FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Tuition is due at the first lesson of every month, or can be paid in a lump sum at the beginning of each semester. If tuition is paid after the 10th day of the month, a $10 late fee will be added. Please be respectful of this policy. Fall Semester: Aug. 31- Dec. 19, 2015 (16 weeks of lessons) *No lessons will be given the week of Nov. 23-29 30 minute lessons: $96/month 45 minute lessons: $144/month 60 minute lessons: $192/month Spring Semester: Jan. 4- May 28, 2016 (20 weeks of lessons) *No lessons will be given the week of March 14-20 To accommodate vacations and summer camps, summer semester will include 8 lessons over the course of June-August. Tuition for summer semester is a lump sum of $192/$288/$384 depending on lesson length, and is due at the beginning of June.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I'm currently still working on my DMA, so I'm in the academic environment and am kept up to date in the happenings of the piano world. I am also a member of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), as well as the Kansas City Music Teachers Association (KCMTA) which hold conferences and workshops that I attend. Since piano teaching and performance is a field I love, I spend a lot of my "leisure" time reading up on these topics as well.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
I have always wanted to be a teacher. Throughout the years I wanted to teach HS English, coach basketball, and teach HS choir, but my passion for teaching has always been constant. Every time I finish a lesson or a class that I have taught I come out feeling more energized than when I began. My whole family is musical. My mom was my high school choir teacher, and 3 of my 4 siblings have received music degrees in college. Growing up, music was a huge part of our life! I was interested in many areas growing up, and spent my high school years focusing on basketball, but shifted my focus once I got to college and have given the piano everything I have since then!