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Welcome parents and students! We are very excited about offering
this
exceptional music program to the Wilmington area. In order to
provide the
highest quality music instruction, and special classes, we request
certain
steps be taken to comply to our program.
Registration for
The
Music
School of
Wilmington
(hereafter The MSW) is required before the first lesson, and
considered complete when the registration form has been completed
and returned with a $25.00 registration fee. Time requests
are to be arranged at the time of registration, but will remain
available to prospective students until reserved with final
registration.
The MSW has two programs of tuition
available. Students must sign up for either a Six (6) or
Twelve (12) month contract. Payments are accepted in
full, or on a monthly basis. (*Current Tuition Bonus: If
you sign up for and pay in advance for a 12 month contract, you
will save $70.00! See more on this below). We accept the
following payment methods: Personal Check, Bank Debit Cards or
Automatic Credit Card Billing (Visa or MasterCard). You must
pay in advance for the first month of lessons when you begin,
however subsequent tuition payments must be made through an
automatic credit card debit thereafter. Delinquent accounts left
unpaid after thirty days are subject to a late fee plus 1.5%
added daily to the total tuition amount until the balance is
paid in full. Payment is due on the 1st of each
month. You will be considered late if not received by the 5th
of each month and a late fee of $20 will be added to the
account. Checks should be made out to: The
Music School of Wilmington.
Credit cards refused or checks
returned due to
insufficient funds will be subject to a $30 charge.
Credit Card Payments
– You may elect to pay monthly by placing your valid Visa or
MasterCard card number, the expiration date and the CVC Code
located on the back of the card, on file at The MSW for
automatic billing on the first of each month. By electing
payment by credit card you authorize The MSW to bill your credit
card for the tuition, fees and materials as defined in this
Agreement and the method of payment selected. Rejected charges
are subject to applicable late fees as well as fee for credit
card refusal.
Yearly tuition
is based on 44 weeks in a given fiscal year, Teaching is performed
48 weeks. Note: There will be no lessons for the week of
Christmas through New Year’s Day, one week for Spring Break (as per
the New Hanover County Public School Calendar), the week of July 4th,
and the week of Thanksgiving. If the student has no absences, they
will receive two bonus lessons. Students are responsible for
their lessons, materials, and transportation to and from lessons.
Instructors will not be liable for students before or after the
student’s scheduled lesson time(s). Students are to follow the MSW
request that there will be NO FOOD, DRINKS, GUM, OR CANDY
ALLOWED IN THE TEACHING STUDIOS. Accidents do happen so it’s
best that we abide by the rules. Shoes and shirts are required
and no swim trunks, soccer cleats or golf shoes allowed.
Students are expected to bring all materials for each lesson
including books, worksheets, sticks, etc. and maintain a regular
practice schedule. Children not receiving lessons must
remain in designated lobby areas and be supervised by a parent or
guardian. They may not enter a teacher’s studio unless invited by an
instructor and must respect the provided instruments i.e. Pianos,
Drums, Guitars, and the personal property of others. Parents will
be held responsible for any damages.
Lessons are offered for
thirty-minutes, forty-five minutes or one hour lessons. Rates
are as follows:
Thirty (30) minute lessons: $35.00
Forty-five (45) minutes: $40.00
Sixty (60) minutes: $60.00
Lesson on Disc: $5.00 per
lesson/$2.50 per lesson if you provide disc
* The cost of additional music
supplies, including: drumsticks, practice pads, text books,
manuscript paper, and other supplies, will be billed on the
student’s monthly account.
Yearly rates are as follows (4
times per month)
Thirty (30) minutes:
$1,540.00
Forty-five (45) minutes: $1,760.00
Sixty minutes: $2,640.00
If annual tuition is paid in full, a
discount amount of $70.00 dollars will be taken off of the
yearly tuition.
Additional family members will receive a 10% discount for
private lessons.
SPECIAL ENSEMBLE CLASSES ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR
ENROLLMENT. PLEASE SEE BROCHURE FOR DESCRIPTIONS AND PRICES.
Absences:
Please notify the school within
twenty-four hours prior to any lessons that cannot be attended
as scheduled. If a lesson is missed without any prior notification
the lesson will not be rescheduled. If a student needs to miss
consecutive lessons, please inform the School so that arrangements
can be made to reschedule the lesson times and dates of the missed
lessons. Lesson times and dates will only be reserved if tuition
payments are continued in the absence of the student.
Cancellations:
Lessons may be cancelled at any time with a Thirty-Day Notice of
Cancellation Form available at The MSW. All regular lessons will
continue to be billed until a Thirty-Day Notice of Cancellation form
is received verifying that further lessons be discontinued. Lessons
or classes missed by the student are only excused with a 24 hour
notice, or lessons will not be refunded. (Exceptions- if
Administration has been notified about a student’s situation i.e.:
doctor appt, family emergencies, or school conflicts. etc). If
lessons or classes are cancelled by the student’s instructor, The
MSW will reschedule the lesson within the same month with a
qualified instructor provided the student agrees on the rescheduled
date.
Lessons
will continue during the summer and school vacation dates except for
the major holidays listed above when the school will be closed.
In the event lessons are cancelled by the school due to weather conditions
or unforeseen closings/delays, students will receive make-up
lessons. An announcement will be posted on local television
stations. Extended closures will be made up during holidays or
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