Lessons missed by the pupil will be accounted for unless a minimum of 24 hrs notice is given, at which point I will try my very best to re-schedule (although in the unlikely that is not possible to do so, the lesson will be forfeit).
All lessons missed by the teacher will be rescheduled.
Due to the nature of my employment, I will sometimes have to take gigs at short notice. Any lessons missed as a result will be re-scheduled, refunded, or carried over to the following term.
Whilst I will do my very best to maintain an agreed lesson time, I will occasionally have to change my schedule due to shifts elsewhere in my contracted hours. If this occurs, I will always offer at least one alternative lesson slot.
Tuition books, reeds, sheet music, accompanists and examination fees are not included in the lesson price and will be invoiced separately.
Invoices must be paid within 14 days of issue. If the deadline is missed, I reserve the right to withhold tuition until payment is received.
If you wish to stop having lessons with me then 6 weeks notice must be given prior to termination of our agreement.
For those pupils under 18:
To get the most out of the lessons, parents should encourage their child to practice at home using the practice charts supplied and correspond with me if they have any concerns. Practicing 2 or 3 times a week would help your child to get the most out of their lessons, but if they do not practice at all then it will be very hard to make any progress at all as each lesson would be spent re-learning the skills from the previous week. See here for good practice tips.
Clarinet and Saxophone pupils will need new reeds from time to time. If a child does not have a working reed of sufficient quality or thickness, they will provided with one and parents will be invoiced for it later. Reeds cost between £1.50 and £3.50.
Pupils under the age of 18 (and those over- but that goes without saying!) will be expected to behave well during lessons, as they would for any other teacher. Unacceptable behaviour will not be tolerated and parents will be contacted in each instance. If such behaviour continues, I reserve the right to terminate lessons. 50% of the fee for the remaining lessons of the term will be refunded, but the rest will be forfeit.