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Patricia Feltmann,

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Monthly Plans

Private Lessons:

55 minutes $160/mo. for 4 lessons per month

28 minutes $100/mo. for 4 lessons per month

Per Lesson Costs

55 minute lesson $45

28 minute lesson $25

Class Tuition (4-8 per class)

Cost varies

production time and recording

Recording $45/hour

Production work (Patricia) $30/hour

Production work (assistant) $20/hour

Production work refers to making accompaniment CDs, arranging music, designing labels and publicity material, video recording, and video editing that is done outside of lesson time.

The monthly plan offers a lower hourly rate. Plus, monthly plan students have preferential scheduling. The restrictions are that you must pay for all lessons offered that month. Tuition is discounted in months when fewer than four lessons are offered by instructor. The instructor takes vacation days in months that would have five lessons in the month so there will be no more than four lessons in a month. Tuition is due the first lesson of the month. Excused absences are made-up. Unexcused absences are not made-up.

Paying by the lesson offers the student more flexibility, and fewer restrictions, but the hourly rate is higher, and lessons are scheduled on space-available basis.

Summer Schedule

Summer scheduling differs from school year scheduling. Students schedule the number of lessons they have paid for in advance. Lessons do not need to be taken every week. This gives more flexibility for vacations and summer activities. The fee is on a per lesson basis, but if paid in advance (at least four lessons at a time), then they will receive a discounted rate. If students use the advance payment method to receive the discounted rate, the restrictions for excused and unexcused absences apply.

Discounts for Referrals

When a student refers another person to me who begins to take lessons, the referring student will receive a credit for their tuition in the amount of 25% of what the new student pays in the first month and 10% of the next six month’s tuition, as long as both students continue to take lessons. Discounts are not transferable except to immediate family members. Credits can only be accumulated up to the cost of tuition, no cash will be paid if the value of the credit exceeds the cost of tuition. Credits can be saved up to three months for when the referring student takes a temporary leave of absence.

Definitions:

Excused Absence: at least 24 hour notification of a non-emergency such as vacation or schedule conflict, or less than 24 hour notice of an emergency such as illness or unforeseen circumstance. Only two emergency absences will be honored every quarter year.

Excused absences will be made up by fitting in an extra lesson, or having a longer lesson and will not lower the monthly tuition. Make-up lessons must be taken within 60 days of the absence.

Unexcused Absences: forgotten lessons, less than 24 hour notice for non-emergency, non-notification of emergency, or more than two emergency absences per quarter.

Unexcused absences may not be made up and will not lower the monthly tuition.

Teacher Cancellations: if the teacher cancels a lesson after tuition has been paid, the student may request a refund for that lesson, a credit on the next month’s tuition, or request a make-up lesson.

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Text Box: These rates will take effect in September 2010. IF you begin lessons before that date, you will receive the current $35 to $40/hour rates for life, IF you don’t take more than a three month break from lessons. I’m going to be on vacation from August 27th to September 6th, so you’ll need to have your first private lesson on or before August 26th to get the lower rates! So, start now, before the rates go up!