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Violin Tuition Terms & Conditions                            To Library

Because of the complexities of the time and travel involved in making the lessons possible these terms & conditions are an essential element in the smooth organisation of the lessons. Learning the violin is a long-term commitment and whilst the student is asked to be as committed as possible circumstances may conspire to create difficulties.  These terms & conditions have therefore been designed to be as fair and as flexible as possible to both the student and the teacher.   Please take the trouble to read them so as to avoid the possibility of future misunderstandings.

Please be aware that short-notice cancellations are a particular problem to manage because of the difficulties of the travel timetable and for this reason this type of cancellation will cause the lesson to be lost and the fees not refunded.    To avoid this the student (or parent) need only give notice at the time of the lesson preceding the absence to avoid unnecessary loss of a lesson.  Students, and if appropriate parents, upon commencement of their lessons, are therefore assumed to have agreed to the terms & conditions (which are available to be read at the time of booking).  

Please do not be offended by these terms and conditions being upheld.

 

Lessons & Times

  1. Lessons are normally weekly at agreed times during school term times but may extend into school holidays by mutual agreement.

  2. Students will be provided with not less than 30 lessons and not more than 40 lessons per year unless varied by mutual agreement.

Variations to Lesson Times & Dates

  1. Requests to vary the timing of a lesson will be considered where a minimum of a week’s notice has been provided by the student (or parent), subject to available space.

  2. Students may request to miss a lesson with the following conditions:

    1. Where notice is provided of 7 days or more the lesson missed will be treated as a postponement not a cancellation which means the lesson fee is not lost. 

    2. Where notice is provided of less than 7 days (for any reason) the  lesson missed will be counted as a cancellation and the lesson fee is lost.

  3. Fees for cancelled lessons where notice of less than 7 days is provided are not refunded.

  4. Lessons cancelled by the teacher at short notice (e.g. in the case of illness or unavoidable delays)  will be made up to the student.

Holidays & Absences

  1. Notice of student holidays must be provided with a minimum of seven days notice but ideally more if at all possible.

  2. The teacher will provide as much notice as possible of teacher holidays but in any case will provide 7 or more days notice to the student.

  3. In the case of student long term illness or a student extended holiday period these terms & conditions may be varied by mutual agreement between the student (or parent) and the teacher.

Payment

  1. Lessons are booked in sets of 5.

  2. The lesson fees are paid in advance and are due on or before the first lesson in the set of 5.

  3. By commencing a group of 5 lessons the student (or parent) commits to the next five available weekly lessons (except notified holidays and agreed absences).

  4. Fees for violin tuition are non-refundable and non-transferable.

  5. Payment may made by cheque (payable to AHA! Coaching Ltd) or on-line (banking details available upon request).

  6. On-line payments are subject to £10 late payment fee applicable when a payment is delayed by 7 days or more after the due date (see 2. above).

  7. On-line payments must include an identifying reference (e.g. your surname).

  8. On-line payments must be accompanied by an email sent to andrew@andrewhodges.co.uk confirming that you have authorised the payment.

  9. On-line payments should use the Faster Payment Service where your bank provides you with the facility.

Termination of Tuition

  1. The student (or parent)  must give at least two lesson’s notice before the end of a set of 5 lessons for the violin lessons to be terminated.

  2. If more than 4 consecutive lessons are missed by the student the teacher may choose to terminate the lessons.

  3. If, in the opinion of the teacher, the pupil is failing to benefit from the tuition, the teacher may , after discussion with the student (and parents), choose to terminate the lessons with immediate effect.