1. Fees & Booking
Lesson fees are subject to annual review. Where Lesson fees are increased as a result of such a review, the
Teacher shall endeavour to give the Student at least one month's notice of such increase. The Student shall
have the right to terminate this agreement immediately on written notice to the Teacher without liability to
pay for any further Lessons (and to receive a refund in respect of any Lessons for which the Student has paid
in advance) in the event that the applicable Lesson fees increase.
Lessons are booked one calendar month in advance and are charged on a month by month basis
depending on how many weekly lessons are due in that month. Online payments are mandatory
and clients are required to setup a payment card which will be automatically charged 3 days
before the 1st of the month. You will receive an invoice which will detail exactly what you have
been charged based on what is scheduled for the coming month. Any changes to the schedule
must be updated in the student portal 48hrs before invoices are sent out (five days before the last
day of the month). Clients are responsible for their own schedule and all invoices are final.
Lesson Prices 2023- £34 (45 minutes) £15 (Group class 40 minutes)
2. Missed Lessons
Any Lesson missed by the Student shall be paid for unless otherwise agreed with the Teacher. If the Teacher
is unavailable to give any scheduled Lesson, the Lesson will be carried forward to another date. If this is not
possible, any fee already paid will be used to pay for a future Lesson.
Cancellations- Cancellations must be requested at least 48 hours in advance using the online portal to be
eligible for a make up lesson. Any lessons cancelled on the day will be non-refundable or rescheduled.
Recurring no-shows-If a student fails to attend 3 lessons in a row (without appropriate justification or
prior arrangement) and has an outstanding balance, they will no longer be eligible for tuition and will
automatically forfeit their lesson slot.
3. Cooling off Period
a) The Student has a legal right to cancel this agreement under the Consumer Contracts (Information,
Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 during the "cooling off period" set out in 3(b) below.
This means that during that cooling off period, if the Student changes their mind or decides for any other
reason that they do not want to receive the Lessons, the Student can notify the Teacher of their decision to
cancel the agreement and receive a refund for any Lessons paid for but not received prior to that
cancellation.
b) The Student's cooling off period starts from the date of this agreement and ends 14 days later. To cancel
the agreement the Student should let the Teacher know that they have decided to cancel.
4. Limitation of Liability
a) If the Teacher fails to comply with the terms of this agreement, they are responsible for loss or damage
the Student suffers that is a foreseeable result of the Teacher's breach or their negligence, but is not
responsible for any loss or damage that is not foreseeable.
b) If the Lessons are due to be performed at the Student's home, the Teacher is responsible for any damage
caused by them to that property.
c) The Teacher does not in any way exclude or limit their liability for death or personal injury caused by its
negligence, fraud, or fraudulent misrepresentation.
5. Termination of Agreement
A decision to discontinue lessons after the cooling off period may be taken by the Student or the Teacher in
which case written notice, the period of which is one calendar month, shall be given by the party seeking to
discontinue lessons. In the event that the Student discontinues lessons with insufficient notice, the Student
will be liable to pay fees for those lessons not taken during the notice period.
6. General
a) Neither party shall be liable to the other party for any breach by the other of any of the terms and
conditions herein occasioned by any act of God, war, revolution, riot, civil disturbance, strike, lock-out.
flood, fire or other cause not reasonably within the control of such party.
b) The Student undertakes not to make photocopies of any music.
c) Examination entries, festivals, competitions or otherwise will only be entered if the Student and
Teacher are in agreement. Any entry fees will be paid for by the Student.
d) The Student is responsible for the insurance of the Student's instrument.
e) In the interests of the Student's well-being whilst in the Teacher's care, the Teacher must be informed
of any medical or other condition affecting the Student.
f) If the Student is under eighteen, the Student's parent or guardian gives permission for the Teacher to
teach the Student.
g) The Teacher is a member of the MU and agrees to abide by the MU's Code of Conduct. a copy of which
can be obtained from the MU, whose address is 60-62 Clapham Road,
London SWg OJJ.