FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
The tuition rates are determined based on a calendar of 42 weekly private lessons. 2018-2019 Tuition Payments 30 Minute Lessons (Beginning Students) • 12 equal monthly payments- $70 due by the 10th of each month 45 Minute Lessons (Intermediate Students) • 12 equal monthly payments- $105 due by the 10th of each month 60 Minute Lessons (Advanced Students) • 12 equal monthly payments- $140 due by the 10th of each month Additional lessons beyond the 42 lessons included in the calculated monthly tuition may be purchased individually and payment should be brought to the instructor at the beginning of each additional lesson: • 30 Minute Lessons- $20 • 45 Minute Lessons- $30 • 60 Minute Lessons- $40 Note: Students who choose to pay “by the lesson” or “by the number of lessons in a month” will pay the individual lesson prices as listed above, with a limit of 10 absences per calendar year.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Are you interested in joining the studio? Feel free to call or email to see if there are any openings in the schedule. If there are, Brittni would be happy to schedule a free interview/preview lesson to determine if it will be a good teacher-student fit.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Brittni Roach serves as the founder and owner of Musical Moments Studio, LLC and has been successfully running her own independent music studio for over 12 years. Education Brittni received a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance and Violin Performance from the University of Mount Union in 2012, as well as a Master of Arts degree in Ethnomusicology from Kent State University in 2014. Professional Experience Currently, Brittni serves as a professor of music at Kent State University and Kent State University at Stark. Brittni has also presented the paper “V-Pop Reflections: Cultural Continuance of Vietnamese Popular Music in Northeast Ohio” at the 2013 Niagara Chapter meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Performance Experience Since 2008, Brittni has been a member of the Alliance Symphony and the University of Mount Union Repertory Strings. She has been a performer for the Tuscarawas Philharmonic, the Wooster Symphony, and numerous small community ensembles and musical ‘pit’ orchestras. Brittni has also performed internationally in a string trio that toured Italy in the spring of 2011. Professional Memberships Along with her participation in the above performing groups, Brittni is currently a member of the Society for Ethnomusicology and the Music Teachers National Association. She has also participated in the Ohio Music Education Association and Mu Phi Epsilon. Awards As a musician, Brittni has been the recipient of the Certificate of Honor from the Theta Omicron Chapter of the National Music Honor Society, Pi Kappa Lambda. She has been awarded the University of Mount Union Music Award. She was a finalist for the NODTHREE and NODFOUR awards granted by the University of Mount Union Piano Department. She was also the prizewinner for the University of Mount Union Music Faculty Award in 2012. The Present and Future of the Studio Brittni is currently giving piano and violin lessons at her studio in North Canton, Ohio. She also acts as the Director of Music at a local church in the Canton area. Brittni is presently undergoing training to become a Kindermusik educator and hopes to expand the studio to begin offering group classes by the Summer of 2019.