A student’s journey can be described as a kind of “snowball,” building momentum as each successive challenge is met and mastered. Too many interruptions in the lesson schedule or long breaks can disrupt the continuity and flow of a student’s progress, sometimes taking several weeks to regain inertia.

This is why the studio operates on a year-round schedule. While I understand and appreciate the value of rest and relaxation (thus my own scheduled vacation and holidays), I also firmly believe that achieving results where music lessons are concerned requires a commitment to the long-term relationship with the learning process.

As such, I do not recommend or allow that students miss any more than three consecutive lessons (or 3 weeks) at any given time. If I observe that a student is missing too many lessons, I will always make several attempts to communicate my expectations in this regard. As a policy, however, I reserve the right to dismiss any student who is either unwilling or unable to abide by a consistent, regular schedule.

If you know that you will be absent for an extended period (three or more consecutive lessons), but wish to remain a student, there are a couple of options:

• 👍Reserve your lesson time slot by paying regular tuition even during your absence. Remember that, even without access to an instrument, one of the many benefits to online lessons is that you can still connect from anywhere where internet is available, and the lesson can still be effective EVEN WITHOUT AN INSTRUMENT!😎

• 👎Discontinue Lessons, then re-enroll upon your return. Depending when you stop lessons, and what payment plan you are on, this could result in forfeiture of paid lesson fees (see Discontinuing Lessons), and, possibly, forfeiture of any discounts that you acquired when enrolling previously. Re-enrollment is also subject to availability, if I have a waiting list, and a registration fee (see Financial Policy).