Private Lesson Fees (Principal Teacher/Teacher)
30 minute lesson $28.00
45 minute lesson $42.00
60 minute lesson $56.00
Partner Lesson Fees per student (Principal Teacher/Teacher plus Teacher Apprentice)
30 minute lesson $22.00
45 minute lesson $33.00
Piano lessons fees are due monthly in advance on the first of the month. All overdue accounts are subject to a $10 late fee.
Registration and Registration Fee
Each student who pursues music study is subject to a $25 annual registration fee. This fee is used to partially offset the costs of the following items:
- Time spent with the student at recitals, festivals, and other performance opportunities
- Time spent in preparation for the student
- Trips to the music store, lesson planning, bookkeeping, development of curriculum.
- It has been cited by professional music journals that for every hour enrolled in piano lessons, you are investing in at least 2 hours of the teachers time.
- Teacher training and experience
- Tonic Tutor studio subscription and other app subscriptions that are used during both online and in studio lessons
- Additional recital costs and preparations not covered by annual registration fee
- Programs, refreshments, facility rental
- Professional organization memberships such as ORMTA (Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association)
- Memberships are maintained by the teacher to enhance their teaching skills and provide the student with opportunities for festivals, competitions, and performance events.
- Studio expenses
- Copying, computer software, incentive programs, instruments, tunings, repairs, newsletters.
- Teacher discounts for music books and materials (when applicable)
- Continuing education lessons and classes that keep the teacher current on methods and techniques
- Certification costs
- RCM (Royal Conservatory or Music) certified teachers pay to be re-certified annually