tuition

Lesson Type	Monthly Payments
30 Minute Private Lessons	$172.50/month + $40 Annual Registration Fee
45 Minute Private Lessons	$253.75/month + $40 Annual Registration Fee
60 Minute Private Lessons	$328/month + $40 Annual Registration Fee

Policies & procedures

Our teachers reserve time on their schedules, plan for your lessons, and invest in the long-term development of each student. To provide regular, quality lessons, the following policies need to be observed.
Tuition:

1. A $40 annual registration fee is due at initial sign-up and each year after for new and returning students. Returning Student is a student with one (1) or more months gap between enrollment
2. Tuition is a flat monthly fee. Most months have four (4) or five (5) lessons, and on rare occasions, three (3) lessons when in observance of major national holidays (see our calendar).
3. Tuition is due on the first of each month and is billed automatically. (“Auto-pay”)
4. A $10 late fee will be charged for payment received after the 10th of each month for non auto-pay students.
5. A $25 fee will be charged for each returned check.
6. Included in the tuition: Regular weekly lesson time with your teacher. (Except when the studio is closed for holidays.  See our calendar). Two (2) yearly recital performance opportunities at no additional cost (Winter and Spring Recitals) + numerous mini recital performance opportunities. 
7. Music books ARE INCLUDED in your tuition.
8. Educational materials, instrument rental, and other accessories are additional cost.
9. Students may purchase additional audition or recital preparation lessons.

Tuition Cancellation
We understand that sometimes music lessons no longer work for our families. If you are not satisfied with your lessons, please contact our manager to provide advice and alternative solutions. We pride ourselves in accommodating each student and providing the best music education available in Atlanta and Decatur.

1. Tuition may be cancelled by submitting our ONLINE CANCELLATION FORM. Cancellation Form must be received by the 15th of the month to take effect at the end of that month. EXP: Cancellation Form received on the 16th of May is billed for June and takes effect at the end of June. There are no exceptions.
2. You may withdraw the cancellation at any time before it takes effect but your teacher and/or time slot can not be guaranteed. A $40 returning student registration fee will be required to re-enroll once the withdrawal takes effect.
3. Active tuition is mandatory to participate in our events, auditions, and recitals.  All registration(s) will be withdrawn at the time of tuition cancellation.
4. All Make-up Lesson Credit(s) on your account expires in 30 days from the cancellation effective date.
5. Tuition is not transferable.
6. Ztunes Music does not provide tuition refund under any circumstances.
7. Ztunes Music reserves the right to terminate lessons, in which case prorated tuition will be refunded.

Attendance:

1. Students are expected to be punctual to their weekly lessons.
2. Students who are late for a lesson cannot be guaranteed their lesson time. 

Missed Lesson:

1. No tuition credit or refund will be provided for missed lessons.
2. A Make-up Lesson Credit will be issued when a lesson is cancelled with at least 24-hour advance notice (By email or online). Cancellations made with less than 24-hour notice will not qualify for a Make-up Lesson Credit (This includes being sick the day of a scheduled lesson). No more than three (3) Make-up Lesson Credits can be pending at a time per student.
3. Credits can be used to schedule a Make-up Lesson online or by email at any available cancelled lesson time with your teacher or other available teacher. Make-up Lessons cannot be rescheduled. Make-up Lesson Credit(s) expires 30 days after membership ends.

Substitutions:

1. You may decide to change teacher or instrument with a 14-day advance notice before the 1st of the month.
2. If your teacher is unable to teach a lesson, a substitute teacher will be arranged. On the rare occasion that no substitute can be found, student will be issues a Staff-cancellation credit.
3. Regular lesson cancellation policy applies to substitute teachers. No Make-up Credit is issued for last minute substitutions.
4. If your teacher becomes unavailable for regular lessons, you will be provided a new teacher with similar teaching style, or the opportunity to choose a new teacher.

Summer (June, July):

1. You may exceptionally put a membership on “Summer Hold” for up to two (2) months with a 14-day notice before the 1st of the month.
2. Your lesson time and teacher will be reserved only by pre-paying tuition for the returning month. (Latest resume date is August 15th).
3. While on summer hold, members may exceptionally purchase individual lessons.

Care of Students:
Ztunes Music is not responsible for providing before or after class care for students.
Injuries:
You assume all risk of injury or harm to the child(ren) or adult(s) associated with participation in musical activities at Ztunes Music and agree to release, indemnify, defend and forever discharge Ztunes Music and its officers and staff from all liability, claims, demands, damages, costs, and expenses in the unlikely event of injury sustained by your child(ren) or adult student during the course or as a result of their participation in Ztunes Music musical activities.
Video Surveillance & Recording:For the safety and security of our students, staff, and visitors, Ztunes Music employs video and audio surveillance. The video feed may or may not be monitored at any time.
Photo/Video Release:
Unless requested in writing (info@ztunesmusic.com), Ztunes Music is granted permission to take photographs/videos of the students to use in brochures, websites, posters, advertisements, and other promotional materials Ztunes Music creates.  Permission is also hereby granted for Ztunes Music to copyright such photographs in its name.
Disclaimer:
We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.
Policy effective upon enrollment. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. Policies & terms are subject to change.