2025-2026 Music Lesson Request & Contract

Welcome to music lessons at Colorado Academy!

Our goal is to provide excellent instrumental and voice instruction to your children at all levels in a nurturing environment. Please review and sign the contract below that clarifies the policies of our program. This form serves as a contract between you and Colorado Academy. Please note, you do not need to re-register at the beginning of each trimester; however, if you plan to take a trimester off instruction, kindly inform your teacher no later than one week prior to the end of the current trimester. We are excited that you will be part of this program and look forward to making music with your child.

Lessons occur during the following times:

Upper School: Free block, study hall, before or after school (If your student chooses to forgo their free block, their lesson becomes more difficult to schedule and may require personal transportation before or after school.)

Middle School: Advisory, study hall, before or after school

Lower School: Lunch recess or other designated recess, before or after school*

*First Grade Parents: Your student will take part in a group piano class as part of their Grade 1 music experience. You can elect to enroll them in an additional music lesson during one of the specified times.

We will do our best to honor your requests for lesson length. However, due to high demand, we may shorten your student's lesson to accommodate all requests. Be advised that lessons in Grades 1-3 will be 30 minutes in length. Fourth and Fifth Grades and Middle School students may schedule 30 or 45-minute lessons.

When space is limited in a particular studio, priority is given as follows:

1. Returning CA music lesson students on that instrument.

2. Returning CA music lesson students transferring from another instrument.

3. New students requesting lessons.

4. Subsequent priority is given to students in 12th grade descending to 1st grade.

If you have questions about music lessons please contact Phil Jones.

Private Music Lesson Fees, 2025- 2026

Per Trimester:

• 30-minute lessons = $487.00
• 45-minute lessons = $705.00
• 1-hour lessons = $934.00

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

❖ Private lessons take place during non-academic times during the school day or before/after school.

❖ Your trimester tuition is determined by the duration of the lesson. Instruction may include private, duo, and/or group lessons. Your tuition also covers preparation for recitals, auditions, and other events as determined by your teacher.

❖ Private music lessons are offered on a trimester basis. Once a trimester begins, the full trimester fee is non-refundable, regardless of attendance, discontinuation, or enrollment status at CA. If you wish to discontinue lessons, you must notify your music lesson teacher via email prior to the start of the new trimester. Failure to do so will result in automatic enrollment and billing in full for the upcoming trimester.

❖ There are no refunds for missed lessons. Make-up lessons are afforded for illness and school caused conflicts (field trips, athletics, etc). It is the responsibility of the student or family to submit requests for make-up lessons through the make-up lesson request form within 48 hours of the missed lesson. Make-up lessons are not afforded for scheduled appointments or elective travel. Please consider your student’s lesson when scheduling time away from school. 

❖  Lessons scheduled during US and MS Interim, 7th/8th Grade Retreats, 8th Grade Capstone and the Fifth Grade Crow Canyon field trip are not afforded make-up lessons. 

❖ School-wide cancellations or delays (snow days, etc) will result in the cancellation of lessons for those days. Make-up lessons are not afforded in these circumstances.

❖ Students at the beginner level may study one instrument only. A more advanced student must obtain permission from their classroom teacher/advisor in order to take lessons on two instruments, and this allowance is made in consideration of the student’s full academic day.  

❖ Due to high demand for lessons, your student is expected to attend lessons regularly. If your student fails to attend 50% of their available lessons in a given trimester, the music teacher, at their discretion, may choose to discontinue lessons for the remainder of the school year.