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TUITION

Tuition will be billed by academic school year. The 2025-2026 Academic year is understood to be September 2nd through June 13th, full calendar can be found posted year-round HERE. Summer will be billed as a separate semester and with a different set of policies. 

Tuition will be billed for 28 calendar weeks, except Kindermusik which will be billed by semester. Tuition does not include recital fees (two recitals per calendar year).

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Tuition, including any registration fees, set-up fees and deposits are nonrefundable. Once enrolled, students are registered for our full academic school year (see calendar). The only exception to this calendar are Kindermusik families who enroll by semester. Enrolled students who, due to serious illness, or extenuating family circumstances are forced to withdraw prior to the end of the full year should inform the Melody Train immediately with either a letter of medical release, or a letter detailing the extenuating circumstances (an example of extenuating circumstances is family bereavement, loss of employment, an out-of-state move etc...). Such students may be eligible for a partial refund.

 

CANCELLATION POLICY:

As long as the student gives the studio a 24 hour notice of any cancelled lesson, students can reschedule that lesson as many times as needed. Fever, same-day illness, and family emergencies are an exception. No-shows are not refunded or rescheduled.

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Student absences in our group classes (Kindermusik, Crickets, Canaries, Songbirds), will not be refunded. At the teacher's discretion, a make-up may be offered, but is not obligatory.

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Any class that is not taught, by absence or illness of the instructor, will be added as a make-up credit to the family's account. Make-up credits are not redeemable as cash, but can be used for any type of tuition or classes at the studio. Make-up credits can now carry over to the next school year.

 

NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION:

If a student is registering a class for the first time, and has never previewed, taken a trial, or attended any part of the class prior to enrolling, the student is considered to be on a probationary 30-day trial, and will be considered for a prorated refund (tuition payed, minus classes attended). While this is usually a decision mutually reached between the family of the student and the instructor, the studio reserves the right to make a final decision regarding class assignments to new students.

 

COVID CLAUSE

If there is a resurgence of COVID or something similar, and the studio is forced by county guidelines to close and move classes online, tuition is not refunded or discounted.

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PRIVACY POLICY

We do not share, sell, or distribute our families personal information. Our enrollment data is used exclusively for the academic placement of our students, and direct communication with parents. Families are always able to opt out of any reminders sent via text or email through our parent portal.