Academy Guidelines
Methods of Payment
-Direct Deposit: the client authorizes the academy to debit their bank account (by providing the academy a void cheque) on the 1st day of every month – from the time student registers until June 30, 2024. Monthly payments will stop on June 30, 2025.
Lesson fees will be based on equal payments and the amount of payment depends on the duration of lessons, and the teacher that the student takes lessons from.
Direct deposit method is used only for “regular weekly lessons”. For other types of activities such as rehearsals, extra lessons, purchasing books, etc., the Direct Deposit method will be used only with the client’s written permission. Other types of payments such as cash, e-transfer, or cheques are also accepted for non-regular lessons or book purchases.
-Credit Card: the client authorizes the academy to charge their credit card on the 1st day of every month – from the time student registers until June 30, 2025. Monthly payments will stop on June 29, 2024.
* There is a 3.5% card fee that will be added to the monthly fees
Lesson fees will be based on equal payments and the amount of payment depends on the duration of lessons, and the teacher the student takes lesson from.
Credit cards are used only for “regular weekly lessons”. For other types of activities such as rehearsals, extra lessons, purchasing books, etc., the Direct Deposit method will be used only with the client’s written permission. Other types of payments such as cash, e-transfer, or cheques are also accepted for non-regular lessons or book purchases.
Please note that cash or e-transfers are NOT accepted as methods of payment.
Lessons happening on Mondays:
All students should receive 40 lessons from September 1st, 2024 until June 30th, 2025. All Mondays including Thanksgiving day are considered as regular lessons days, however, if the teacher or the student is not able to attend the lessons, the lessons shall be rescheduled to another day agreed by both teacher and the student.
Students who register after September 1st:
We count the number of lessons from the day student starts until June 30, 2025 and divide the number of lessons by the number of remaining months in order to arrange equal payments.
Missing / cancelling lessons policy
Class Termination:
One missed lesson per semester (Fall semester: September 1st, 2024 – January 30th, 2025 and Spring semester: February 1st, 2025 – June 30, 2025) is eligible for a makeup only if there is at least a 24-hour notice. No show ups and less than 24 hour cancellation notices are not eligible for makeup and the fee of that lesson is not refundable.
During the academic year, if a student or teacher must miss lessons due to travel, a minimum of two make-up sessions must be scheduled to account for the missed classes, with the goal of covering all missed lessons if possible. Any lessons (outside of the 2 lessons) that cannot be made up will be refunded. This ensures that students do not fall behind in their coursework and that teachers maintain a more consistent income.
Lesson cancelled by teacher
Teachers are responsible to reschedule the lessons they cancel whether they are cancelled on a short notice or a long notice.
Piano Accompaniment:
2023-2024 Holidays:
First day of classes: Friday, September 1st, 2024
Christmas holidays: December 22, 2024 – January 5, 2025
Spring Break: March 23 – March 29, 2025
Last day of classes: Sunday, June 30, 2025
These terms and conditions are subject to change at any time