ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION
- An intake interview must be completed prior to enrollment.
- Students accepted into the program must complete a registration form, reserve a lesson/class time and make payment prior to the first lesson/class. Payment must be made within seven (7) days of reserving a lesson/class. Thereafter, the lesson/class slot will be taken off reserve as enrollment is first-come-first-serve.
- If we cannot immediately place a student due to a shortage of studio openings or specific scheduling requests, prospective students will be placed on a waiting list. Please note: we monitor waiting lists carefully and will contact students as soon as placement becomes available.
- Students ages 5-10 are required to enroll in Suzuki lessons and group classes as they are available. Please note: an instructor may require a student over the age of 8 to study via the Suzuki method. This determination will be made during the intake interview.
- Should a student elect to not participate in the required Suzuki group class, no tuition adjustment will be made. Additionally, a student may be placed on probation for a period of one quarter. Should improvement in group class attendance not be made by the end of the probationary period a student may be dismissed from the program.
TUITION AND PAYMENT
- Tuition is billed quarterly and is due in full prior to the delivery of the first lesson. If lump sum payment is not feasible, we will accept up to three post-dated checks totaling the full amount to be tendered to Knight Music Academy prior to the start of a term. Accepted forms of payment include cash, checks, Visa, and MasterCard. Please note: payment by credit card cannot take place via phone, nor do we keep credit card numbers on file. A credit card processing fee of $10 is appears on all invoices. Please disregard and deduct from your total if paying by cash or check.
- Tuition will be prorated for students who enroll after the start of a quarter.
- An annual registration fee of $40 per family will be assessed with the first billing cycle for the academic year. The fee will be prorated for families who enroll in subsequent quarters.
- A $10 per student performance fee will be assessed with the first billing cycle of the academic year.
- Late payments will incur a late fee of $35.00.
- We reserve the right to suspend or discontinue instruction of any student with a past due account.
- All payments are non-refundable.
- A $35 fee will be assessed for all returned checks.
ATTENDANCE
- Parents of young children should plan on attending the lesson. All parents need to make themselves available for the last 5 minutes of their child’s lesson so as to be briefed by the instructor on the events of the lesson.
- Lessons will be made-up for unavoidable family emergency. Non-emergency cancellation, last minute cancellations (less than 24 hours notice), and “no shows” will forfeit their lesson time and will be charged for the full lesson.
- Make-up lessons will be given at the discretion of the teacher.
- Group classes may not be made up.
- Lessons missed by the teacher will be made up during the week off between quarters, credited for the upcoming term or rescheduled at a mutually convenient time. Please note: we reserve the right to provide a substitute teacher.
- Mini-Mozarts students who miss a class may make up one (1) class per quarter. No credits applied to subsequent quarters or refunds given for missed classes.
- Students who repeatedly miss lessons, or are consistently tardy, may be placed on probation for a period of up to one quarter. Should improvement in attendance not be made by the end of the probationary period the student may be dismissed from the program.
- A teacher may exercise their right to end a lesson early for a student who is repeatedly unprepared or is conducting themselves inappropriately. This time will not be made up. Should a student be consistently unprepared or ill-mannered, he/she may be placed on probation for a period of up to one quarter. Should improvement in the area in question not be made by the end of the probationary period the student may be dismissed from the program.
- Absolutely no exceptions to our attendance policy.
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES
Participation in a minimum of two solo recitals and one large or small ensemble performance per school year is required of all students under the age of 18.
CONDUCT
- While on Academy premises, students and those accompanying them are expected to treat our facilities and one another with respect. Failure to comply may result in a student being placed on probation for a period of up to one quarter. Should improvement not be made by the end of the probationary period the student may be dismissed from the program.
PUBLICITY CONSENT
Photos, audio and video of students engaged in activities at the Academy, or while representing the school off school premises, may be used in school publications, our website, newspapers, and other such mediums. Your signature constitutes consent and permission by the student and students’ parents/legal guardians to use the student’s image/name/audio for any advertising, marketing, or publicity. This release is irrevocable.
REFERRAL PROGRAM
Individuals who refer a new student may receive a $50 credit toward their tuition. The referred student must enroll for and complete a quarter of classes. Credit is applied upon completion of the referred student’s quarter.
OTHER
We reserve the right to cancel classes due to low enrollment.
We reserve the right to provide a substitute teacher should the need arise.
Should there be insufficient enrollment in any Suzuki group class, we reserve the right to substitute an Orff class in lieu of the group class or to grandfather the student out of group class until such a time as there is sufficient enrollment.
A student may be dismissed from the program for violation of any of the Academy’s policies.
Should a student wish to discontinue lessons, the courtesy of a written statement to that effect is appreciated no less than four weeks prior to the last lesson.