Mill Pond Arts: 2019-2020 Private Lesson Policies
Tuition Payment
Lessons at Mill Pond Arts are on a month-to-month basis that automatically renews each month; there is no contract for a minimum amount of months. However, we do assume you are continuing lessons with us unless you notify Mr. Pete 14 days in advance of your stop date. In order to schedule/reserve a timeslot (always done through Mr. Pete), tuition for the full month must be paid seven (7) days in advance. Tuition for the upcoming month is due by the final lesson of the previous month(October’s Tuition is paid the last week of September, etc.) Tuition is not adjusted, credited, carried forward, or refunded for weeks that a student cancels a lesson for any reason. If not paid on time, the time slot may be reassigned to a new student.
Monthly Payments
Your monthly payment is calculated based on the number of lessons for the entire 10-month periodfrom September through the first weeks of June (up until the recital). Your monthly payment will be the SAME for all 10 months no matter how many weeks/lessons are in the month. Tuition is not charged for days that Mill Pond Arts is closed: Long Weekends like Memorial Day Weekend, Columbus Day, President’s and MLK Day, Halloween, July 4th, Labor Day Weekend, Thanksgiving weekend, Spring and Winter Break according to the Allentown School District. See our 2019-2020 calendar below . Those starting after April 1 will pay-as-they-go at $35 per lesson plus admin fee.
Missed Lesson and Makeup Policy
Makeup lessons may be scheduled ONLY if you notify us of your absence PRIOR to your lesson via the REMINDER SERVICE. NO-SHOWS do not qualify for a makeup lesson. If you miss a scheduled makeup lesson, you lose it. Once you have reserved a month’s lessons, the school commits to paying your teacher in full for all of the lessons. This includes lessons you are not able to attend for any reason including planned vacations and holidays when Mill Pond Arts is open. We make best efforts to schedule makeup lessons into timeslots cancelled by other students.
Our teachers graciously give additional unpaid time for Make-Up Lessons. Specific days will be dedicated to make-ups only this year: TBD. A MONDAY EMAIL is sent out every week with each teacher’s makeup availability that week. If you miss a lesson for any reason, you may schedule a make-up lesson through Mr. Pete. You may schedule a limit of 5 make-up lessons per year, a strictly enforced policy. No make-up lessons will be given after the June recital.
Lessons Cancelled by Mill Pond
Tuition for lessons cancelled by Mill Pond Arts due to snow, instructor illness, or facility conflicts will be credited to your account and deducted from the next month’s invoice. If Allentown schools are closed DUE TO WEATHER, Mill Pond Arts is CLOSED.
Stopping Lessons
You may stop lessons at the end of any calendar month. If you have already paid the month’s tuition, you may stop lessons by providing 14 days advance notice to Mr. Pete. You are responsible for paying for all missed lessons until you fill out the ½-sheet called I NEED TO TAKE A BREAK FROM LESSONS located in the front hall, and place in the PAYMENTS box by the cooler.
Substitute Teachers
If your teacher is out sick or on vacation, another instructor may be scheduled to teach your lesson at the regularly scheduled time. Substitute lessons are billed the same as regular lessons. There is no monetary credit if you cancel the lesson.
SUMMER LESSONS
In addition to all of our summer camps, we offer FUN private lessons over the summer as well on a pay-as-you-go basis at $35 per half hour lesson. Summer Lessons start the day after Father’s Day and run through the very end of August.
MILL POND ARTS 2019-2020 PAYMENT MATH
Our prices are still $35 per half hour. Depending on the day, however, you might be getting 1-3 more lessons this year than last. Father’s Day is very late this year.
MondayLessons for the year 2019-2020: 34 lessons total + $35 admin fee
35 x $35= $1,225
$1,225 divided by 10 months = $122.50/month payment (September – June recital)
Monday Start Date: 9/9
Mondays off include: 9/2, 10/14, 1/20, 2/17, 4/13, 5/25
Last Monday lesson is 6/15
TuesdayLessons for the year 2019-2020: 39 lessons total + $35 admin fee
40 x $35= $1,400
$1.400 divided by 10 months = $140/month payment (September – June recital)
Tuesday Start Date: 9/10
Tuesdays off include: 4/14
Last Tuesday lesson is 6/16
WednesdayLessons for the year 2019-2020: 37 lessons total + $35 admin fee
38 x $35= $1,330
$1,330 divided by 10 months = $133/month payment (September – June recital)
Wednesday Start Date: 9/11
Wednesdays off include: 9/3, 11/27, 12/25, 1/1, 4/15
Last Wednesday lesson is 6/17
ThursdayLessons for the year 2019-2020: 36 lessons total + $35 admin fee
37 x $35= $1,260
$1,295 divided by 10 months = $129.50/month payment (September – June recital)
Thursday Start Date: 9/5
Thursdays off include: 10/31, 11/7, 11/28, 12/26, 4/9, 4/16
Last Thursday lesson is 6/18
FridayLessons for the year 2019-2020: 35 lessons total + $35 admin fee
36 x $35= $1,260
$1,260 divided by 10 months = $126/month payment (September – June recital)
Friday Start Date: 9/6
Fridays off include: 9/3, 11/8, 12/29, 12/20, 4/10, 4/17, 5/29
Last Friday lesson is 6/19
SaturdayLessons for the year 2019-2020: 33 lessons total + $35 admin fee
34 x $35= $1,190
$1,190 divided by 10 months = $119/month payment (September – June recital)
Saturday Start Date: 9/7
Saturdays off include: 10/12, 11/9, 11/30, 12/21, 12/28, 1/18, 2/15, 4/11, 4/25, 5/30
Last Saturday lesson is 6/20
2019-2020 Monthly Payments by Day
Starting in September, your monthly payment will be calculated based on the number of lessons for the entire 10-month periodfrom September through the first weeks of June up until the recital. Your monthly payment will be the SAME for all 10 months!
The monthly amount (September – June Recital) for 1 student listed by day:
Monday: $122.50 monthly Tuesday: $140 monthly
Wednesday: $133 monthly Thursday: $129.50 monthly
Friday: $126 monthly Saturday: $119.00 monthly
2ndand 3rdstudents are billed at a discounted rate of $30 (per lesson)
Monday: $105 monthly Tuesday: $120 monthly
Wednesday: $114 monthly Thursday: $111 monthly
Friday: $108 monthly Saturday: $102 monthly
PARKING Please park on the street. DO NOT park behind 22/24 South Main Street or the library.
RECITALS
Recitals are optional. We often recommend that our first- year students DO NOT perform. Each year we do our annual Father’s Day Recital at the Allentown Presbyterian Church located at 20 High Street. There are so many students that we actually split into two different recital times and you pick between the 1:30 recital or the 3:30 recital. NOTE: Due to the late Father’s Day in June 2020, the recital will be held on Saturday, June 20 and you may choose between the 4:30 pm recital or the 6:30 pm.
We also advertise other coffee house opportunities and have vocal performances at the MOTH coffeehouse just down the street. We do a DIGITAL RECITAL in December where our students prepare a holiday song and we make a video that can be sent to whomever mom and dad and student want!
MILL POND ARTS 2019-2020 CALENDAR
Please mark your calendars!
SEPTEMBER 2019
Thursday 5 1stDay of THURSDAY Lessons
Friday 6 1stDay of FRIDAY Lessons
Saturday 7 1stDay of SATURDAY Lessons
Monday 9 1stDay of MONDAY Lessons
Tuesday 10 1stDay of TUESDAY Lessons
Wednesday 11 1stDay of Wednesday Lessons
OCTOBER
Saturday 12 No Lessons
Monday 14 No Lessons
Thursday 31 No Lessons, Halloween
NOVEMBER
Thursday 7 No regular lessons
Friday 8 No Regular Lessons
Saturday 9 No Regular Lessons
Wednesday 27-30 No Lessons Thanksgiving Break
DECEMBER
Friday 20-31 No Lessons/Mill Pond Closed
JANUARY
Wednesday 1 No Lessons/Mill Pond Closed
Wednesday 2 First Day of 2020 Regularly scheduled classes
Saturday 18 No Lessons
Monday 20 No Lessons/ MLK Day
FEBRUARY
Saturday 15 No Lessons
Monday 17 No Lessons/President’s Day
MARCH Classes Everyday!
APRIL
9-17 MILL POND ARTS CLOSED Spring Break
Saturday 18 Regular Scheduled Saturday Classes
Saturday 25 MPA canceled due to Spring Stroll
MAY
Friday 22-25 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND/CLOSED
JUNE
Saturday 20 7th Annual PRE-Father’s Day Recital 4:30 pm or 6:30 pm
Tuition Payment
Lessons at Mill Pond Arts are on a month-to-month basis that automatically renews each month; there is no contract for a minimum amount of months. However, we do assume you are continuing lessons with us unless you notify Mr. Pete 14 days in advance of your stop date. In order to schedule/reserve a timeslot (always done through Mr. Pete), tuition for the full month must be paid seven (7) days in advance. Tuition for the upcoming month is due by the final lesson of the previous month(October’s Tuition is paid the last week of September, etc.) Tuition is not adjusted, credited, carried forward, or refunded for weeks that a student cancels a lesson for any reason. If not paid on time, the time slot may be reassigned to a new student.
Monthly Payments
Your monthly payment is calculated based on the number of lessons for the entire 10-month periodfrom September through the first weeks of June (up until the recital). Your monthly payment will be the SAME for all 10 months no matter how many weeks/lessons are in the month. Tuition is not charged for days that Mill Pond Arts is closed: Long Weekends like Memorial Day Weekend, Columbus Day, President’s and MLK Day, Halloween, July 4th, Labor Day Weekend, Thanksgiving weekend, Spring and Winter Break according to the Allentown School District. See our 2019-2020 calendar below . Those starting after April 1 will pay-as-they-go at $35 per lesson plus admin fee.
Missed Lesson and Makeup Policy
Makeup lessons may be scheduled ONLY if you notify us of your absence PRIOR to your lesson via the REMINDER SERVICE. NO-SHOWS do not qualify for a makeup lesson. If you miss a scheduled makeup lesson, you lose it. Once you have reserved a month’s lessons, the school commits to paying your teacher in full for all of the lessons. This includes lessons you are not able to attend for any reason including planned vacations and holidays when Mill Pond Arts is open. We make best efforts to schedule makeup lessons into timeslots cancelled by other students.
Our teachers graciously give additional unpaid time for Make-Up Lessons. Specific days will be dedicated to make-ups only this year: TBD. A MONDAY EMAIL is sent out every week with each teacher’s makeup availability that week. If you miss a lesson for any reason, you may schedule a make-up lesson through Mr. Pete. You may schedule a limit of 5 make-up lessons per year, a strictly enforced policy. No make-up lessons will be given after the June recital.
Lessons Cancelled by Mill Pond
Tuition for lessons cancelled by Mill Pond Arts due to snow, instructor illness, or facility conflicts will be credited to your account and deducted from the next month’s invoice. If Allentown schools are closed DUE TO WEATHER, Mill Pond Arts is CLOSED.
Stopping Lessons
You may stop lessons at the end of any calendar month. If you have already paid the month’s tuition, you may stop lessons by providing 14 days advance notice to Mr. Pete. You are responsible for paying for all missed lessons until you fill out the ½-sheet called I NEED TO TAKE A BREAK FROM LESSONS located in the front hall, and place in the PAYMENTS box by the cooler.
Substitute Teachers
If your teacher is out sick or on vacation, another instructor may be scheduled to teach your lesson at the regularly scheduled time. Substitute lessons are billed the same as regular lessons. There is no monetary credit if you cancel the lesson.
SUMMER LESSONS
In addition to all of our summer camps, we offer FUN private lessons over the summer as well on a pay-as-you-go basis at $35 per half hour lesson. Summer Lessons start the day after Father’s Day and run through the very end of August.
MILL POND ARTS 2019-2020 PAYMENT MATH
Our prices are still $35 per half hour. Depending on the day, however, you might be getting 1-3 more lessons this year than last. Father’s Day is very late this year.
MondayLessons for the year 2019-2020: 34 lessons total + $35 admin fee
35 x $35= $1,225
$1,225 divided by 10 months = $122.50/month payment (September – June recital)
Monday Start Date: 9/9
Mondays off include: 9/2, 10/14, 1/20, 2/17, 4/13, 5/25
Last Monday lesson is 6/15
TuesdayLessons for the year 2019-2020: 39 lessons total + $35 admin fee
40 x $35= $1,400
$1.400 divided by 10 months = $140/month payment (September – June recital)
Tuesday Start Date: 9/10
Tuesdays off include: 4/14
Last Tuesday lesson is 6/16
WednesdayLessons for the year 2019-2020: 37 lessons total + $35 admin fee
38 x $35= $1,330
$1,330 divided by 10 months = $133/month payment (September – June recital)
Wednesday Start Date: 9/11
Wednesdays off include: 9/3, 11/27, 12/25, 1/1, 4/15
Last Wednesday lesson is 6/17
ThursdayLessons for the year 2019-2020: 36 lessons total + $35 admin fee
37 x $35= $1,260
$1,295 divided by 10 months = $129.50/month payment (September – June recital)
Thursday Start Date: 9/5
Thursdays off include: 10/31, 11/7, 11/28, 12/26, 4/9, 4/16
Last Thursday lesson is 6/18
FridayLessons for the year 2019-2020: 35 lessons total + $35 admin fee
36 x $35= $1,260
$1,260 divided by 10 months = $126/month payment (September – June recital)
Friday Start Date: 9/6
Fridays off include: 9/3, 11/8, 12/29, 12/20, 4/10, 4/17, 5/29
Last Friday lesson is 6/19
SaturdayLessons for the year 2019-2020: 33 lessons total + $35 admin fee
34 x $35= $1,190
$1,190 divided by 10 months = $119/month payment (September – June recital)
Saturday Start Date: 9/7
Saturdays off include: 10/12, 11/9, 11/30, 12/21, 12/28, 1/18, 2/15, 4/11, 4/25, 5/30
Last Saturday lesson is 6/20
2019-2020 Monthly Payments by Day
Starting in September, your monthly payment will be calculated based on the number of lessons for the entire 10-month periodfrom September through the first weeks of June up until the recital. Your monthly payment will be the SAME for all 10 months!
The monthly amount (September – June Recital) for 1 student listed by day:
Monday: $122.50 monthly Tuesday: $140 monthly
Wednesday: $133 monthly Thursday: $129.50 monthly
Friday: $126 monthly Saturday: $119.00 monthly
2ndand 3rdstudents are billed at a discounted rate of $30 (per lesson)
Monday: $105 monthly Tuesday: $120 monthly
Wednesday: $114 monthly Thursday: $111 monthly
Friday: $108 monthly Saturday: $102 monthly
PARKING Please park on the street. DO NOT park behind 22/24 South Main Street or the library.
RECITALS
Recitals are optional. We often recommend that our first- year students DO NOT perform. Each year we do our annual Father’s Day Recital at the Allentown Presbyterian Church located at 20 High Street. There are so many students that we actually split into two different recital times and you pick between the 1:30 recital or the 3:30 recital. NOTE: Due to the late Father’s Day in June 2020, the recital will be held on Saturday, June 20 and you may choose between the 4:30 pm recital or the 6:30 pm.
We also advertise other coffee house opportunities and have vocal performances at the MOTH coffeehouse just down the street. We do a DIGITAL RECITAL in December where our students prepare a holiday song and we make a video that can be sent to whomever mom and dad and student want!
MILL POND ARTS 2019-2020 CALENDAR
Please mark your calendars!
SEPTEMBER 2019
Thursday 5 1stDay of THURSDAY Lessons
Friday 6 1stDay of FRIDAY Lessons
Saturday 7 1stDay of SATURDAY Lessons
Monday 9 1stDay of MONDAY Lessons
Tuesday 10 1stDay of TUESDAY Lessons
Wednesday 11 1stDay of Wednesday Lessons
OCTOBER
Saturday 12 No Lessons
Monday 14 No Lessons
Thursday 31 No Lessons, Halloween
NOVEMBER
Thursday 7 No regular lessons
Friday 8 No Regular Lessons
Saturday 9 No Regular Lessons
Wednesday 27-30 No Lessons Thanksgiving Break
DECEMBER
Friday 20-31 No Lessons/Mill Pond Closed
JANUARY
Wednesday 1 No Lessons/Mill Pond Closed
Wednesday 2 First Day of 2020 Regularly scheduled classes
Saturday 18 No Lessons
Monday 20 No Lessons/ MLK Day
FEBRUARY
Saturday 15 No Lessons
Monday 17 No Lessons/President’s Day
MARCH Classes Everyday!
APRIL
9-17 MILL POND ARTS CLOSED Spring Break
Saturday 18 Regular Scheduled Saturday Classes
Saturday 25 MPA canceled due to Spring Stroll
MAY
Friday 22-25 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND/CLOSED
JUNE
Saturday 20 7th Annual PRE-Father’s Day Recital 4:30 pm or 6:30 pm