Scheduling Policy
Lesson Schedule & Tuition Fee: Lessons run all year round. To provide convenience, your enrolled subscription fee will be recurring automatically on the first day of every month so you never have to worry about an interruption of service.
Summer Term: All students are strongly encouraged to schedule at least 4 piano lessons over Summer Term (July 1-August 31). This will help ensure that they are able to keep up their skills over the break. Any students taking an RCM piano or theory exam in August will be required to have weekly lessons until their exam.
Withdrawal from Vivace Music: A minimum of 30 days notice is required. This is necessarily to accommodate difficulties in scheduling our teachers and to cover any additional lost-labor recruitment costs.
Lesson Cancellation:
* No shows or failure to notify the studio/teacher within 24 hours is considered a forfeited lesson
* Any lessons cancelled at least 24 hours ahead of the scheduled lesson will receive a make-up lesson within 5 weeks of that cancelled lesson with the student’s primary teacher or a substitute teacher at a time convenient to both the student and the teacher.
Photo and Video Release Form:
* From time to time, we use photos and short videos of our students on our website/social media platforms. If you do not want your child’s image(s) to be used, please let us know. The students are identified only by first name.
Student and Parental Expectations
Weekly Piano Lesson length: A 30-minute piano lesson is recommended until level 4, however for older beginner students, a 45-minute lesson is highly recommended. 60-minute lessons are required once students begin RCM level 5. For students in RCM Level 9 and above a 90-minute lesson may be suggested. Please talk to your teacher to determine what lesson length would be appropriate.
Practicing: Daily practice goals are set at the beginning of each term for each student. Students are required to practice five or more days per week. A beginner student will be asked to practice approximately 15 minutes each day at the start of the year and build towards practicing 30 minutes a day by the end of their first year of study.