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GUEST,Fullerton	Private music teachers - your policies? (35)	RE: Private music teachers - your policies?	05 Nov 05
My pupils pay a month in advance, at the first lesson of each calendar month. Cancelled lessons: Less than 24 hrs notice - full charge. More than 24 hrs notice - 50% charge credited from the FOLLOWING months fees. Holidays - I allow 1 week "holiday" at xmas and 2 weeks in the summer. Not only does this make a difference to my income - it also improves attendance dramatically. Getting pupils to pay in advance means that YOU decide your terms. I don't let children wait outside my house after a lesson - parents appreciate this kind of concern. I allow parents and dogs into lessons - but not other children!! I like dogs! When Parent and/or pupil arrive for their first lesson, I give them a printed flyer with all these details so that they know and understand my terms from the outset. Good lesson excuses: "I lost my shoe." "My freind was sick." ( A common one when teaching in schools.) I also have had pupils miss lessons because they were in police custody. I charged them - so did the police!! Good Luck.

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