ACCENT PIANO STUDIO

LESSON PRICE

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• 30min - $33

• 45min - $50

• 60min - $66

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The school Year consists of 3 semesters

Semester 1: September through January
Semester 2: February through June
Semester 3: July through August (Flex weeks*)

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COVID – 19 Update

In case of a lock-down due to COVID-19, the Accent Piano Studio will be closed, and regular lessons will be continued via Skype/Zoom. Lesson times will remain the same.

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Payment schedule

KW School of Music will send invoice on 1st of every month for month in advance. Invoice will consist from current balance on students account and balance owing for future month tuition (Example for student starting in September: invoice will be sent for September and October, in October invoice will be sent for November etc.).

Acceptable payment methods 

E-transfer or Credit Card (convenience fee of 3% will be added to all credit card payments).

Invoice will be sent to the student/parent by KW School of Music on 1st of the month.

 

E-transfer or Credit Card payment is due on 15th of the billing month - prepayment for following month.

 

Please, use our Auto-Pay (Credit Card) system. You can sign up for Auto-Pay in our students’ portal. Auto-Pay will automatically pay invoices on 1st day of the billing month. Receipts will be sent after payments received.

 

Unpaid invoices after due date (15th of the month) are subject to late payment fee of $10. Students with unpaid balances over 30 days will be automatically discontinued from Accent Piano Studio. An administrative fee of $20 will be charged upon reinstating student to Accent Piano Studio.

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Admin / Recital Fee
Annual fee of $30 will be charged at the beginning of the school year or upon registration.

 

Trial Period

New students are offered a 4-week trial period prior to registering full time. In case of withdrawal within 4-week trial period student will be refunded amount of remaining lessons. Refund will be issued via E-transfer. After the 4-week period the student is considered as fully registered with Accent Piano Studio.

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Lesson Time Change
If you wish to make a permanent change in the lesson time due to scheduling conflicts, please notify the Office by sending an Email and consult your teacher for available times.

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Preregistration for the next school year*

Students MUST notify their teacher or send Email to the school office before June 15th to book their spot for next school year. After June 15th all spots released for potential new students.

 

Withdrawal from Lessons 
In case of withdrawal from Accent Piano Studio parent or student should complete the CONTACT FORM before 15th of the month. Minimum 2 weeks’ notice MUST be given prior to discontinuation.

 

You will be contacted within 24 hours to confirm your discontinuation.

Otherwise, please call KW School of Music at 519-746-3755 and leave a message to confirm your discontinuation.

Once you withdraw, any previously missed classes that have not been made up will be forfeited.

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Healthy School Environment, Feeling Sick*

In order to maintain a healthy environment at Accent Piano Studio, we kindly request that you (or your child) not come to the lesson if you feel sick. Please show consideration for other families and the teacher by keeping your child at home when displaying symptoms which could spread illness to others - fever, cough, runny nose or eyes.

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*The teacher has a right to cancel lesson if student shows signs of illness, in this case the lesson will not be made-up or refunded.

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Code of Conduct 
To ensure a safe and healthy learning environment, the Accent Piano Studio requires students and parents to behave respectfully and considerately while on school premises. Please note that if a student / parent behave disrespectfully, a teacher may exercise the option to stop the lesson. In this event there will be no make-up lesson or refund. Repeated incidents of disrespect may result in a discontinuation of the professional relationship between a student and the Accent Piano Studio.

Music Store
Music lesson tuition fees do not include Music Books and instrument rentals.

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Missed Lessons

By Student

Lesson fees include ALL lessons, even in the case of cancellation, illness, forgotten lessons, all “no-shows” and P.D. Days. This missed lesson policy is standard and in conformity with the guidelines prescribed by the Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association.

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Students are allowed one (1) cancellation / make-up lesson per semester (Semester 3 excluded). Lessons can only be cancelled or rescheduled with at least 24-hours notice from the time of the lesson. Lessons missed with less than 24-hours notice will not be made-up.

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Make-up lessons will be offered during the last week of each semester (January, June). Please note that we do not apply credit towards future tuition.

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Semester 3: July trough August - No refunds, credits or make-ups for missed classes.

By Teacher
Lesson(s) that are missed due to a teacher's illness or professional obligations will either be taught by a qualified substitute or rescheduled by the teacher. 
 

Inclement Weather Days

If the Waterloo Region District School Board closes ALL the city schools, then Accent Piano Studio will be closed. Lessons missed due to a School closure, such as a snow day, will be moved to Skype / Zoom lessons. Please note: there are no refunds for cancelled lessons due to inclement weather days.

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Holidays

There will be no lessons on the following statutory holidays:

Thanksgiving Monday, Christmas Break, Family Day, March Break, Good Friday and Victoria Day, Canada day.
 

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Updated June 15th, 2023

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