Rates:

Rates at Motif Music Studios are based on 10 months of instruction including private lessons, master class opportunities and a recital. A calendar of the number of instructional days and scheduled master classes will be available before lessons begin.

Tuition rates are dependent on the experience and training of each teacher and are intended to be a fair reflection of the professional training your teacher has worked so hard to achieve.

Because many of our teachers are registered with the BC Registered Music Association, we are not permitted to post their individual rates online. However, we are happy to email our tuition fee schedule .

Attendance:

For students to enjoy their music lessons and progress to the best of their abilities, they will benefit by regular attendance of their lesson. Their lesson time is reserved especially for them throughout the music year and lessons missed will not be refunded or made up. Tuition is based on those lesson times being reserved for the full year. Any lessons missed by your instructor, for sickness or other reasons, will be made up.

Drop Off / Pick Up:

Your instructor will do their best to respect your schedule by starting and ending lessons on time. For the safety of our students and the peace of mind of our teachers, we ask that all students be dropped off/picked up on time.

If students arrive late, teachers are happy to teach the remaining lesson, but the lessons will still end at the scheduled time. At the end of the day, teachers will wait 15 minutes and then assume the student is absent.

Parking:

"Tin Town" is a bustling community with a variety of artists, the Freakin' coffee shop and Prontissima Pasta. Please drive slowly and carefully as the roads are narrow. Parking is available in front of Motif Music Studios and in the center of the cul-de-sac.

Tuition Fees:

Tuition fees are due in September and can be paid by cheque made out to Motif Music Studios. For your convenience, we offer payment plan options of ten equal payments, four equal payments, or two equal payments. Please ask us for details on these payment plans at registration. Post-dated cheques are to be handed in on or before your first lesson. September and June cheques will be non-refundable.

Materials/Lesson Books:

Our fees do not include lesson books. A suitable method / level will be chosen for you/your child and a book list given to you to pick up at Long & McQuade(Courtenay, BC). If you would be interested in having books ordered for you, please let us know and we can arrange this. A book deposit may be required in advance.

Resource Library:

Teachers have studio resources on hand that are made available to the students throughout the year. These resources enable students to enrich their studies with a variety of different music. We ask that materials be returned when not in use so that they can be shared with other students.

Home Practice:

For you/your student to look forward to weekly lessons and see steady progress throughout the year, daily practice is necessary.

Some things to remember:

• Quality is more important than minutes on a timer!
• Set goals for each practice time.
• Keep it positive. Don't always make practicing a trade for playtime or time with friends. Try to schedule in a morning practice or a time when your child can get it done and still be able to have free time. If there is no time for you to practice without sacrificing your only 'down time' during the day, then you may be over-scheduled.
• Encourage 'play time' at the piano apart from daily practices (composing, playing favorite pieces, performing for friends/family).
• Ask anytime if you need practice ideas, incentives, time suggestions etc.

Recitals & Workshops:

Your enrollment at Motif Music Studios includes opportunity for students to participate in 2 workshops and a recital each year. They are wonderful times for you/your child to learn new skills, share their music with others, meet friends with similar interests and prepare for exams.

Additional workshops may be offered throughout the year. These will be optional and will be offered at reasonable rates for students wanting to enrich / further their study of music.

Festivals:

There are two festivals offered in our area each year. The North Island Festival of the Performing Arts is held in the Comox Valley and The Friends of Music Festival is held in Campbell River. Both are great opportunities for students to share their music and learn from master teachers. Festival fees are additional and need to be paid in advance of festival registration. Please let your teacher know if you/your child would like to play in a festival this year.

Exams:

Exams are not mandatory, but are great for serious students wanting to fine tune their skills, work towards a goal or gain high school credits for their achievements. More information is available at www.rcmexaminations.org . Please discuss exam options with your teacher early in the year to see if exams are an option for you / your child for this year or a goal to set for the future.

Studio exams are also available for grades 1-5 with Cindy Taylor in January and June. These are great for students wanting to prepare for an exam/performance goal. Please let us know if you would like to book a studio exam.

Holidays:

We will be following the 2011/2012 school calendar for School District No.71 (Comox Valley). Students will have all statutory holidays off. Please note that there will be lessons on all "Professional Development" days.