Please note that tuition payments are the same every month because students make monthly payments on annual tuition. Your monthly tuition is not based on the number of lessons you/your student received in any given month.
- Annual tuition for one student is $1,630.20, payable in 12 monthly installments of $135.85.
- Annual tuition for two students/instruments is $3,097.38, payable in 12 monthly installments of $258.12.
- Annual tuition for three students/instruments is $4,564.56, payable in 12 monthly installments of $380.39.
- Annual tuition for four students/instruments is $6,031.74, payable in 12 monthly installments of $502.66.
Annual tuition entitles each student to 44, 30-minute private lessons, or one lesson for every week that we are open and giving lessons.
PAY YOUR TUITION
We’ve moved tuition payments to a new system. Instead of clicking a payment link on this page, you will receive an invoice by email around the 27th of each month directly from Authorize.net, our credit card processor. The email includes a secure link where you can view your invoice and pay by credit card. Payment is due by the 8th of the following month.
Please make sure we have your correct email address on file, and please check your inbox for your invoice each month. If you don’t receive an invoice, let us know ASAP. A $15 late fee applies on the 9th if we haven’t received payment, but if you reach out to us before then and let us know you need a little more time, we’re happy to work with you and waive it. We just need to hear from you.
If checking email regularly isn’t something that works well for you, contact us about setting up autopay instead so you don’t have to think about it each month. You will need to pay by email one time, and then we can set it up to recur every month.
For New Students
If you join Music Discovery at any point of the year that is not the first week of Fall Term, you will be required to catch up on tuition payments to the month you begin on, prorated so as not to include lessons that were missed.
For example, if your first lesson after your free trial lesson is in October during Week 10, you will be required to pay tuition for August, September, and October, minus 9 lessons you will not receive. Multiply monthly tuition for one student, $135.85, times three months, and you get $407.55. Multiply 9 times the per-lesson rate of $37.05, and you get $333.45. Subtract $333.45 from $407.55, and your first tuition payment will be $74.10.
At certain times of the year, these calculations will result in a very low number or even a negative number. In those cases, and in cases where the deadline for the following month is coming up soon, we may ask you to include another month in your first payment and push the due date to the 8th of the following month. This may result in your first tuition payment being somewhat higher than the standard payment. If this creates a problem for you, please talk to us and we will work with you to find a solution.
for students who unenroll
If you are planning to unenroll, please let us know as soon as possible. Students often assume that if they are current on tuition payments, they should be able to stop lessons at the end of the month without leaving a balance. Because you’re making monthly payments on annual tuition, this is not necessarily the case.
Example: A student wishes to unenroll at the end of October, after their Week 13 lesson. This means they will have received 13 lessons for the year and have made three payments (August, September, October). Amount paid is $407.55 ($135.85 times 3), minus the value of lessons received (13 times 37.05), $481.65, which leaves $74.10 due. At certain times of year, there may be a credit due to the student. We do not offer refunds, but we will be happy to give all the lessons that have been paid for.
scholarships
We believe every child deserves the chance to learn and make music. Our scholarship program is need-based, not talent-based: we’re looking for students who show real commitment, good attendance, and a good attitude. It’s open to students who have not yet graduated from high school, have been taking lessons with us for at least six months, and whose families are experiencing financial need.
We don’t offer free lessons. Every scholarship family contributes something toward tuition, because students tend to do better when their families have some investment in the process too. We work with you to figure out a fair monthly amount based on your circumstances.
To stay in the program, scholarship students are expected to attend lessons regularly and reschedule with at least 48 hours’ notice, like every other student. They should also practice consistently, pass their Musical Ladder System tests, and make steady progress, always working to the best of their ability.
Because scholarship spots are limited, we ask a bit more of our scholarship students than we do of everyone else. That said, students progress at different rates, and a student who is genuinely trying will always get grace from us, especially where there are other factors at play.
If your family is going through financial hardship, please reach out. Families who are talking to us and working on a plan to catch up on tuition won’t be charged additional late fees or excluded from scholarship consideration. We’ll always do what we can to keep committed students learning.