Fees/Policies/Calendar
General
- Calendar: School year lessons begin the first week of Charlotte Mecklenburg pubic schools. Breaks for private lessons and jam bands coincide with the following CMS breaks: Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Winter Break, Spring break and Memorial Day. We are also closed the week of 4th of July. (July 3-July 9)
- Weather or Instructor Cancellations: If CMS is closed due to inclement weather, we are (usually) closed as well. A makeup or credit will be arranged. Instructor cancellations will be credited or made up.
- Fees: Please see individual programs below.
Private Lessons
- Fees: Effective September 1, 2017 tuition is $35 per half hour lesson ($50 for 45 minutes, $65 for one hour). Siblings enrolled for private lessons are $30 per half hour ($45 for 45 minutes and $58 for one hour).
- Billing: You will have an account with us using a credit or debit card kept on file. You may update this card at any time using the log-in at the top of each page on our site. Charges are run on or near the first of each month for the number of weeks that lessons are scheduled to occur in that particular month.
- Makeups: We are unable to schedule makeup lessons for student misses. Occasionally, instructors may offer to rearrange their schedule (with advance notice) as a courtesy.
- Withdrawals: To withdraw or pause your lessons, e-mail notification to John Gurske is required before the new month. We do not refund fees after the first of the month.
Kindermusik
- Start anytime: Our program is year round! Classes meet 47 weeks of the year. Fees are prorated when you start mid month.
- Fees: Effective September 2019 monthly membership fee is $75. For our older Kindermusik students (60 minute classes) the monthly fee is $85. Please note that prices are the same regardless of the number of weeks in a particular month. We give a 20% sibling discount. You may bring infants along to an older siblings class for free up until 9 months old with the intention of keeping them in a carrier. Read more about our membership benefits.
- Trial Class: We do allow trials on a space available basis. To arrange this, please email Valerie, program coordinator
- Calendar: We are closed the following weeks: Thanksgiving; Christmas and New Years, Public School Spring Break and July 4th week. per child which will be deducted from your fees at time of enrollment.
- Billing: You will have an account with Kindermusik International which will be auto drafted during the first week of the month.
- Makeups: Unlimited during your active membership months. You may not use make up classes after withdrawing from monthly membership. Please e-mail Betsy whenever you would like to come to an extra class for a make up. As long as a class isn’t full, you are welcome to join!
- Withdrawals: To withdraw or pause your membership, e-mail notification to program coordinator is required 2 weeks before your final class. We do not refund fees after they are run the first of the month. Resuming after a pause is on a space available basis.
- Illness: Please do not bring children to class when they have been ill the previous 24 hours.
- Participation: For guidelines regarding class participation please see our page “What to Expect”
Jam Bands
- Fees: Tuition is $25 per 90 minute class and is charged on the first of each month to your credit or debit card. We give a 10% discount for jam band students enrolled in private lessons. We charge a card kept on file with us for for the number of weeks that classes are scheduled to occur in that particular month.
- Makeups: Since these are group classes, makeups are not available. Students are welcome to attend another Jam Bands class within the same week.
- Summer: Jam Bands continue through the summer. New members are welcome.
- Withdrawals: To withdraw or pause your lessons, e-mail notification to John Gurske is required before the new month. We do not refund fees after the first of the month.