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TIERNEY MUSIC STUDIO AND THE MUSIC STUDIO AT ST. JOAN OF ARC SCHOOL Voice and Piano Lessons 2014-2015 STUDIO POLICY and CONTRACT Mary Catherine Tierney, MA Ruth M. Tierney, BA 14 Orchard Road 14 Orchard Road Hummelstown, PA 17036 Hummelstown, PA 17036 Phone #717-919-8325 Phone #717-566-3628 [email protected] [email protected]

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TIERNEY MUSIC STUDIO AND

THE MUSIC STUDIO AT

ST. JOAN OF ARC SCHOOL

Voice and Piano Lessons

2014-2015

STUDIO POLICY

and

CONTRACT

Mary Catherine Tierney, MA Ruth M. Tierney, BA

14 Orchard Road 14 Orchard Road

Hummelstown, PA 17036 Hummelstown, PA 17036

Phone #717-919-8325 Phone #717-566-3628 [email protected] [email protected]

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Mary Catherine Tierney has been teaching Voice and Piano since she was a student at Lebanon Valley College, where in 1982, she graduated with a B.A. degree in Vocal Performance. While at Lebanon Valley College she resumed study with Virginia Englebright, her voice teacher since the age of 14. Other vocal teachers include Josephine Guido (Chestnut Hill College and Philadelphia Opera Company), Janice Rosena Peri (Old Dominion University, Norfolk VA), Heather Ross (Hood College, Frederick, MD and Maryland Lyric Opera Company), Edward Crafts (Founder of the Maryland Lyric Opera Company with whom she made her opera debut) and most recently, Dr. Thomas Houser who has made his contribution, internationally, in Vocal Therapy. Her piano teachers include Dr. Dennis Sweigart and Mr. William Fairlamb (Lebanon Valley College), the late Sr. Winnefred S.S.J. (Chestnut Hill College), Mary Ellen Kinch (Hershey) and the late Vivian Steele (Harrisburg) with whom she began her studies at the age of 5. In 2003, Ms. Tierney earned a M.A. degree in Church Music from Marywood University. During this time she studied organ with Dr. Shelly Moorman-Stahlman at Lebanon Valley College. Ms. Tierney's classroom teaching experience began in 1990 having held positions at parochial schools in the Harrisburg Diocese. She has held a position as Kindermusik teacher in The Community Music Institute of Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA. Currently Ms. Tierney has the privilege of operating Tierney Music Studio for private study of Voice and Piano in the Hershey area. Most recently, Ms. Tierney serves as Music Adjunct in the Harrisburg location for the Campolo College for Graduate and Professional Studies at Eastern University. Currently, she teaches as private teacher to her students at St. Joan of Arc School and in her home studio in the Hershey/ Hummelstown area. Ms. Tierney began performing professionally when she began singing for Wedding ceremonies at St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church at the age of 15. Since then she has sung as a concert soloist with several groups including the Masterworks Chorale under the direction of the late Dr. Pierce Getz and with whom she made her European debut as a soloist while on tour in Ireland and Wales (2006), Lebanon Valley College Alumni Chorale under the direction of Dr. Getz, The Harrisburg Choral Society under the direction of Dr. Robert Lau, The Harrisburg West Shore Symphony and as a member of The Baltimore Symphony Chorus under the direction of Choral Master, Edward Polichek and Symphonic Maestro, David Zinman. Ms. Tierney has sung in churches wherever she has lived feeling the desire of her soul to sing out in praise and thanksgiving to God to whom she feels indebted for her accomplishments. Currently, Ms. Tierney serves as a lead cantor and soloist with the St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church Choir, Hershey, under the direction of Beth Palmer. In addition she sings with the St. Joan of Arc Schola Cantorum also under the direction of Ms. Palmer.

Professional affiliations include past membership in the National Pastoral Musicians (NPM), current membership in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), The Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), parent affiliate of the Capital Area Chapter of the Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association (PMTA) for whom she recently completed her second year as President, and, The Wednesday Club of Harrisburg, with whom she serves as Board member.

Ms. Tierney is available to sing in recital and solo venues with a special love for the oratorio genre. To contact Ms. Tierney, you may send your email to [email protected] or call 717-919-8325.

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Ruth Marie Tierney is a graduate of Chestnut Hill College where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Performance. Her concentration was in both Piano Performance and Vocal Performance. Her teachers of voice have been the late Rosina Muto of Harrisburg, from 1951 to 1954, Sr. Regina Dolores at Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia from 1954 to 1958, and Virginia Englebright at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA from 1978 to 1984. She studied piano while in high school with Mr. William Fairlamb at Lebanon Valley College from 1951 to 1954, Dr. Clarence Bawden at Chestnut Hill College from 1954 to 1958, and extensive continuing study with Dr. Dennis Sweigart of Lebanon Valley College from 1980 to the present. Her early piano study took place with Elaine Huber at the Philadelphia Settlement School from 1947 to 1950. Both during and after College, Ruth sang many operatic roles with the Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company. Included in those roles were Mimi in La Boheme, Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, Miss Silverstein in Mozart's Impressaria, and supporting roles in La Traviata, Marriage of Figaro and Rigoletto She has also been featured as a soloist with the Hershey Community Chorus, St. Joan of Arc Church and other area churches. Ruth has also done extensive local performing as a recitalist and as Concerto soloist with the Harrisburg West Shore Symphony as well other settings in Harrisburg, Philadelphia and in northern Maryland. She has either sung or played on a regular schedule as a member of The Wednesday Club of Harrisburg with whom she has played in a Master Recital and with whom she continues as Resident Artist, Board member and past President. Since 1950, Ruth has been a choir member, soloist and organist at St. Joan of Arc Church in Hershey, PA. She had served the parish as Principal Organist from 1950- 2010 and as the classroom Music Teacher at St. Joan of Arc School between 1968 and 1979. Current Professional affiliations include, active membership in The Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) The Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association (PMTA), President of the Capital Area Chapter of Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association from 2004 to 2006, past President of The Wednesday Club of Harrisburg form 1990 to 1994 , and member of the Harmonia Music Club of Lebanon, as part of the Federation of Music Clubs. For the past sixteen years, Ruth has enjoyed teaching as Adjunct instructor of piano at Lebanon Valley College. Ruth continues teaching from her home in Hummelstown, PA.

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TIERNEY MUSIC STUDIO 2014-2015

CALENDAR The 2014-2015 Studio year will begin in the first week of September and will

be completed approximately the first or second week of June. Lesson

scheduling will occur the week prior to the first week of school or the last week

of August. The Summer Flex schedule will be observed as a separate entity

apart from the school year term of 38 weeks. The Summer Flex schedule

accommodates family Summer vacation plans and are made on a week-to-week

basis.

Students who are enrolled in the 38-week term will continue study until the

Spring recitals are over and/or when they have completed their final lesson of

the school year. Please make note of this in the contract signed upon

enrollment of lessons.

The School year term consists of one 38- week term to be paid over 12

months. (Details are found on page 13 & 14 under “Fee Schedule”)

The lessons included in your contract consist of 34 piano lessons and 4

mandatory group lessons which will occur over the course of 12 months (one

each quarter). Group lessons are included in your contract which will be

signed and submitted before lessons begin.

GROUP LESSONS aka “Piano Parties”

Playing within a small instructional group setting allows greater emphasis to

be placed upon working and “playing” with others. Four (4) group lessons are

mandatory and are scheduled, one for each quarter of the calendar year (over 12

months). Levels Primer through 3 will attend the 45 minute classes and Level 4

to Advanced will attend the 60 minute classes. Group class will give the

student opportunities to play Theory games and activities to strengthen the

soloist or ensemble. These classes will be held for 4 or more students per

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Lessons will be held on assigned weeks during the calendar year.

Students do not attend his/her regularly scheduled lesson during the Group class

weeks. Snack will be provided.

Group lessons are included in your monthly lesson fee. You may choose from

two (2) different days to schedule your child for Group lessons. Please refer to

the group schedule and reserve your days.

RECREATIONAL GROUP LESSONS Non-competitive group Recreational Piano Classes will be offered to

adults who are interested in learning to play the piano simply to explore the joy

of music. No former piano study or knowledge of music is necessary to

participate in this class. The schedule is sent via email, a week prior to classes.

GROUP CLASS SCHEDULE

First Quarter October 20th through 23rd, 2014

Second Quarter January 12th through 15th, 2015

Third Quarter April 7th through 10th, 2015

Fourth Quarter July 13th through 17th, 2015 (An alternative date may be

necessary to accommodate vacation schedules)

Pre- Primer - Primer Monday 4:00- 4:45 or Thursday 4:00-4:45

Level 1-2 Tuesday 4:00- 4:45 or Wednesday 4:00-4:45

Level 3-4 Wednesday 5:00- 6:00 or Tuesday 5:00-6:00

Advanced Level Monday 5:00- 6:00 or Thursday 5:00-6:00

"...The life I now live...I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and

gave Himself for me."

Galatians 2:20

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LESSON SCHEDULES Mondays -8/25, 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, October Group class (week #1),

10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15, 12/22, 1/5, January

Group class (week #2),1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, April

Group class (week #3), 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 6/1, 6/8, July Group

class (week #4).

Tuesdays - 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, October Group class (week

#1), 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 1/6, January Group

class (week #2), 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31,

April Group class (week #3), 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, July Group

class (week #4).

Wednesdays - 9/3, 9/10, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, October Group class (week

#1) 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17, 1/7, January Group class

(week #2), 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, April

Group class (week #3), 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/10, July

Group class (week #4).

Thursdays - 9/4, 9/11, 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, October Group class

(week #1), 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 12/4, 12/11, 12/18, 1/8, January Group

class (week #2), 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2,

April Group class (week #3), 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4, July

Group class (week #4).

Fridays - 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, October Group class (week

#1), 10/24, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 12/5, 12/12, 12/19, 1/2, 1/9, January Group class

(week #2), 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6, 3/13, 3/27, 4/3, April Group

class (week #3), 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5, July Group class

(week #4).

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STUDIO FEE The Studio fee will cover expenses that are necessary to run the studio; printing,

mailing, insurance as well as a built in vacation (worth 1 hour) for your teacher.

Please note that the Studio fee is in addition to the Registration fee (to hold your

spot in the schedule) and is $10.00. The $42.00 studio fee has already been

figured into the tuition total. Please refer to the Breakdown of Lesson Tuition

Plan on Pages 13-14 or call if you have any questions regarding this fee.

Thank you for your understanding!

RECESSES

Mondays – 9/1, 10/13, 12/1, 12/29, 1/4, 1/19, 2/16, 4/6, 5/25

Tuesdays – 12/24, 12/30

Wednesdays – 9/17, 11/26, 12/24, 12/31, 6/3 (last day of school)

Thursdays - 11/27, 12/25, 1/1, 4/2

Fridays – 8/29, 10/31, 11/28, 12/26, 1/2, 3/20, 4/3

Thank you for your commitment to getting your child to his or her lessons

scheduled on school holidays. 10/31,11/3, & Parent Teacher conference

days (currently not scheduled) which will occur in Spring. If it is not

possible for your child to attend, please make arrangements for a make-up

lesson.

"Children are the world's greatest resource and our best hope for the future." Rev. Jim Close President of the Mercy Home for Boys and Girls

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RECITALS and AUDITIONS Recitals are an important way of testing your child for thorough practice of his music.

When sharing her music she is building confidence and a healthy self-esteem. Auditions also

give another perspective to the student’s performance.

Formal recitals and auditions will be held intermittently throughout the year. Private

students who have studied for at least one year are strongly encouraged to participate. Locations

will include:

Sunday, October 26, 2014, 2:00 p.m. Student Honors Recital

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran

Church, Lemoyne, PA presented by PMTA**

Sunday, December 14, 2014, 3:00 p.m. TMS Holiday Recital

Country Meadows, Hershey

Rose Room

presented by TMS*

Thursday, November 20, 2014, 7:00 p.m. St. Joan of Arc School, Hershey

School Cafeteria

Saturday, February 21, 2015 PMTA

Piano Extravaganza Auditions

Grantham Church, Grantham, PA

presented by PMTA**

Saturday, February 28, 2015 Annual CAC PMTA Festival

Elizabethtown College

presented by PMTA**

Sunday, April 12, 2015, 3:00 P.M. TMS Spring Recital

Country Meadows, Hershey presented by TMS*

Saturday, April 25, 2015, 5:00 p.m. Harrisburg Forum, Walnut St.

Presented by PMTA**

Thursday, May 14, 2015, 7:00. P.M. St. Joan of Arc School

School Cafeteria

Lebanon Valley College Recitals will be announced at a later date.

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Recital registration forms may be found below. Please register early using these form or

email your recital choices in order to ensure that your child be included in these recitals/

auditions.

* Tierney Music Studio ** Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association

RECITAL REGISTRATION FORM

Please consider including my child,____________________________, as a performer in the

Recital to be held on ____________________________________________________________

Telephone(s)________________________________email_______________________________

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Please consider including my child,____________________________, as a performer in the

Recital to be held on_____________________________________________________________

Telephone(s)________________________________email_______________________________

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RECITAL REGISTRATION FORM

Please consider including my child,___________________________, as a performer in the

Recital to be held on ____________________________________________________________

Telephone(s)________________________________email_______________________________

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RECITAL REGISTRATION FORM

Please consider including my child,___________________________, as a performer in the

Recital to be held on ____________________________________________________________

Telephone(s)________________________________email_______________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Please copy and email form to [email protected] ,

[email protected] or hand form directly to your teacher.

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FESTIVALS and COMPETITIONS

Each year a music festival is held within the Harrisburg Area Chapter of the Pennsylvania

Music Teachers Association. This festival is a wonderful opportunity for students to

demonstrate abilities and skills which they have gained and for assessment which can ultimately

lead to scholarship awards and other opportunities. (Students will audition for additional awards

at designated times of the year. Please let us be informed of your interest, that your child can be

considered at the time of audition.) The National Association of Teachers of Singing holds its annual Student Audition which

is a judged assessment and which allows the passing student to gain status of student member of

NATS.

The dates, times and places of these events are:

The Capital Area Chapter PMTA Festival, Saturday, February 28, 2015

Zug Music Hall, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA 17022

Annual NATS* STUDENT AUDITIONS , for more information please

see the following link http://www.nats.org/programs/student-auditions.html

* The National Association of Teachers of Singing

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CAPTIAL AREA CHAPTER OF PMTA ANNUAL FESTIVAL

SIGN-UP FORM

Please consider including my child ___________________________as a participant in the

PMTA Festival to be held at Elizabethtown College on Saturday, March 1, 2014

Telephone number(s)________________________email_____________________________

_________________________________________________________________

ANNUAL NATS STUDENT AUDITION

SIGN-UP FORM

Please consider including __________________________as a participant in the

annual NATS Competition to be held at Lebanon Valley College on Saturday, October 27, 2013.

Telephone number(s)________________________email_____________________________

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TRI-ANNUAL CAC PMTA PIANO

EXTRAVAGANZA

Every three years the Capital Area Chapter of Pennsylvania Music Teachers

Association presents the “Piano Extravaganza” a unique opportunity for piano

students to experience the audition process and ensemble performance. This

exciting event is held at the Harrisburg Forum , home of the Harrisburg Symphony

Orchestra. The Forum is a beautiful venue where your child will be the performer

in a piano orchestra. 16 Pianos will be brought in from Philadelphia to the Forum

stage for this amazing event. Students who are studying, at least, Level 2 will be

encouraged to audition for the Piano Extravaganza.

Please ask your teacher if you are eligible to participate in the Piano

Extravaganza.

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SUMMER LESSONS

Private lessons are offered during the Summer months. Summer lessons

offer a consistency which eliminates the need for the student to spend the first

several weeks of the Fall Term on review.

The fees for Summer lessons are in addition to your contracted 38-week term and

are based upon the hourly rate.

SUMMER MUSIC CAMPS

Tierney Music Studio Summer Camp

During the month of June students will have the opportunity to learn through

musical games, singing and playing the piano, stories, videos and interactive fun.

Camp will run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. A snack will be provided at mid-

morning. At the end of the week, the students will play in an informal recital with

emphasis on a special piece which will have been their focus over the week. A

picnic celebration will follow. Space is limited to 8 students. The fee is $250.00.

Camp Dates: Monday, June 16 through Friday, June 20, 2014. Please see Sign-up

form below.

For students who are interested in continuing their music studies in other

area summer camps, please inquire in April or May for information on these

camps. Local music camps are a beneficial supplement to your child's music

education, and, they're lots of fun!

“Success has a simple formula: do your best, and people may like it.”

Sam Ewing

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Summer Music Camp

Please place my child's name(s),________________________________________________

on your list for the TMS Summer Music Camp, June 8- 12, 2015.

Parents(s) Signature_________________Student Signature_______________Phone#______

Telephone_____________________________email________________________

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ASSESSMENT

Students are encouraged to participate in the PMTA festival and the NATS

competition both held annually at local colleges. These festivals are wonderful

opportunities for students to share their music and for them to gain assessment by

impartial, qualified judges who are also music teachers. The students will be

evaluated on development of technical ability, interpretation of style and

knowledge of theory. Students are especially encouraged to participate in the

annual PMTA Festival which will be held at Elizabethtown College on February

28, 2015. Each year during this festival, students can participate in workshops

which are designed to stimulate their interest and enhance their understanding of

the many facets of music. Also, during this festival, a professional artist will

appear as a feature for all those who participate and for their families and guests.

"IF YOU GET ONE GOOD LINE A DAY, YOU'RE DOING WELL." Billy Roche, Irish Playwright

TERMINATION OF LESSONS

A 30-day written notice is required for termination of lessons. We

respectfully request that termination be made at the end of the school year.

If this is not possible, please make termination at the end of a month. Please make

full payment for the termination month by the 7th of the month.

* Absences during the termination month will be rescheduled or forfeited.

Please note: Termination in the middle of the school year cannot be honored

simply because the student has tired of piano/voice lessons. With any subject for

study, the student is bound to have moments when he/she will need a break. Please

let the school vacations be those times. Daily practice encourages slow and steady

growth over the school year.

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ABSENCES/ MAKE-UP LESSONS:

Make-up lessons are reserved for those who have serious illness or due to

severe weather conditions and emergencies. If you are aware of an upcoming date

that prevents your child from attending his/her lesson, please inform your teacher

as soon as possible and not later than 48 hours before your scheduled appointment.

If a call is not received, the impression will be taken that you have decided to

forfeit the lesson and that you will make payment for that missed lesson.

Lessons that are missed and that you wish to make up must be made up within 2

weeks of the missed lesson. Please make a note that it is required that the lesson

be forfeited if it is not made up within this 2-week period. Also, there will be a

limit of 2 make-up lessons per quarter unless your teacher is contacted and the

situation warrants another make-up lesson. Thank you for your attention and

understanding in this important matter. Please keep a record of any date that your

child will potentially miss before each month or term and please inform me as soon

as possible so that your child will receive the full contracted 38-lesson term.

PRACTICE TIME

The student is required to practice at least 5 days in each week while studying the

voice or piano. Please refer to the guide below in order to determine how long

your child should practice during each practice session.

Primer Level 30 minutes (unless the student is in the 1st or 2nd

grade. No less than 20 minutes.)

Level One 45 minutes

Level Two & up 60 minutes

"Politics is not my domain. Charity, and charity alone,

is my obsession." Sister Consuelo Murphy,

Irish Missionary

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LENGTH OF LESSONS

Individual lessons will be 30, 45 or 60 minutes in length. Fees will be

adjusted accordingly.

FEE SCHEDULE

Fee is based upon a $42.00 per hour rate. This rate is subject to change each year.

Half hour lesson....................................................$21.00

45-minute lesson...................................................$31.00

Hour lesson............................................................$42.00

Breakdown of Lesson and Group Lesson Tuition:

For 30 minute lessons and 45 minute Group lessons

34 lessons x $21. = $714. + $124.=$838. + $42.00 (insurance, vacation, etc) =

$880.00 divided by 12 months = $74.00/ month.

For 30 minute lessons and 60 minute Group lessons

34 lessons x $21.= $714. + $168. = 882.+ $42.00 (insurance, vacation, etc) =

$924.00 divided by 12 months = $77.00/ month.

For 45 minute lessons and 45 minute Group lessons

34 lessons x $31.=$1,054. +$124.=$1178.+ $42.00 (insurance, vacation, etc)=

$1220.00 divided by 12 months =$102.00/ month.

For 45 minute lessons and 60 minute Group lessons

34 lessons x $31.=$1,054. +$168. = $1,222.+$42.00 (insurance, vacation, etc.)=

$1,264.00 divided by 12 months = $105.00/month

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For 60 minute lessons and 45 minute Group lessons

34 lessons x $42.=$1,428. +$124.=$1,552.+$42.00 (insurance, vacation, etc)=

$1,594.00 divided by 12 months = 133.00/month

For 60 minute lessons and 60 minute Group lessons

34 lessons x $42.=$1,428. +$168.=$1,596.+$42.00 (insurance, vacation, etc.)=

$1,638.00 divided by 12 months = $136.00/month

N.B. Please remember that payments are extended over the Summer

months, even when students are not taking lessons. Therefore, you will

be paying TMS over the Summer when your students are on Summer

break as per the 12 month payment option. Any additional lessons taken

over the Summer months are on a “pay as you go” basis since they are not

included in the 38-week contract.

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Graduated Discount Chart

We understand the difficulties of raising a family. Especially for the parents who wish to

raise their children in the Catholic Schools. It is our hope that we can continue to encourage

you to “hang in there” when bills mount and it seems like something must go. We hope that

music lessons are not just a frill but a serious study that will enhance your children’s and your

lives for years to come. The Graduated Discount Chart is made available to families who have

multiple children enrolled in piano and/or vocal lessons. Please take advantage of the discount

that may apply to you. If you have questions, please let us know.

Lesson--------- 2nd Student- 3rd Student 4th Student 5th Student

5% discount 6% discount 7% discount 8% discount

30 min. lesson $836.00 $827.20 $818.40 $809.60…etc.

45 min. lesson (-$44.00) (-$52.80) (-$61.60) (-$70.40)

30 min. lesson $877.80 $868.56 $859.32 $850.08…etc.

60 min. group (-$46.20) (-$55.44) (-$64.68) (-$73.92)

45 min. lesson $1159.00 $1146.80 $1134.60 $1122.40…etc.

45 min. group (-$61.00) (-$73.20) (-$85.40) (-$97.60)

45 min. lesson $1200.80 $1188.16 $1175.52 $1162.88…etc.

60 min group (-$63.20) (-$75.84) (-$88.48) (-$101.12)

60 min. lesson $1514.30 $1498.36 $1482.42 $1466.48…etc.

45 min. group (-$79.70) (-$95.64) (-$111.58) (-$127.52)

60 min. lesson $1556.10 $1539.72 $1523.34 $1506.96…etc.

60 min. group (-$81.90) (-$98.28) (-$114.66) (-$131.04)

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Mission Statement

It is the mission of this studio to provide a thorough

study of music in theory and practice and to

investigate the history and the development of

music in the Western world and beyond.

This studio also exists to provide opportunities for

the performance of the music that we have mastered.

It is the belief of these teachers that our musical

talents are God-given and in order that we may serve,

these gifts must be shared with others.

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CONTRACT

PAYMENT PLAN

Please choose one plan by circling the number preceding the explanation of the plan.

1. FULL TERM PLAN: The tuition for a full term, is

made in one payment. Please refer to pages 13 and 14 for details on your

payments. (Breakdown of Lesson Tuition Plan) Please make this

payment within the first month of the term.

2. MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN: Monthly payments are made by the 7th

of each month. Please refer to pages 13 and 14 for details of your

payments. (Breakdown of Lesson Tuition Plan).

3. WEEKLY PAYMENT PLAN: Please make payment ($21.00) at the time

of service and keep track of the number of lessons on your term card.

4. MUSIC LITERATURE is not included in the lesson fee.

You are responsible for the cost of all music books.

I have read the policy and I agree to the terms within it. I will support my child’s music

development in cooperation with my child’s teacher to accomplish the set goals for the 38-week

School Term. Enclosed is my $10.00 (non-refundable / per family) Registration fee. Please enroll

my child for music lessons this year.

PARENT’S NAME(S)___________________________________________________________

SIGNATURE__________________________________________________________________

STUDENT’S NAME_________________________________________________GRADE____

STUDENT’S BIRTHDATE_________________________________AGE_________________

ADDRESS___________________________________Telephone___________________Email

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"Hold fast to instruction, never let her go,

for she is your life."

Proverbs 4:13