Piano Lesson Attendance Policy

Regular attendance at piano and keyboard lessons is an issue of responsibility and choice on the part of students and their parents. The policies at Hillside Music reflect our desire to help students maintain consistency in lesson attendance.

Missed Piano Lessons

Student Absences - We will make every effort to schedule make-up lessons for excused cancellations made by the student. A lesson cancellation is excused if at least a 24-hour notice is given. Lessons canceled by the student without a 24-hour notice may be made up only at the discretion and availability of the instructor.

Instructor Absences - If the instructor needs to cancel a piano lesson, he will arrange for a makeup session. If an arrangement cannot be made, the student will be credited for those lessons the following month.

Holiday Schedules

The Hillside Music studio will be closed on the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. The studio will be open for lessons on all other holidays, unless you receive prior notification otherwise. If you will be gone on a holiday other than Thanksgiving or Christmas, please let us know at least 24 hours in advance. We will do our best to schedule you for a make-up lesson. Please keep in mind that there are no rate reductions due to our already low flat monthly rate.

Piano Lessons During the Summer Months

Hillside Music is a private piano studio, and does not follow any type of "academic school year", therefore, piano lessons continue as usual during the summer months. However, we understand that many families enjoy vacation time during the summer months. Please let us know well in advance of your vacation dates, so we can adjust the teaching schedule.

If a student will be taking more than two weeks off during the summer, we reserve the right to fill their time slot. A slot may be held up to one month with a 50% payment of the missed time. It is recommended that students not take the whole summer off unless necessary as they often lose progress due to the absence and lack of practice.

Piano Lesson Arrival & Departure

If you should arrive at Hillside Music early for your scheduled lesson time, please wait until no earlier than five minutes before your scheduled time before entering the studio. Students are entitled to privacy during their piano or keyboard lessons. Please work to extend to one another this very important courtesy.

Parents who must be absent during a lesson should be prompt in picking up their child after his/her lesson. Parental participation is generally beneficial to the student and we prefer parents to remain in attendance during the piano lesson.

Siblings

The piano lesson time must remain as focused as possible. Siblings are welcome to attend provided they remain still and quiet. It is very difficult to teach while a sibling is moving around and making noises during a lesson. Parents should take the initiative to remove a sibling from the studio should this situation begin to arise. We have some legos available for siblings to play with, or parents may wish to bring other quiet activities.

Policies Subject to Change

These policies are subject to change.

Questions?

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions about our attendance policies. We'll be happy to assist you in any way that we can.