Fees

• $45.00/half-hour, $90.00/hour
• For weekly students, tuition is billed by semester as follows: Fall Semester: mid-August through December; Spring Semester: January through May; Summer Session: June through early August.
• Fall and Spring Semesters are payable in one, two, or four equal payments. Two- and four-payment options include a slight premium added to each payment. By selecting a weekly slot in the Fall or Spring Semester, you are committed for the entire semester, regardless of the payment schedule you select.
• A fee of $15 will be charged for any tuition payment received more than seven days after the due date.
• A fee of $30 will be charged for each returned check.

Cancellations

• If know you must miss a lesson, please call me immediately at 878-0363 or email me at . FOR CANCELLATIONS ON THE DAY OF YOUR LESSON, please call Brian at 878-0363.
• A student who has a weekly lesson slot is committed to taking a lesson every time I am teaching during that slot for the entire Fall or Spring Semester. Cancellations for credit or non-payment are not allowed. If I need to miss a lesson, I will first attempt to reschedule. If that is impossible, I will credit your account for the missed lesson. Unless you hear from me otherwise, I will teach on common holidays such as Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Rodeo Weekend, etc. I do NOT teach on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.
• Provided a student gives more than 48 hours notice of any absence, the student will receive a voucher good for one makeup lesson to be taken within the next sixty days. This makeup lesson will be in addition to regularly-scheduled lessons (ie, extending a half-hour lesson to a one-hour lesson, or having two lessons in a given week). The student is responsible for contacting me to schedule a makeup lesson before the expiration of the certificate. A makeup lesson can be taken BEFORE a planned absence.
• Whenever there are upcoming openings in my schedule, my assistant will notify you by email. If you have a makeup voucher that is about to expire, and you can’t find an opening that works, please contact Ally (see above). We’ll find a slot for you.
• If less than 48-hour cancellation notice is given for any reason, the lesson will be forfeited by the student, and no makeup lesson will be scheduled. There will be no exceptions to this policy.
• A makeup lesson cancelled at any time, for any reason, cannot be rescheduled.
• No cash refunds will be made under any circumstances.

Lesson Materials

• The student must own, rent, or have access to the instruments studied in lessons. Also necessary for daily practice is a metronome, a music stand, and earplugs (for loud snare drum, drum set, and bells). The student must bring a notebook, the necessary sticks, and appropriate method books to every lesson. It is not necessary for the student to bring an instrument to the lesson unless it needs tuning or repair.

Materials Purchase

• For your convenience, I sell nearly all of the lesson materials that I require. I also have many instruments available for rent, at much lower rates than local music stores. Before purchasing any percussion equipment or supplies, please talk to me first. I can often save you a great deal of money by finding the highest-quality product from the lowest-priced source. In central Tucson, this usually means sending you to Rainbow Guitars, 2512 North Campbell Avenue, 325-3376. When making any purchase there, talk to Clay, and please mention that you are my student; an additional discount will often apply. For east-siders, Instrumental Music Center, 7063 E Speedway, 733-7334, is a great store to visit. The owner, Mike Faltin, is an experienced percussionist who will serve you well.

Resources

• I have an ever-expanding library of instructional video tapes, DVD's, books, and CD's that students can borrow free for one week at a time. In order to secure the borrowed items, I require a signed agreement. Please see me for more details.

Practice

• It is important for the student to commit to daily practice. The amount of time per day depends on each student’s goals and should never be less than 15 minutes per day.