Stafford Music Academy - Rates and Policies

Signing up for Music Lessons

Our Academic Year
The year is divided into three semesters: Spring (19 weeks),
Summer (11 weeks), and Fall (17-18 weeks). For the
convenience of our students' families, our semesters usually begin
and end with the MCCSC semesters (not including snow days that
may be added). When students sign up for lessons, they are
committing to the end of the semester. The only exception to this is
if the student is signed up for one of our promotional packages.

Age Groups:
We have students of all ages and skill levels. Most teachers prefer
that students are 5 years or older. If you would like to inquire
about lessons for someone under 5, you will need to schedule a
meeting with the teacher before signing up for lessons.

New Students:
Students can join the academy at any time of the year. As it gets
later in each semester, however, the choice of available lesson
times gets smaller, so it is definitely easiest to sign up at the
beginning of the semester, especially if you will be signing up for
multiple lessons. In addition, by making the full semester payment
before the priority registration deadline (see below), you can save
5%. New students may sign up any time after "Open Registration"
begins. New students signing up in mid-semester are not eligible to
receive the 5% discount, but tuition will be prorated to the current
week. Be sure to check out our "Specials" page, where we are
running huge discounts to try and fill some particular times in
teachers' schedules.

Returning Students:
Students already enrolled at Stafford Music Academy have the
option to reserve their current lesson times for the following
semester before new students sign up. To do this, they must sign a
contract and leave a $25 security deposit by the "Priority
Registration" deadline, listed below.

"Priority Registration" Deadlines:
Fall Semester - August 1st
Spring Semester - December 1st
Summer Semester- May 1st

This deposit will be applied towards the semester tuition. If a
deposit is left (and therefore a lesson time reserved), but the
student does not sign up for lessons that semester, this deposit will
not be returned. If students in the spring wish to take the summer
off, but keep their lesson times reserved for the fall, they must pay
a $15 holding fee for each lesson time reserved (up to a maximum
of $45). If they do not pay this holding fee, students who take that
lesson time in the summer will have priority for that lesson time in
the fall.