Required Materials
1. A pencil
**Photocopying music violates most copyright laws. It is permitted in some cases to photocopy sheet music for your teacher or for your accompanist as long as you, the "copier”, owns an original copy of the music!! You are responsible for obtaining legitimate, original copies of your music! Please feel free to purchase required books from Heid music or order them used from Amazon.com. (Some are even available for the iPad/Kindle!)
muiscnotes.com or sheetmusicplus.com offer an abundance of individual songs that you can print straight from your computer.
**There are no excuses for not having your music in your lessons!!**
Additional materials that are useful:
1. Recording Device
Student Expectations & Responsibilities
Schedule 20-30 minutes of practice each day for at least five days per week, you should be practicing as long as the length of your lesson each time you practice.
Parent Expectations & Responsibilities
Support your student and his/her musical endeavors and responsibilities!
Consistency is the key to learning any musical instrument!
Remind your student of daily practice and help them to schedule this practice time each day.
Provide a practice space free from interruptions (family, friends, TV, computer, or phone).
Financial Responsibility
Be financially responsible and pay tuition ON TIME, for any questions regarding tuition consult me via email or on the phone. You are financially responsible for providing payment promptly (by the 5th of the month) for the entire month’s lessons.
Lesson times are a standing appointment and to insure your lesson time each week, monthly tuition must be collected. Scheduling priority will be given to students who meet this standard. LATE PAYMENTS will incur an additional fee of 15% the initial payment amount for every week it is late.
Now it’s time for a breakdown…
Tuition includes:
Attendance & Absences
Students are expected to attend all scheduled lessons. Lesson times are a standing appointment in which the time is reserved specifically for individual students. Please plan social engagements accordingly. Multiple absences will result in a probationary status and possible termination from the studio.
Communicate with me about questions or concerns you have regarding your student, music, practicing, festivals, recitals, or lesson content.
1. A pencil
- Bring to every lesson! Musicians without a pencil rarely succeed!
- Bring to every lesson!
- Students need to be taking notes for practice, repertoire, singers, reviews, and most importantly IDEAS!
**Photocopying music violates most copyright laws. It is permitted in some cases to photocopy sheet music for your teacher or for your accompanist as long as you, the "copier”, owns an original copy of the music!! You are responsible for obtaining legitimate, original copies of your music! Please feel free to purchase required books from Heid music or order them used from Amazon.com. (Some are even available for the iPad/Kindle!)
muiscnotes.com or sheetmusicplus.com offer an abundance of individual songs that you can print straight from your computer.
**There are no excuses for not having your music in your lessons!!**
Additional materials that are useful:
1. Recording Device
- Most phones have a voice memo/voice recorder option on them. Recording your lesson can help double progress and help your student learn their music quicker!
Student Expectations & Responsibilities
Schedule 20-30 minutes of practice each day for at least five days per week, you should be practicing as long as the length of your lesson each time you practice.
- Two of those days must include the day before and following the private lesson.
- Practice can be incorporated with other instruments/homework as well! (Just alternate intervals of time!)
- FOR EXAMPLE: Practice piano for 15 minutes, voice for 15, piano for 15 more and then voice again!
- Practice steps are given verbally in the lesson, and written in the lesson notebook.
- Review carefully instructions given in the previous lesson.
- Write the goals of each lesson in your assignment notebook.
- You reserve the time slot, not the number of minutes.
Parent Expectations & Responsibilities
Support your student and his/her musical endeavors and responsibilities!
Consistency is the key to learning any musical instrument!
- This means attending lessons, practice, and performance opportunities.
- Performance opportunities include: studio recitals, combined recitals with other studios, masterclasses, school performances, community theatre, auditions, festivals, and solo & ensemble.
Remind your student of daily practice and help them to schedule this practice time each day.
Provide a practice space free from interruptions (family, friends, TV, computer, or phone).
Financial Responsibility
Be financially responsible and pay tuition ON TIME, for any questions regarding tuition consult me via email or on the phone. You are financially responsible for providing payment promptly (by the 5th of the month) for the entire month’s lessons.
Lesson times are a standing appointment and to insure your lesson time each week, monthly tuition must be collected. Scheduling priority will be given to students who meet this standard. LATE PAYMENTS will incur an additional fee of 15% the initial payment amount for every week it is late.
Now it’s time for a breakdown…
Tuition includes:
- A weekly time slot treated as a standing appointment for each student,
- My personal expertise regarding individualized repertoire for development,
- Lesson preparation,
- Research and training in diverse teaching methods,
- Scheduling and organization (use of iCal, BookFresh, & e-mail correspondences),
- and Studio Rental fees.
Attendance & Absences
Students are expected to attend all scheduled lessons. Lesson times are a standing appointment in which the time is reserved specifically for individual students. Please plan social engagements accordingly. Multiple absences will result in a probationary status and possible termination from the studio.
Communicate with me about questions or concerns you have regarding your student, music, practicing, festivals, recitals, or lesson content.