Lessons are offered on a weekly basis only.  Regularity and promptness of attendance will be expected of all students.

Students will receive, at the beginning of each month, a bill reflecting the number of weekly lessons falling within that month.  It is requested that tuition be remitted without delay, in order that teachers may, in turn, be paid on time.  Payments may be made by check or in cash.  The Conservatory is not equipped to accept credit cards or electronic payments.

Students whose payments are more than three months in arrears will not be permitted to continue their lessons until the balance owed is paid in full.

Once a regular lesson time has been established, students must pay for each week’s lesson, regardless of any absence, no matter what the cause may be.  Students are not permitted to make unauthorized deductions from their monthly tuition for any reason.

Each student is permitted to reschedule a maximum of four lessons per year, provided adequate notice of each absence is given.  Teachers are under no obligation to reschedule lessons if they do not receive at least twenty-four hours’ notice of students’ absences.  Teachers have the option of making up missed lessons by offering longer lessons in subsequent weeks if their schedules permit.  No more than four lessons will be made up for any student in any academic year, and missed make-up lessons will not be made up.

On the other hand, if teachers ever need to cancel lessons due to illness or because of professional obligations, their students will have the option of either receiving tuition credit or, depending on teachers’ availability, rescheduling.

When the Conservatory is forced to close due to inclement weather, students or their parents will be notified by their teachers, and an appropriate adjustment will be made on the following month’s bill.

Notices of official Conservatory holidays will be included in the monthly bills.  Days of religious observance not included in the Conservatory’s vacation periods will be respected for those concerned, but it is the students’ responsibility to notify the Conservatory of these as they arise.

In order to remain in good standing for the following season, students will be expected to continue their lessons until the end of the school year, in mid-June.

The Conservatory offers a summer session for students interested in continuing their studies during this season. If they wish, students may make advance arrangements to study for only part of the summer, to accommodate their vacation schedules.