A NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE registration fee is due at the time of enrollment. A re-registration fee applies when a student is absent for four (4) consecutive weeks or more. To avoid incurring the re-registration fee, students can prepay the tuition for the returning month and submit the completed Student Vacation Request Form prior to the leave of absence.
All tuition fees are payable in full and in advance by the 7th of each month. Tuition is NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE. All returned checks are subject to a $25.00 handling fee. If two or more returned checks are received within one year, all tuition payments thereafter must be made by cash or cashier checks. Tuition is calculated ANNUALLY. Each monthly payment represents an installment of the annual tuition fee. For inactive students, any overpayment will be adjusted and forfeited on December 31st each year. (Exception: See Paragraph E for students whose tuition is paid via a third party.)
A late charge will be applied for each tuition invoice not paid in full by the 8th of each month. Lessons for students whose tuition payment is not received after the due date shall be suspended until full payment is received.
Extra fees may be incurred to cover costs including but not limited to concerts, parent meetings, skill surveys, examinations and/or supplementary materials. Parents and/or guardians will be notified in advance for these occasions and the fees due.
If payments for a student are made by and through a third party such as a charter school, the parent/guardian agrees to pay for any overages, material fees and any charges exceeding the authorization amount. Unused balance has no cash value. The student is entitled only to lessons in the calendar month for which the payment is authorized. All charter school students must complete all authorized lessons by June 15th each year. All remaining credits will be forfeited and cannot be redeemed for future lessons after June 15th of each year.
Private Students: Each private student is entitled to two (2) eligible make-up lessons per calendar year. All subsequent requests for make-up lessons are subject to additional tuition fee. To qualify for an eligible make-up lesson, students must notify our school 24 hours or more in advance. Make-up lessons cannot replace regular lesson time. Rescheduling of a make-up lesson is not allowed. Absence on a make-up lesson will automatically forfeit the right to reschedule.
Group Students: Due to the set curriculum of the group lessons, absentees may participate in another class at the same or a similar level with the permission from School and provided that space is available. Each group student is entitled to three (3) such absentee sit-ins per calendar year. If a student is absent for more than four (4) consecutive weeks, catch-up private lessons will be arranged for the student with additional fees based on our school’s private lesson tuition fee schedule. Parents/Guardians are responsible to obtain homework assignments of missed class(es) from the teacher.
Make-up lessons are not guaranteed to be at the same time as the regular lessons or to be given by the regular instructor.
Unused annual make-up lesson allowance is reset every school calendar year on January 1st. Unused and incomplete make-up lessons cannot be carried over to the next school calendar year.
Excusable prolonged absences are allowed without counting towards the annual eligible make-up lesson allowance when students can provide proper forms of proof from doctors and/or professionals for serious illness and sever injuries resulting in complete impediment of the students from taking regular lessons. Decisions on approving such cases are at the discretion of our school.
Private students can initiate three (3) permanent schedule changes per school calendar year. Permanent schedule changes are defined as receiving lessons in the same schedule for four (4) or more consecutive weeks. Excessive schedule changes exceeding the annual allowance limit will be assessed a $15.00 processing fee per occurrence.
Unused annual schedule change allowance is reset every school calendar year on January 1st. Unused schedule change allowance cannot be carried over to the next school calendar year.
Students must be punctual for class and need to bring all required materials used in class.
Only enrolled students and ONE immediate guardian may attend the class. In order to maintain an orderly and effective classroom atmosphere, no other additional family members will be allowed in the classroom during lessons. Guests may occasional be invited at the discretion of the teacher or the Director of our school.
Students may participate in music examinations and/or competitions only with the teacher’s recommendation.
To enhance student confidence as well as demonstrate progress and achievement, our school provides annual performance opportunities for all students. Each student is required to participate and perform in the annual school concerts.
The parent or guardian agrees to provide our school with a written notice at least six (6) weeks in advance prior to withdrawing a student form a class. Non-attendance is not a withdrawal and tuition fee will continue to incur until a written notice is received in our school.
Use of classrooms other than regular lessons must be approved by our school.
No food, drinks and/or pets are allowed on the premises of our school. No personal media devices and/or cell phones uses inside classrooms during classes. All toys shall be put away during classes.
Students must respect all school properties. In the event of willful damage, the parent and/or guardian is liable to reimburse our school the cost of repair and/or replacement.
Yamaha Music Academy is not liable for any accidents, injuries or death that may occur to any student outside the premises of our school. In accordance with California Education Code Section 48200, all students under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult when entering and leaving the school. Our school is not responsible for unattended children leaving our premises. We hereby request your cooperation by directing your child to remain in our school until being retrieved by an adult guardian.
Yamaha Music Academy reserves the right to reschedule, regroup, discontinue classes or reassign teachers as deemed necessary under any circumstances.
Yamaha Music Academy is not responsible for any loss or damage of personal belongings while attending classes in our school.
Yamaha Music Academy reserves the right to refuse service to anyone.