CONTRACT FOR PRIVATE PIANO LESSONS/

Blue Skies Piano Lessons Policy Agreement

LESSONS AND SERVICES PROVIDED by Bonnie Pausic/Blue Skies Piano/” The Studio”/Lynn’s Music Service):

Private individual piano lessons are provided on a weekly basis, with lesson times of 30, 45 or 60 minutes. Depending on the student’s needs, this may include 5 minutes at the end of the lesson for teacher and student assignments, note-taking, etc. Lessons are conducted weekly at a specific day and time, which is reserved for each student. Terms concerning additional theory classes, group classes, workshops, etc. are presented when such services are offered in the future.

All lessons will take place online until further notice.

REGISTRATION:

A $50.00 non-refundable fee per student is needed to secure the student’s place on the schedule for Fall. This, along with the acceptance of the 2026-2027 contract as required on the Registration Form, is due on or before by September 8, 2026. After September 8, 2026, any remaining lesson slots will be released to prospective students on the studio waiting list.

TUITION:

The Studio is starting a new tuition plan as of September 1, 2026, based on charging per lesson rather than a monthly installment based on a set 9-month school year. Lessons will be totaled at the end of each month and an invoice sent to the parents. The invoice will be sent no later than the last day of each month. Payment will remain on auto-pay.

Tuition for all students is charged as follows:

$40.00 per 30-minute lesson.

$60.00 per 45-minute lesson.

$80.00 per 60-minute lesson.

School-year lessons start on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

Wed., Nov. 25, 2026—Thanksgiving Break

Wed., Dec. 23, 2026 and Dec. 30, 2026— Winter Break. Resume Wed., Jan. 6, 2027

Wed, March 24, 2027— Spring Break

Wed., May 26, 2027— Last day of school-year lessons

‍ The Studio is open all other Wednesdays, including those when public and private schools are closed for such events as Teacher Workshops, etc.

All students are required to select “Autopay” and must sign up to pay tuition through My Music Staff, not through a personal bank or other means of payment. Payments will then be collected by the Stripe payment system. Students do not pay the “convenience fee”—it is absorbed by the studio. Payments made after the 5th of any month will be billed a $20.00 late fee. The fee for returned or rejected payments is $25.00.

MUSIC BOOK AND EVENT FEE:

A non-refundable Music Books and Events Fee of $100.00 per student is due on or before September 8, 2026. This fee will cover normal expenses incurred by Teacher’s purchase of music books and sheet music for the student’s use, and for most event fees incurred by the student through the school year. New students starting at a time other than the beginning of the school year pay the registration fee of $50.00 and the Music Book and Event Fee of $100.00 for each student scheduled.

MISSED LESSONS

24 hours notice must be given to cancel a lesson. Credits or make-up lessons cannot be given if a student fails to cancel a lesson without 24 hours notice. Remember, the Students/Parents/Guardians are paying for the teacher’s schedule time, which is held open for the Student to the exclusion of other students and commitments, whether the Student is present or not. While some missed lessons are unavoidable, please make every effort to be present for all lessons to encourage optimal student development. Please feel free to make use of the missed lesson time by contacting the Teacher during that time concerning such things as the student’s progress or other matters pertaining to the student. Also, if notice of the student’s absence is received before the start of the missed lesson, the teacher may make a video or send lesson notes concerning what would have been covered in the lesson and other reminders, if appropriate to the lesson plan.

If the Teacher must miss a lesson for a reason not anticipated by the Studio calendar and a scheduled lesson cannot be given due to that reason, the Teacher will not charge for that lesson or, at the student’s option, will make a video or send lesson notes for the student to practice with to guide the student that week.

A list of student e-mail addresses will be made available by the end of September. When a schedule conflict arises for a student, he/she may temporarily trade lessons with another student on the schedule by directly e-mailing or otherwise contacting that student. In contacting other students to switch times, the student seeking the lesson switch should state all parameters concerning the desired lesson, including their lesson length and scheduled day and time, and then the day and time needed for the switch. Be aware however that should either student miss a traded lesson, there will be no make-up given by the teacher. In the case of two students who intended to swap lessons showing up online at the same time, the student whose normal lesson time it is will be given the lesson. Please let the Studio know if you object to your name and e-mail addresses being shared with other parents and students. The studio will try to honor all requests for omission of personal information/e-mail addresses. (Please be aware that if your information is not available to other people, it will be more difficult for you to trade lessons.) Notify the Studio ahead of time by phone (or by e-mail if there is a reasonable amount of time before the lesson) of any lessons that are traded in this way.

TERMINATION OF LESSONS

Student(s) must provide at least 30 days written notice before terminating lessons. Notice must be given at the end of the month to stop lessons at the end of the following month. For these 30 days, the Student(s) and Parent(s)/Guardian(s) are responsible for the tuition incurred by each lesson. The lessons for these 30 days may be taken or not, at the student’s option. If the Studio terminates lessons, the Studio will endeavor to give 30 days’ notice to the Student(s) and Parent(s)/Guardian(s) in likewise fashion stated above.

The Studio may terminate lessons for any reason, including but not limited to lack of practice, frequent absences, behavioral problems, delinquency of payments, or failure to abide by studio policies. All tuition and fees are non-refundable.

SUMMER MONTHS:

Lessons during the summer months may continue as during the school year, scheduled on a different day and time if necessary. The student must give one week’s notice of not attending the lesson or a charge will be made for the lesson.

No lessons will be given on the Fourth of July.

MEDIA CONSENT AND RELEASE

Parent/Guardian hereby consents to and authorizes the Studio to capture and use video-audio recordings and photographic images of their child and/or their child’s music performance or quoted statements in print, electronic, or online media, for educational and Studio promotional purposes only, and without any compensation to the Parent/Guardian or their child. Parent agrees to waive and release any and all claims Parent/Guardian may have against the Studio relating to the use of these recordings, images, or statements. This Consent is binding upon heirs, and future legal representatives.

This Contract for Private Piano Lessons is a legal contract made between Bonnie Pausic/ “The Studio”/ Blue Skies Piano/Lynn’s Music Service and Student/Parent(s)/Guardian(s) on this date, for the provision of private music instruction services by Bonnie Pausic/ “The Studio”/Blue Skies Piano/Lynn’s Music Service to Student. Student/Parent(s)/Guardian(s) has/have received and read the Contract for Private Piano Lessons and agrees to abide by its provisions, as a condition to Teacher providing music lessons to Student.

Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this contract, or the breach thereof, may be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, and judgment on the award rendered by arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

‍ ‍Upon registering the Student and remitting the $50.00 registration fee and the $100.00 Music Books and Events Fee, the Student/Parent/Guardian attests that he or she has read this Blues Skies Piano Lessons Policy/Contract for Private Piano Lessons and fully understands its terms, conditions, and provisions. The Student/Parent/Guardian agrees that if any portion of this Contract for Private Piano Lessons is held to be invalid, then the remaining portions shall continue in full force and effect.