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Quarterly Tuition Fees 2024-2025:
What Tuition Includes:
How Tuition is Calculated:
The studio teaches 44 weeks per year and is closed for 8 weeks each year for holidays, summertime, etc. Quarterly tuition is calculated by multiplying my hourly rate ($85/hr) by the number of weeks the studio teaches per quarter (11) and adding the quarterly studio fee ($75). The studio fee of $75 covers the materials, books, cleaning, tuning, and recital preparations that keep the studio in good working order. The tuition for 30 minute and 45 minute lessons is calculated in the same manner after multiplying my hourly rate by .5 or .75 respectively.
Venmo, cash, and check are all accepted for payment of tuition.
Students practice the pieces they want to play and want to play pieces that spark their imagination. As a piano teacher, it is my job to assist students in navigating the vast amount of piano repertoire to help them find the music that makes them tick. I have found that students are keenly aware of when a lesson book has lingered on “middle C” for too long, or when the music they are playing is rhythmically and harmonically too simple or poorly written. For this reason, I avoid many traditional lesson books that do not meet my standards and instead use resources that have students playing “real music” from day one.
The primary resource I use is the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) Curriculum. Students are able to take standardized exams that expose them to the primary styles of music as well as standardized technical foundations. To learn more about RCM, please visit their website here: https://www.rcmusic.com/learning/about-the-royal-conservatory-certificate-program
In addition to private lessons, I encourage all of my students to regularly perform and attend monthly studio class meetings in the style of a college music studio. Interacting with fellow students creates a sense of community and encourages learning in a social way that cannot be matched in private lessons. To me, this is one of the most important and beneficial offerings a music studio can provide.
In my quest to engage students and find what makes them tick, I strive to include teaching techniques that are not found in traditional piano lessons. Such techniques include the use of digital audio workstations (DAW’s), music listening, theory and composition. I aim to teach students that musicians should be able to talk about and interact with music intelligently, not just be able to play their instrument.
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to finding a piano (or keyboard) that will be suitable for each individual student. Factors like space, commitment to practice, budget, and personal preference must all be considered. Important questions to ask when looking for a piano include:
Recommended pianos/brands:
Digital, upright, or grand piano?
In general:
My instruments:
The studio is equipped with a 52” Yamaha U3 upright and a Yamaha YPG-635 keyboard. For group classes, I plan to add three Yamaha P-45 keyboards.
Students are required to have a strong desire to play the piano and must have sufficient time to practice each week. Students are expected to bring all lesson materials (books, pencils, repertoire, etc.) to each class. In the event a student no longer seems interested or does not have sufficient time to dedicate to the study of music, Philly’s Music Studio reserves the right to terminate lessons.
Please contact Philly’s Music Studio as soon as possible with any scheduling conflicts and we will do our best to offer a make-up lesson. Make-up lessons are only guaranteed for lessons that are canceled with at least a one week notice. A late cancellation (within one week) will result in the forfeiture of that week’s lesson (with no reimbursement of tuition).
All are welcome at Philly’s Music Studio!
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