All students must be local to zip code 75068 *

All students must be the required minimum age (8 for guitar, 6 for piano)

Tuition

The Little Music Studio tuition fees are $115 per month. This holds true whether there are 2, 3, 4, or 5 scheduled lessons in a given month. The Little Music Studio does not charge, assess, or refund "per lesson" at any time.

Lesson Materials

Students are required to have their own paper copies of the method book(s) they will use. The Little Music Studio does not provide students with the required method books or other materials. Guitar students must have an appropriate guitar approved by the teacher. Guitar students must also maintain their guitar with new strings when appropriate. Guitar strings must be replaced at least once every 6 months. 

Piano students must have an appropriate instrument to practice at home. All acoustic pianos, whether spinet, upright, or grand, are appropriate. Acoustic toy pianos, of course, are not. Electronic pianos or keyboards must have hammer-action (preferred), weighted (acceptable) keys. Semi-weighted or non-weighted keys are not appropriate for learning the piano and students will not make progress.

All parents agree to provide my student with:

•An appropriate instrument

•The appropriate print materials

Length of Lessons

Lessons are scheduled for 30-minutes back-to-back. Parents should arrive at the studio with enough time to park and enter the building so their child's lesson can begin on time. A student who is ready on time should expect to have roughly 28 minutes of instruction and interaction during their time slot, with the remainder being taken up by entering and exiting the studio. 

Student Absences

Tuition guarantees your student’s day and time of lessons. Unfortunately, setting up a second day and time of make-up lesson is not available for our studio. However, the lesson time does belong to you, and will be used to help students stay current even if they are absent. Given proper notice, the studio will accommodate up to two planned absences (such as for vacation) and two un-planned absences (such as for illness) in preparing and sending written and video instruction for the students More information and examples can be found at the bottom of the page.

There will be no tuition reimbursement in part or in full for student absences. Parents should carefully consider their family's schedule before choosing the time and day of their child's lesson.

Teacher Absences

In the event that the teacher's accident, illness, or other event prevents lessons from being held, the missed lesson(s) will be made up within 10 business days digitally, either through pre-recorded instruction and student recorded demonstration or live via Zoom (or like platform). If the teacher cannot accomplish the pre-recorded instruction or live digital lesson, a $40 credit (per teacher-missed lesson) will be applied to the following tuition payment.

Cancellation Policy

Student cancellation of lessons must be submitted 14 calendar days before the next scheduled payment. Your scheduled payment depends on the day you signed up for lessons for your child. The 14 calendar days referenced thusly does NOT mean "14 calendar days before the next month begins". For example, if you sign up for lessons on December 23, 2024, your child's lessons will begin in January. Your payment will be assessed on the 23rd of each month. If you are moving in June and want May to be your last month of lessons, you must submit your cancellation on or before May 9, 2025. (Your April 23, 2025 payment is for May lessons, as your December 23, 2024 payment was for January.) If you tried to submit your cancellation 14 calendar days before June, on May 18, 2025, it would be too late by 9 days and you would still be responsible for June tuition.