- The minimum practice requirement for continued lessons and studio participation is at LEAST 30 mins a day, 6 days a week. This is the absolute bare minimum. Anything less is a waste of everyone's time and an indication of lost interest on the part of the student.
- Rates are $40 per hour, adjusted accordingly depending on the length of the lesson ($20 for half hour lessons; $30 for 45 minute lessons). Please make checks payable to me at the first lesson of every month for the entire month's worth of lessons.
- Please give at least a 24-hour notice when able if the need for a cancellation arises and I will hold myself to the same standard. Of course emergencies come up, which are completely understandable, but if possible a day's notice of an anticipated missed lesson would be greatly appreciated.
- Make-up lessons will be scheduled at the mutual convenience of both the family and myself. Otherwise the lesson remains missed and payment is kept by the teacher as compensation. Any lesson canceled by the teacher will either be made up or deducted off the following month's bill.
- If the need to switch the student's lesson day arises, please contact me within the first two to three weeks of teaching.
- If you need to contact me immediately for some reason, the quickest way to reach me is by text message. I'm not always at liberty to take phone calls but will respond to your missed call as soon as I'm available, usually within a reasonable amount of time. You may of course also feel free to email me at any time with questions or concerns.
- All students must have a 3-ring binder in decent condition to hold practice charts, sheet music, and their Thumb Chart.
- All students must have a working metronome.
- The quickest and easiest way to check your pianist's weekly progress is to check the Thumb Chart in the binder. Each student will receive a weekly evaluation of each lesson: 2 Thumbs Up, 1 Thumb Up, or No Thumbs Up. The Thumb Grade is holistic mark of the student's weekly progress and overall attitude during the lesson.
- All students are expected to participate in studio performances, to be scheduled by the teacher and given sufficient advance notification. Performance expectations for each student will be outlined by the teacher during lesson, according to the student's abilities and the date of the performance.
