LESSON INFORMATION

Welcome! On this page you can learn more about my string studio policies. Scroll through for information regarding lesson rates, lengths, and scheduling. Lessons are held at my home in Bloomington, near Templeton Elementary School.

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LESSON RATES

  • Payments may be made on a weekly or monthly basis. 

  • Payments made monthly will receive a discount, as shown above. 

  • Payments can be made via Venmo, PayPal, cash or check. 

  • Weekly payments are due before the start of each lesson. 

  • Monthly payments are due before the first lesson of each month.

  • A late payment fee of $10 will be applied to all outstanding invoices for each week the payment is not received beyond the due date.

SCHEDULING

  • Two weeks before the start of each month you will receive:

    • All planned lesson dates for the upcoming month

    • Any scheduling conflicts on my part, with options for makeup lessons

  • Once any known absences have been communicated, applicable lessons have been rescheduled, and all lesson times are approved, you will receive an invoice.

  • As an active performer, sometimes my performance commitments will require alteration of the typical lesson schedule. Please be flexible when I need to move a lesson because of professional commitments. All of my established conflicts will be communicated in the schedule outline at the start of the month, however if an event comes up mid-month, I will try to give you at least three days' notice.

  • Please let me know if you expect to be late for a scheduled lesson. If the student arrives after their time, their lesson time will not be extended into the next hour to make up for lost time. If for some reason I am late, the lesson will be held for its entire length, or a complimentary lesson will be scheduled later at no charge.

  • First lesson for new students:

    • A first lesson may be scheduled as a stand-alone date, billed according to the monthly payment scale.

    • All future lessons will be scheduled on a monthly basis, and billed according to desired payment frequency.

CANCELLATIONS

  • Lessons canceled by me will be refunded, rescheduled, or credited to the next week/month.

  • If you are unable to attend a scheduled lesson, please let me know within 24 hours. 

  • Lessons that are missed or canceled with less than 24 hours notice will not be refunded. 

  • I understand that emergencies, illness, or unplanned circumstances occur. In these cases, please communicate with me ASAP.  

  • Your lesson time is reserved exclusively for you. I have put all other professional engagements and work opportunities aside to be present at your student's lesson. My time as well as yours is valuable, please respect these boundaries.

TERMINATION OF LESSONS

I reserve the right to terminate lessons if the student:

  • Regularly misses lessons.

  • Consistently comes to lessons with a bad attitude or disrespectful behavior.

  • Has missed a significant number of payments.

  • Has had three consecutive late payments.

If you wish to discontinue lessons with me, please notify me one month in advance so I can plan accordingly.

WHAT TO BRING TO LESSONS:

  • Instrument, sponge/shoulder rest, rosin

  • Notebook

  • Sheet music/books we are using

  • A positive attitude

  • Short fingernails!!

  • The necessary technique for violin and viola requires fingernails to be kept short. Parents, please help younger students trim their fingernails before lessons, and help remind older students that their nails must be kept short.  

  • If students continually arrive at lessons with long fingernails, we will use lesson time to trim them.

For information about practicing, click here.