PRACTICE

Most students, particularly young students, will need help establishing the discipline of practice. Parents are asked to help with this by organizing a specific time of practice each day for the student to follow. Four or more days of practice is best, and students are expected to work on the assigned material until they know it well in preparation for the next lesson.

"MAKE-UP" LESSONS

Registration for individual lessons and classes is an agreement between the student and teacher to commit to the scheduled weekly lesson time. However, we understand that due to the changing nature of life, cancellations can become necessary. "No Shows" and same-day cancellations are nearly impossible to reschedule due to a full teaching schedule and the limited availability of the studio. If you know you will miss, please give 48 hours notice and we will do our very best to reschedule you. The more time you give, the easier it will be to find a make up time. Lessons will always be rescheduled in the rare event that the INSTRUCTOR must cancel the lesson. Should too many lessons be missed, the student's spot may be forfeit.

ALTERNATE LESSON PLANS

If you are a little under the weather or occasionally have a “too busy” week with little practice time, just let your instructor know. This can be a good opportunity to sightread new materials, work on music skills (ear training, intervals etc), explore styles and artists with listening examples, or talk about any aspects of music or your progress and goals.

SHARING YOUR LESSON

If you must cancel your lesson on the same day or with short notice due to illness or unexpected events, did you know that you can SHARE your lesson time with a friend or family member? No registration or previous experience is needed. This is a great way to show someone what happens in a typical music lesson or to ask questions about music.

WEATHER CANCELLATIONS

Lessons will only be cancelled for extreme weather. One or two-hour delays will only affect lessons scheduled before noon. Weather cancellations will always be announced through an email two hours before your scheduled lesson time, on the website welcome page, and on the Sharon Kuhn Music Facebook page.