TUITION
Our monthly tuition is VERY competitive at $150/mo flat rate for up to 5 monthly lessons, and includes:
- weekly individual lesson (1-on-1 for 30min.), for a total of 3, 4, or 5 lessons monthly.
- ALL sheet music: Essential Elements books, graded songs, plus a binder with clear, spelled-out weekly assignments, scales and other technique materials, music theory worksheets, etc.
- Piano accompaniment for our lessons and recitals is included
- NO registration fee, NO materials fee, NO recital fee, or any other hidden fees -- ever!!!
- PRORATED MONTHS are the starting month (if applicable), then June, July, August, November, December, and March -- considering vacation time and school break time. All other months are $150/student. Prorated months are: three lessons/month = $112.50, two lessons/month = $75, one lesson/month = $37.50. Students taking the whole summer off will be considered "new" students for the Fall session starting in mid-August.
- CALENDAR: Following the school calendar, WE ARE CLOSED Thanksgiving week, two weeks for the holidays, one week for spring break, and July 3rd & 4th, but WE ARE OPEN on Labor Day, Memorial Day, Presidents' Day, MLK Day, and Indigenous Peoples'/Columbus Day.
- Yamaha electric string instruments (violin, viola, cello) are available for student trial and loan (generally 1 week).
- HOW DOES OUR TUITION COMPARE? We are at $150 monthly, with a 10% sibling discount, sheet music and piano accompaniment included, and NO extra fees. Here's what others charge: Allegro Music: $165/mo; Flatts & Sharpe: $160/mo; Northside Music Academy: $168/mo; Old Town School: $168/mo; Music Institute of Chicago: $265.60/mo!!!