Anna Lea Stefánsdóttir 

Dear parents and students,

 

Below are some guidelines for taking music lessons that will clarify some very common responsibilities and obligations that teachers and students have to each other. 

 

Practice Policy

 

Always be prepared for your lesson.

 

Practicing means working on the material covered at the previous lesson. If a student does not do their part by practicing during the week, a teacher has nothing new to teach at their next lesson. All students must practice every (or almost every!) day. Students who are consistently unable to meet this requirement will not be able to continue with their lessons. 

 

Lesson Length

 

The lesson begins and ends at the agreed-upon time and includes unpacking the violin and tuning as well as packing-up and getting shoes and overcoats on before the next student arrives. 

 

Lesson Payment and Cancellation Policy

 

 The classes are scheduled around the Austrian School System and paid for in advance at the beginning of each trimester (Sept-Dec, Jan-March, April-June). The fee is fixed according to the amount of classes, regardless of cancellations due to travel, illness, etc.  Missed classes will not be made up for any reason. But if there is an open slot, it will be offered to you.  Refund in either case is not possible, nor if student quits in the middle of the trimester.

 

If I for some reason need to cancel a class, the fee for that class will be credited towards the next trimester.