Fees
- Checks payable to "Reid Spratlin Business."
- PayPal: cwreid3@gmail.com (connected to a credit card to avoid extra fees)
- Venmo: @Sharon-29-Reid
Your monthly tuition is a “package” which includes: reserving weekly lesson time, organizing recitals, communicating with parents, scheduling lessons, purchasing student rewards, providing appropriate music, and publicizing student achievements.
Schedule & Tuition
The official studio year starts August 3rd and includes 35 lessons per lesson day. Monthly tuition is $113 regardless of start date or how many lessons fall in the month. A $10 late fee applies if tuition isn’t received by the first lesson of the month. Fees are non-refundable.
Materials & Activities
Charges for materials and activities are listed on the practice calendar. Payments for lessons and materials may be combined.
Suspension or Termination
One-month notice is required to avoid payment.
Cancellations & Makeups
Lessons must be canceled with 48 hours' notice for a makeup. For illness or emergency, notify by 7 AM on the day of the lesson. Makeups must be completed by July 31. Optional summer lessons are $33 per lesson.
Practicing
- Students must have a well-tuned acoustic piano or full-featured keyboard.
- 1st grade: at least 15 min/day, 5 days/week; 2nd grade and above: at least 30 min/day, 5 days/week.
- Parents should provide a quiet, consistent practice environment and supervise a portion of the practice time.
- Practice should include accuracy in notes and rhythm to be effective.
- Grades and reward eligibility are tracked in the student notebook.
Activities
- Sonata/Sonatina Festival: $30 Fee, Sat., Oct. 3rd, 10:00 AM--Open recital format: One movement from an original sonatina from memory; A short Sightread section for students in levels 2 and above will be included for a separate analysis. Adjudicator: Jack Bamford
- Christmas Concert: Sat., Dec. 19, 10:00 AM Sanctuary, St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church
- Master Class: $25 fee, Sat., Jan. 30, 10:00 AM, Rebekah Healan Boles, clinician; advanced students only
- Spring Festival: $35 Sat., Mar. 27, 10:00 AM, Eva Panagou, adjudicator; closed recital format; two memorized pieces from contrasting musical periods.
- End of Year Recital: Saturday, May 29, 10:00 Fellowship Hall, St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church
Note: Festivals are not competitions! Each student is evaluated against a standard of excellence for rating of Superior, Excellent, Good, or Comments Only.