Monthly Tuition Fees
TUITION PAYMENT POLICY: Tuition reserves a student’s
lesson time each week and is essential for the academy
to function. Because an instructors time is just as
valuable as a students, it is important that a students
tuition is paid prior to lessons being given. this
assures the academy that the funding and commitment is
available to compensate their instructors. Any
lesson a student does not attend (without proper notice)
will unfortunately be a forfeiture of that lesson. Our
tuition is structured on a “month to month” basis and is
due on the 25th, of each month for the upcoming month.
Registration occurs on September 1st, of each year for
existing students and on the first day of lessons for
new incoming students. A one time-one month tuition
security deposit is required upon registration for all
students along with the registering months tuition.
This deposit can be applied to a students last month of
lessons, existing balance or will be completely refunded
upon discontinuance. The following is a breakdown
of our tuition fees:
IN-HOME PRIVATE LESSON FEES
Duration
Per Lesson Fee
Monthly Fee
|
30 Minute Session |
$33 |
$143 Per Month |
|
45 Minute Session |
$41 |
$178 Per Month |
|
60 Minute Session |
$57 |
$247 Per Month |
*30 Minute Lessons: Thirty minute in-home
lessons are only offered if there are two or more
siblings/friends taking at the same home on the same
day.
*The one-hour rate is only for an individual student
taking a one-hour lesson. A one-hour rate can not be
divided between two students.
SELF RENEWING TUITION: Although the Royal
Academy’s tuition period is on a month to month
basis, all tuition is self renewing by the 25th, of
each month. This means that in the event you wish to
discontinue lessons, you are required to notify the
Royal Academy in writing, mailed to 370 Boston
Turnpike Rd., Shrewsbury, MA 01545 before the 25th,
of each month prior to the month you will be
discontinuing. Failure to notify the school of
withdrawal will result in charges for the upcoming
months tuition. Any balances carried over will also
result in a $10 late fee for each month a balance
remains open.
SIGN-IN POLICY: All students are required to
check in at the front desk as well as sign in with
their instructors before each lesson begins to
ensure tuition is up to date and to help us track
lesson history. In the event a payment has not been
submitted by the 8th, of the month (grace period),
unfortunately the instructor will not be allowed to
perform a lesson and lessons will unfortunately be
temporarily suspended until a payment is made.
Students will not be given the reason for a lesson
being suspended, only a parent or guardian will be
notified regarding this. Please do not send your
child to a lesson without remembering to pay his/her
tuition, this makes it very difficult for the
school, its teachers and administration. If finances
are an issue, please contact us so we can help to
work out a convenient payment plan with you.
RESERVING A TIME SLOT: Please understand that
the Royal Academy compensates its instructors for
their time, and their time is just as important as
anyone else’s. When a student does not show up, the
instructor is still present and compensated. Your
tuition reserves a time-slot with a particular
instructor.
REGISTRATION FEES: There is a $20 dollar
registration fee per student, no more than $30 per
family required upon registration to the academy and
on September 1st. of each year. Those students
registering between June 1st, and August 31st, will
be exempt from re-paying the registration fee the
following September (only) however, the one month
security deposit is still required.
ABSENTEE POLICY: The Royal Academy requires a
minimum of 24 hours notice of cancellation for an
absence to be excused. All lessons cancelled outside
this 24 hour period will be considered a
cancellation and a student has the option of taking
a make-up lesson. If 24 hours notice has not been
given, the lesson will be considered a “no show” and
will be forfeited. No make-up lesson can be offered.
MAKE
UP LESSONS: The Academy offers 2 make-up lessons
per year for students that were absent and gave a
period of 24 hour notice of cancellation. Please do
not contact your instructor on your own to set up a
make-up lesson, all make-up lessons must be valid
through the music office only. If approved, a
make-up lesson voucher will be given to the
instructor with permission to offer a make-up
lesson.
TRIAL
LESSONS: The Royal Academy offers a trial lesson
for students who are not quite sure if an instrument
is for them or their child or if they would like to
get a good sense of how a lesson is structured, to
meet a teacher and/or to discuss goals. A
trial lesson fee is the same as a 1/2 hour lesson
fee $26.00 and an instrument does not need to be
rented or purchased prior to a trial lesson.
Students are required to notify the school shortly
after the trial lesson in order to reserve a time
slot.
RESCHEDULED LESSONS: In the event a student
gives a period of three weeks or more notice of
cancellation of a lesson, they will be entitled to a
rescheduled lesson, There is a limit of 3
rescheduled lessons per year. Rescheduled lesson
notice must be given to both administration ( in
writing ) and verbally to the instructor in order to
be valid.
CREDITS: The Royal Academy only offers a credit
if an instructor has left and a substitute or new
instructor was not made readily available, resulting
in a loss of pre-paid lessons.
SCHOOL CLOSING POLICY: In the event that classes
and private lessons are cancelled due to inclement
weather or for any other reason, there will be
recorded announcement on the Royal Academy voice
mail machine which can be heard by calling
508-792-1221. 8:30AM for morning cancellations and
12:30 PM for afternoon and evening cancellations.
Make up lessons will be offered . Cancellation of
lessons due to inclement weather, or extreme
circumstances such as family emergency will be
offered a make-up lesson only, which can be applied
anytime throughout the year.
VACATIONS: The Royal Academy’s admission period
is rolling and lessons are taught straight through
the summer and vacation periods. The Royal Academy’s
schedule does not follow public school schedules,
so, in the event that a student leaves for vacation
consisting of two or more weeks during the months of
July1st, through September 1st, the Royal Academy
does allow for tuition payments to be pro-rated for
missed lessons only between these two month periods.
A teacher can not hold a time slot more than three
weeks without the time slot being paid for.
STUDENT & FAMILY DISCOUNTS: The Royal Academy
offers student and family discounts to students
attending the academy with one or more family
member. There is a four dollar discount per month
for the second family member attending and an eight
dollar discount per month for the third family
member attending.
