Tuition
Lessons are given either in person or online at the same time each week for either 30, 45, or 60 minutes. Most beginning students start with 30 minute lessons.
Effective August 2022, rates are as follows:
30 minutes — $95/month (August through May)
45 minutes — $142.50/month (August through May)
60 minutes — $190/month (August through May)
Summer lessons are charged on a per lesson basis. $26/30 minutes, $39/45 minutes, and $52/60 minutes.
- Ages 6-adults are welcome! Students younger than 6 will be evaluated on a case by case basis.
- Tuition is due by the 7th of each month for the entire month (even if no lessons are schedule the first week).
- A $10/month discount will be given per family with more than one student.
- A $10 late fee per student will be charged if tuition is not received by the 15th of the month.
- Parents are welcome to stay for the lesson or not. It’s completely up to you and how comfortable you and your child are.
Cancellation Policy
Please give as much notice as possible if you will miss your piano lesson. If you will miss a lesson, out of courtesy, please cancel it online through your My Music Staff account.
If you are sick, please stay home. You may switch to an online lesson during your regularly scheduled lesson time if you are feeling up to it!
Your tuition reserves a specific weekly lesson time just for you! In the event you are not at your lesson, I will record a video lesson for you at your regular lesson time and send it through LessonMate to help keep you on track for the week. I am only able to send a video lesson if I’m notified ahead of time that you will miss your lesson. If you end up missing more than 2 lessons in a row, video lessons will be paused until I hear your progress either in person or via recording so I am making relevant video lessons for you. No makeup lessons are offered unless the teacher cancels the lesson.
Monthly tuition is non refundable. If you wish to discontinue piano lessons, please give as much notice as possible.
Calendar
Lessons generally follow the Leon County school calendar. There are 36 piano lesson scheduled for each school year, not including the summer. There are no lessons on Labor Day, Thanksgiving Break Week, Winter Break Weeks, Spring Break Week, or Memorial Day. The calendar can be viewed on your My Music Staff account.
In order to hold your place for the upcoming fall semester, students will need to sign up for a minimum of 4 lessons during the summer. Otherwise, your lesson slot may be given to a student on a waiting list.
Books
For in person lessons, I will purchase books for each student and include them on the next month’s billing statement. Books for new students generally cost between $25-$30.
For online lessons, I will send links to specific books for students or parents to purchase on your own.
Practicing
Yes, practicing is important! It is also very important to have a piano or full size, touch/weight sensitive keyboard with a pedal at home to practice on. Each week you will be given an assignment of what to practice and how to practice it. Younger children will often need adult assistance with daily practice. A very beginning student may start with 15-20 minutes a day of practice with time increasing the more advanced they become. It is important to come to your lesson with your books and having prepared. However, I understand that some weeks can be a struggle to fit practicing in. If you have not practiced on a given week, please do not cancel your lesson! There is still a lot to learn at a lesson even without practicing.
Events
There are several TMTA events to participate in throughout the year for students who are ready and wish to do so including the Sonata-Sonatina Festival in February and District Student Day in May. Students are also encouraged to perform in my studio Christmas and Spring Piano Recitals held at one of the FSU Recital Halls.
Brenda Degner Piano Studio 