Business

1. Lessons may be rescheduled with 24 hours notice.
2. Missed lessons are forfeited.
3. If you arrive late to a lesson, the time is forfeited.
4. Students are expected to continue through the summer.
5. Students who take breaks are subject to new tuition rates if they have increased and a new time.
6. Tuition remains the rate you began for the duration of lessons.
7. 47 lessons per year, 5 weeks off per year. (Spring, Summer, Fall, and 2 weeks in Winter.)
8. Every month includes 2 hours of instruction, usually 4 weekly 30-minute lessons. December has 3 lessons.
9. The teacher may ask a student to discontinue at the end of the month for any reason.
10. Students must notify the teacher before the next month begins if they need to discontinue lessons.

Studio

1. All parents should read Nurtured by Love, by Shinichi Suzuki.
2. A parent of young children should attend lessons with the student to observe and continue support during practice at home.
3. Siblings are welcome at lessons and should be involved in a quiet activity.
4. No food or drinks other than water in the studio. (Nursing is fine and bottles for stationary babies are fine.)
5. Arrive up to 5 minutes ahead unless previously arranged to observe the student before your lesson time.
6. Come in quietly and remove shoes, do not ring the doorbell.
7. Have a seat, no need to linger in the entry area.
8. Bring binder and books every week.
9. Turn off cell phone noises. Observe and enjoy the lesson, avoid being on your phone the entire time.
10. You may video any part of the lesson for the purpose of aiding practice at home.
11. Take phone calls out to the sidewalk.
12. If the parent or student has a fever, stay home and reschedule. (If you believe you are past contagious but have a lingering cough or sinus issues, then that is fine to come.)

Recital

1. Arrive 15 minutes early to set up cameras, use the restroom, get seated, and put the secret pal gifts under your seats.
2. The order of the performers is not announced until the program goes live on the blog.
3. For acoustic concerts, wait to applause until the piano performer has put their hands on their lap and the vocal performer has come out of character.
4. Please do not whisper during any performance. The "s" carries and is extremely disturbing to the performer.
5. Secret Pal exchange: give a compliment when you give the gift. Be gracious and say thank you about the compliment and the gift.