Lessons

Your monthly fee is determined by the number of lessons you will be taking each month which can vary in months where your lesson day occurs four or occasionally five times. Lesson payments are due monthly prior to the first lesson of each month.

Have you ever wanted to know just where your lesson fees go? Just how your investment is used in a music studio and by your music teacher? Or if you are getting your money’s worth? I’d like to give you some information regarding your investment dollars so you can be assured that you’ve made the right decision with Personal Notes Music lessons.

As you may know, much of the dollar that finances any services pays for the instructor’s or the professional’s own training, regardless of the service profession. A professional musician generally attends a university for four or five years. Add to that two more years for a Master’s degree, and any additional training such as the teacher’s own music lessons from maestros, and the financial toll is fairly high. In addition to professional training, your music teacher belongs to Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) which have annual fees. Belonging to this organization, which requires attending meetings and costly conventions, serves several functions.
Two of these functions benefit you: (1) ongoing information which puts us on the leading edge of what’s happening in the world of music, and (2) a consumer protection aid that guarantees you to have a teacher who annually meets strict requirements.

At your lesson you are paying for the teacher’s time, and knowledge gathered over the years. But a music teacher’s job, just as any other teacher, is not finished at the end of your hour. Consider for example the office hours spent scheduling, doing the bookwork and financing, planning recitals, evaluating and finding music which is tailored to the need and personal taste of each student, etc. For your lesson, add between thirty minutes to an hour over and above the time spent with you in the music studio, and you can see this adds up.

Expenses are incurred operating a studio such as: voice mail, telephone hookup, postage, printing, advertising, piano tuning, instrument repair, office supplies, gifts, books, tapes, videos, and the purchase of music equipment. Included also are the normal operations, upkeep or upgrading of the facility, daily expenses such as water and electricity, and one-time investments such as furniture and an air conditioner.

Last, but quite important, are the computers for the theory and rhythm lab. Initial startup costs are exorbitant, while computer upkeep and new programs add to the costs. By the way, because of the music lab a typical student gains in one year about the same amount of musical knowledge as s/he would learn in eighteen months to two years by learning through the traditional method. In other words, your knowledge is compounded each year, thereby stretching your money even further. Of course, I’d prefer not to mention the 15 to 30 cents on each dollar which goes to the
government and annual inflation.

So, you may think music education is expensive, but considering it is a lifetime investment, one in which you or your child could be active in as you advance beyond the middle-ages (unlike other activities such as karate, Little League, soccer or dance), your investment really does go a long way!

You can pay by check (payble to Lois Owsley) 

OR

PayPal: personalnotesmusic@gmail.com (friends and family)

No refunds can be issued for lessons canceled without 24 hours notice. If a lesson has not yet been paid for and is canceled with less than 24 hours notice, I will still need to bill for that lesson.

If road conditions are deemed unsafe (in accordance with CDOT and Denver Public School closures), your session will automatically default to an online session on MUZIE.LIVE. The referenced above 24-hour cancellation policy will still apply.