Registration

Once we have confirmed a lesson time within a suitable teacher’s schedule for you, we will send a student registration form link via email for you to fill out with your updated family and student information. This will help to keep our records up to date. 

Tuition Payment

Here’s what you need to know to have tuition payments organized for the school year. Your tuition is due on or before your first lesson and can be made by e-transfer.  If you would prefer an equal payment plan, we offer a recurring payment plan via direct bank withdrawal in 2, 4 or 10 scheduled payments.   Please ask us for details on these payment options at registration.

Rates

Rates at Motif Music Studios are based on 10 months of instruction including all private lessons, master class opportunities, recitals and special events to provide students with a well balanced music education. A calendar of the number of instructional days and scheduled events will be available before lessons begin.  Fees are prorated for students who begin lessons later in the term.

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.

Attendance

Every student’s success is dependent on consistent attendance.  Missed lessons can not be made up or refunded. At our discretion, swap times within your teacher’s working schedule may be offered. Lessons missed by your teacher, that are not included in the non-instructional days for the term, will be made up.

Holidays

We will be following the 2020 / 2021 school calendar for School District No.71 (Comox Valley). Most students will have all statutory holidays off, but these may sometimes be used if teachers need to swap them for alternate days off. Please note that there will be lessons on all “Professional Development” days.

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. Alternatively, 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

Our tuition fees do not include lesson books. A suitable method / level will be chosen for you / your child and a book list provided to you to purchase. 

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 enrolment at Motif Music Studios includes opportunities for students to participate in workshops, recitals and special events 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.  At this time, we will be scheduling events online via ZOOM or outdoor social distance gatherings.

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.

*Due to COVID, festivals may be changed to allow social distancing or cancelled altogether. 

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.