Studio Policy Quick Guide

• Taking online/In Person lessons is a combination of the following: Interactive videos, customized lesson assignments via Practice Space App, face to face lessons over Google Meet, music apps for learning theory, recording, performing, and more!

• Student's have 4 lessons per month and 2 lessons during the month of December and January.

• An invoice will be sent on the 25th of each month and should be paid by the first of the month or no later than the 7th(if first lesson falls after this date). Late payments will incur a $25 dollar fee.

• Live lessons will not be made up if there is a time conflict, a recorded lesson will take its place. I do not offer makeups, or refunds.

• Materials,method books and exams are purchased by the parent.

• Performances and recordings are a high priority. Students should make every opportunity to attend online quarterly recitals and in persona recitals and performance opportunities.

• Exams are not offered until after your 1st year of lessons. AMEB, AGMS and Rock School are offered in my studio. All exam fees are paid by the parent. Please refer to the AMEB website for more information.

• Performance opportunities such as Eisteddfods, Composition Competition and local Market open mics are also offered to all students.

Studio Schedule

-January 27 Academic year/Term 1 begins

-March 26 Term 1 Holidays Begin

-April 12th Term 2 Begins

-June 1 Composition Competition (Gold Coast Students only)

-June 26th Term 2 Holidays Begin

-June 6-21 AMEB Exams Round 1 Gold. Coast

-July 12th Term 3 Begins

-September 18th Term 3 Holidays Begin

-AMEB Exams Round 2 Gold Coast September 26 - Oct 18

-October 5th Term 4 Begins

-October 29 Halloween Video Recital (PreRecorded, not Live)

-November(TBA) Christmas Markets Recital (In Person)

-December 11th Christmas/End of year In Person Recital.

Lesson tuition, payment, and missed lessons

Private individual lessons are conducted on a weekly basis for 30, 45 or 60 minutes. These are long standing appointments and are exclusively reserved for your family. I do not offer makeups, reschedules or refunds.

Your monthly tuition will be calculated depending on the date in which you join the studio. All lessons are billed in AUD.

Monthly tuition is based on a monthly payment plan and billed into monthly payment installments. Reserving your child’s exclusive lesson time throughout the academic year, whether he/she attends lessons or not. It is not the teacher’s responsibility to reschedule a student’s lesson if he/she has a conflict with another activity. A student who does not attend a lesson will simply miss the benefit of that lesson and the teacher will send a recorded video instead. Your tuition reserves you a weekly time slot and benefits within the studio. Please give as much notice as possible when canceling a lesson. If the teacher needs to miss the lesson, I will credit the missed lesson to the next month's invoice.

Tuition payments are in AUD and will be made through My Music Staff account and will be automated for payment by the 1st of every month.Payment Accepted: Cash, or BSB transfer.

Discontinuation of lessons

To discontinue lessons, the student must provide at least one month’s advance written notice. If the student does not provide one month’s advance written notice, the student shall be liable for one month’s tuition in full, even if no lessons are provided during that month.

*I take commencement of lessons as agreement of my studio policies.

Media Release Agreement:

Anna's Music Studio Media & Photo Release

Anna's Music Studio frequently takes photographs, video recordings, and audio recordings of students during lessons, recitals, and studio events to celebrate their achievements and promote our community. These materials may be featured on our website, social media, or printed marketing materials. To protect student privacy, we never publish a minor's full name or personal details. Instead they are referred to only by their first initial.

🔒 Important Note on Educational Video & Audio:

Separate from marketing, our teachers frequently take close-up photos or videos of students' hands only during lessons. These are strictly used for educational purposes and to help with practice at home. These clips are uploaded directly and exclusively to the student's personal practice space account, where no other students or third parties have access. These educational files are never stored on a teacher's personal device and are deleted immediately after uploading.