Kevin Guess
Tuition & Fees
Tuition
Tuition is the cost of lessons. Tuition covers not only the actual lesson time spent with the student, however, but also time preparing for each student as well. This includes:
- An individualized plan for each student’s course of studyDevelopment of teaching materials, often created just for a given student
- Training and experience
- Recital Preparation and repertoire planning
- Professional organization memberships
- Continuing education
Lessons are given in durations of 30, 45 or 60 min. The amount of tuition is a pro-rated amount based on a full year of lessons according to a set hourly rate. This is divided into 3 semesters: Fall, Spring & Summer. Tuition guarantees that I will be present to teach at least 42 weeks during the course of the full year, with 33 spread over the Fall & Spring semesters and 9 in the Summer. The monthly payment is 1/12 the total cost of the full year’s lessons. To pay for the full year of 42 lessons, all 12 payments must be made, regardless of how many lessons a student has in any given month.
As in school, students will need materials such as books, sheet music, binders and so on, which must be purchased, and fees for participating in events that must be paid. Generally, the teacher is required to actually pay the fees for events to the organization sponsoring the event. When this is the case, I will send you an invoice for the amount due prior to the registration deadline that will be payable on receipt.
For materials, if I have the materials needs, then you can purchase it from me. In that case, as with event fees, I will send you an invoice for the amount due. Generally, however, I will provide you with purchase options, when needed, and you will purchase the materials yourself. For music books and sheet music, there are local retailers from which you can purchase some, but virtually anything can be bought online and this is often the only option. You can find a list of local and online retailers here. For online purchases of specific books or sheet music, I will send you a link to the item in question.
Payments
Invoices are emailed on or before the 1st of the month.
The monthly tuition is due on the 1st of the month and late after the 10th of the month. Late payments will incur a $25 late fee.
I accept any of the following methods of payment:
- Cash
- Checks – please make payable to Kevin Guess
- Zelle Pay – you may use either my phone number or email address (music@kevinguess.com)
Payments may be made monthly, or by semester (4 months for Fall, 5 months for the Spring and 3 months for Summer).
Annual Operations Fee
Each September the Annual Operations Fee of $90 is charged. This fee is applied to the expenses of operating my studio, which include utilities, maintenance, supplies, recital rental fees & expenses, and so on. For families with multiple family members taking lessons, this fee is discounted for each member, as follows:
- 2 family members – 10% discount
- 3 family members – 20% discount
- 4 family members – 30% discount