PO Box 3589--Hickory, NC 28603--Phone 828.322.2694--Fax 828.322.2793
Tuition and Fee Policies
Music lessons take place on a weekly basis
from September through May.
Lessons include a mixture of individual lessons and group classes.
Tuition includes all private lessons, master classes, and group classes.
Tuition may be paid as a one-time fee of $750
if paid by September 1, or for
your convenience, it may be paid in four equal installments of $200 each.
Tuition is a payment for a time slot in your teacher’s schedule, NOT a
fee divided into individual lessons.
Family discounts of $25 each for two or more students taking 30 minute
lessons are available. Suzuki lessons are a financial commitment as well as a time
commitment. Should lessons be
discontinued before the end of the year, all fees are due and payable for
that year. All fees are
non-refundable.
| Tuition Payment Schedule | ||||
| Payment Plan | Due Dates | 30 Minute. Lesson | 45 Minute Lesson | 60 Minute Lesson |
| Multiple Payment | Payment 1 Due September 1 | $200.00 | $300.00 | $400.00 |
| Payment 2 Due November 1 | $200.00 | $300.00 | $400.00 | |
| Payment 3 Due January 1 | $200.00 | $300.00 | $400.00 | |
| Payment 4 Due March 1 | $200.00 | $300.00 | $400.00 | |
| Single Payment | Payment Due September 1 | $750.00 | $1,125.00 | $1,500.00 |
SSA operates a very successful annual
Christmas Gift Wrap fundraiser at Valley Hills Mall.
Revenue from this event provides approximately 16% of the operating costs of the
school.
In order to keep tuition affordable, parents are expected to volunteer a
minimum of 6 hours or pay an additional $160.00 in tuition in January.
Please feel free to bring brothers, sisters,
friends, relatives and other visitors to lessons.
An appreciative audience is a welcome addition to any lesson; however, we ask
that anyone coming to the lesson MUST STAY WITH YOU AT THE LESSON.
We need to be especially considerate of others in the building.
Please help us keep the building quiet and the noise to a minimum.
If a sibling or visitor is disruptive, your student will not receive the
most benefit from the lesson.
There will be one make-up lesson per year
only. Lessons missed for reasons
other than illness will not be made up.
Lessons missed by the teacher will be rescheduled.
If you know in advance that you must miss a lesson, call someone else on
your teacher's schedule and switch lesson times for that week.
The last week of the year is the make-up week.
This takes a tremendous load off of the teacher and assures that you
won't have to miss a lesson.
Books, Tapes, CDs and Instrument Accessories
Blue Ridge Violins stocks a full complement of all Suzuki books, CD's etc. They also carry a full line of string instruments and accessories. Students are welcome to purchase instruments, books, CD's etc wherever they choose.
Phone Calls to Teachers
Please feel free to call your teacher at
home for any messages you need to convey.
You may also call the school number and leave a message for your teacher.
Please keep in mind that not every teacher checks by the school every
day, so there may be a delay in getting messages.
PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE FOR YOUR TEACHER except in cases of
extreme emergency. The church
does not have the staff to track us down and deliver messages.
Recording Your Lesson
Many families have found it especially
effective to record the lesson.
This can be done by using a tape recorder, a video camera, or by just
taking lots of notes. Whatever is
best for you is what we want. At home you can refer to these items and if questions or
discrepancies arise as to what the teacher actually requested, it is documented
and very easy for the student to see or hear.
Tapes, both audio and video are every effective since they afford the
student a way to hear examples again and again making practice easier and more
productive.
Scholarships
SSA offers a limited number of partial
scholarships to students proving financial need.
Financial need is assessed through written application annually.
To apply, please call the SSA office.
Students receiving financial aid are responsible for attending all activities of
the school and participating fully in the program.
They are also responsible for additional hours during the giftwrap fund
raiser since that is how we are able to fund scholarships.
The answering machine at the office issues a
message to help notify you if lessons are cancelled.
Call the office or your teacher if you have questions about lessons during
inclement weather.
Announcements may also be made on the local radio stations.
IF THE TEACHER IS TEACHING, NO LESSONS WILL BE MADE UP.
Donations
The school has enjoyed a strong history of
community support.
Donations and gifts made to SSA greatly enhance the quality of the
program by enabling the school to provide rich and varied experiences for its
students and assists students who are unable to afford classes.
SSA welcomes and appreciates your support.
Please consider joining our team of
supporters.
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Revised:
08/22/07