Calendar through the student's portal at MyMusicStaff and choose to reschedule a lesson.  This option is available ONLY if there is an available slot for the next teaching week only.   

 

Long term absences - in the event that a student will be missing a full month or more of lessons during the teaching year, there are the following options:

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• Temporarily terminate lessons with the aforementioned 30 days written notice and then re-enroll.  Former lesson times would not necessarily be available and a mid-year re-enrollment fee will be assessed.  

• Continue paying tuition for the missed months to guarantee reservation of their lesson slot.

 

SWAP LIST

 

Parents may also choose to include their name and contact information on a "swap list" indicating their willingness to swap a lesson time with another student when a scheduling conflict arises.  Swapping with another student must be arranged between the parents themselves.  The teacher will not coordinate this change in schedule but will be informed . 

This can be helpful in case of doctor’s appointments, being out of town, special events, or even sickness.  Participating on a swap list (your name and phone number) allows a parent to potentially prearrange a lesson swap with the parent of another student under the following conditions:

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• The teacher must be informed prior to and after any swap is made.  (This helps me make sure that a 45 minute lesson is being swapped for a lesson of equal time if possible.  This also helps to make sure that any back to back lessons that need to be preserved will indeed be preserved.)

• The parent is responsible for communicating with other parents on the swap lists.

• No make up lessons will be given should confusion from this arise.

• Should two people arrive at once, the teacher will teach the one whose lesson is normally at that time.

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If you would like to include or remove your name from the Swap List, contact your teacher.