OFF WEEKS DECEMBER 19th to JANUARY 1st-Regular lessons resume January 2nd 2022 Lessons Policies
All lessons are broken into 4 lesson blocks. We have 48 teaching weeks and 4 off weeks. You are only charged for 48 lessons per year, you are NOT charged for the 4 off weeks. Some months technically have 5 lessons and some months may only have 3 but with this system you just always pay for 4 lessons at a time.
Generally our schedule is 12 weeks on and 1 week off. For the holidays we have two consecutive weeks off for everyone to spend time with their loved ones!
In the event you start mid-month for paid lessons, your first month will be prorated to get you in sync with payweeks.
All lesson payments are due no later than the 20th of each month. All payments later than the 20th of the pay cycle month without an arrangement with billing will incur a $10 fee per week.
All holiday closure dates, student or teacher illness will be made up within one calendar month. If for whatever reason the teacher does not make up the lesson within a month you will not be charged/will be given a future lesson credit. If you do not make up a lesson within one month due to your scheduling difficulties then the credit is no longer valid.
If a student no calls no shows for a lesson, they will be charged.
If a student is more than a month behind a payment the instructor will refuse the lesson until the student is paid up including late fees.
If you are planning on discontinuing lessons, temporarily or permanently, please give your teacher at minimum a two week notice.
For payment we take cash, check, credit card, paypal, cash app, venmo and apple pay.
Anyone with an auto billing invoice will have a $5 surcharge on top of the regular lesson fees.
Billing will generally take place the first week of the pay block. If you do not receive an invoice by the 10th please contact us.
We are a very flexible company and want to work with you, but we want to post our policies for everyone to have easy access to. By coming to PML you are agreeing to our easy to understand rules and we are going to prioritize your learning with a lot of dedication and fun! Please direct all questions to James at portagemusiclessons@gmail.com.
2020 Pay Weeks January 5th-11th Covers Weeks of 5th, 12th, 19th,26th February 2nd-8th Covers weeks of 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd March 1st-7th Covers weeks of 1st, 8th,15th, 22nd March 29th-April 4th Covers weeks of March 29th, April 5th, 12th, 19th
(April 26th-May 2nd)- Off Week-NO LESSONS
May 3rd-9th Covers weeks 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, May 31st-June 6th Covers weeks of May 31st, June 7th, 14th, 21st June 28th-July 4th Covers weeks June 28th, July 5th, July 12th, July 19th July 26th-August 1st Covers weeks July 26th, August 2nd, 9th, 16th
(August 23-29th)-Off Week-NO LESSONS
August 30th-September 5th Covers Weeks August 30th, September 6th, 13th, 20th, September 27th-October 3rd Covers weeks September 27th, October 4th, 11th, 18th October 25th -October 31st Covers weeks October 25th, November 1st, 8th, 15th, November 22-28th Covers Weeks November 22nd, 29th, December 6th, 13th