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Tuition Information

Payment Plan

Tuition for the program is $500 per school year. Although this may seem like a lot at first, it actually breaks down to less than $10 a lesson! In years past, Smiling Strings has used a quarterly payment system. However, starting in 2008 it will be mandatory to pay your tuition by semester, reducing the number of payments to 2 per year (Fall & Spring) Please see below for more details:

First Quarter Payment: $125.00
Due: September 2007
Additional $50.00 annual materials fee applied for returning students only.

Second Quarter Payment: $125.00
Due: December 1, 2007

Spring Semester (Feb-June): $250.00
Due: February 1, 2008

Discounted rate for siblings is $100 @ per quarter or $200 @ per semester. Payment schedule is identical.

Tuition Terms

Each parent signs a tuition agreement which includes but is not limited to the following:

Each payment period roughly follows most school calendar quarters. There are not a specific number of guaranteed lessons; rather we follow the individual school’s calendar and offer lessons twice a week.

There are no official make-ups for field trips, testing, school holidays or any other absence incurred by your child, although at some schools it is possible to attend other classes as make-ups if one is offered at the same level.

There are no refunds if a child discontinues once the period has started. If your child misses more than two weeks of lessons in a row due to illness, you will receive a credit on the next period’s payment for the number of lessons missed (past two) that you had already paid for (unless other classes are available to attend to make up those missed lessons).

Each period has one sick/personal day built in for a teacher that need not be made up (although we usually try to). If more than one lesson is missed in a period due to a teacher’s absence, that lesson must be made up or you are given a cash credit.

Regular lesson times may be changed and/or extra lessons added preceding each concert performance.

Music Books and Materials

All new students are provided with a method book for free. Returning students pay a $50 registration/materials fee for their instructional needs