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Studio Policies

2025-2026 Academic Year

TUITION

Instead of billing by the month or quarter, lessons can be purchased in blocks of 6.  After 6 lessons, I will bill you for another block.  That way, the number of accounting transactions is a little more streamlined.
Students who have hour long lessons could choose between paying for 6 at a time, or paying for the number of lessons in the month.

Length of Lesson      Per lesson         Per Block of 6

30 minute                         $43.50          $261

45 minute                         $65              $390

60 minute                         $87               $522

VACATIONS and CALENDAR

Teacher Absence:  Sept 18 -October 16
Thanksgiving vacation: Nov 27-28
Winter Vacation: December 22-Jan 3

RECITALS

Dates to be announced.  We will aim for two recitals this year.

CANCELLATIONS AND MAKE-UP LESSONS

The schedule is very flexible.  You will only be charged for lessons you have.  If you have a conflict with your lesson or are not feeling well and need to postpone your lesson for a few days, if at all possible, I will reschedule you for a different time that week.

Spring and mid-winter breaks aren’t specified in the Vacation Calendar, since students have different weeks off. If I am here, I will offer lessons to those students who want them.

I may take a few days off mid week, or take some short trips, but I will try to give you the longest lead time that I can.

PRACTICING

There are always exceptions, but my general expectation is that students will practice 6 days a week.  To steadily improve, one does need some persistence and discipline.  However, practicing the piano should not be considered at all to be the same as school homework.  First of all, practicing is much harder than homework, requiring equal measures of body, mind, and spirit.  Secondly, it is much more fun than homework.  It should be considered a treat to play, and perhaps a nice break from the required nightly chores of homework.  My hope is to teach all students how to apply themselves and to problem solve, while intimately enjoying the process!  Really!

As for the piano, try to have it in a distraction free zone.  Yet, sometimes the piano is stuck in the basement, apart from family life, and that could be lonely and isolating.  Somewhere in the middle might be better.  It is very important that the bench be at the right height, with the bottom of the elbow being in a straight horizontal line with the tops of the keys.  And feet support is crucial also.  There are clever ways to adjust bench height, so please talk to me about this, or invite me over, and I will problem solve with you.

PERFORMANCE

I encourage students to perform as much as possible. Preparing for a performance not only encourages huge growth in pianistic skills, but the emotional part of sharing our creativity is a life-long process that has positive ramifications throughout all aspects of our life. We will have two recitals during the year with dates to be announced.   Students are also encouraged to enter Adjudications (an evaluated performance) sponsored by the Seattle Music Teacher’s Association, or serious students may choose to enter the Seattle Young Artists Music Festival.