Christy Fletcher, voice instructor/piano fletcher.christina@gmail.com
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VOICE/PIANO/VIOLIN LESSONS CONTRACT
This agreement is between _________ (“Student”) of _________ and Christy Fletcher (“Instructor”). Student agrees to take music lessons of 30 minutes from Instructor to be held from ____ to _____ on ______, weekly. This agreement is AT WILL and continues only at the will and desire of both Student and Instructor -- either party may discontinue the agreement, absent any advance notice, for any reason. The cost of the weekly lessons is $25 per lesson ($20 for Mini Musicians) and will be paid in monthly installments at the start of the month. THE COST OF EACH LESSON FOR THE UPCOMING MONTH IS DUE BEFORE THE START OF THE FIRST LESSON OF THE MONTH AND IS NON-REFUNDABLE. However, in the event Instructor discontinues this agreement, she will return the cost of any lessons not yet provided.
I. Responsibilities of Student
a. MISSED LESSONS AND ILLNESS. Student shall notify Instructor at least 12 hours in advance to cancel any lesson SOLELY by emailing/texting/calling Instructor. In the absence of 12 hours’ advance notice, Student will be obligated to pay the cost of the missed lesson, unless Student has incurred hospitalization.
i. Up to one properly cancelled lesson per month may be rescheduled, at Instructor’s discretion.
ii. Missed lessons lacking the required 12-hour advance notice as set out, above, in I(a), will be forfeited. Instructor reserves the right to hold Student responsible for the cost of any missed lessons, regardless of Instructor’s willingness to allow for multiple “make-up” lessons at any given time. In other words, Instructor’s granting more than one properly rescheduled lesson at any time during the course of this agreement shall not constitute a waiver of her right to hold Student financially responsible for missed lessons.
iii. Student, although physically absent, may elect to proceed with the scheduled lesson by receiving it via Skype or Gmail video chat.
b. ARRIVING ON TIME. Student agrees to arrive on time to all scheduled lessons. Student agrees lessons will end at their scheduled time, regardless of the time of or reason for Student’s delayed arrival.
c. LEGAL MUSIC. Student shall provide Student’s own legal, original copies of all required music.
d. RECITAL EXPECTATIONS. Student agrees to participate in recitals scheduled by Instructor, to the best of Student’s availability.
II. Responsibilities of Instructor
a. INSTRUCTOR CANCELLATION. If Instructor cancels a pre-paid lesson for any reason, and the lesson is not rescheduled to the satisfaction of both parties, the cost of the lesson will be applied toward a future lesson. There will be no cash refunds.
b. INSTRUCTOR LATENESS. Instructor shall begin lessons at their scheduled time or Instructor shall extend the scheduled lesson time to total 30 minutes.
c. LESSON RECORDINGS. At Student’s request and using Student’s own equipment, Instructor will, during the scheduled lesson time, allow Student to make a recording of the lesson.
d. NO OUTSIDE ACCOMPANIMENT BY INSTRUCTOR. Student acknowledges that Student is responsible for finding an accompanist or device for audio accompaniment for any performance outside Instructor’s lessons or recitals.
III. General lesson outline
a. 30 minute lessons
i. 5 minutes: discuss Student’s progress and identify problems arising from previous week of practice
ii. 5 minutes: warm-ups and exercises
iii. 15 minutes: repertoire (may be replaced with further exercises when necessary)
iv. 5 minutes: identify goals and objectives for upcoming week
IV. What to bring to each lesson
a. Bottled water (to help vocal chords)
b. Pencil with eraser
c. Any required sheet music
d. Recording device if student would like to record
e. Spiral notebook
V. Expectations for Student between lessons
a. Practice: Practice, at least, five minutes, six times a week.
b. Acquire copies of any necessary music for upcoming lessons
I CERTIFY I HAVE READ AND AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT:
_________________________________________________ SIGNATURE OF STUDENT
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_________________________________________________ SIGNATURE OF PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN
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CHRISTY FLETCHER
_________________________________________________ SIGNATURE OF INSTRUCTOR
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