Tuition Information and Studio Fees

Tuition reserves the student’s weekly lesson time and place in the studio program. Registration fees and tuition payments are nonrefundable.

Registration

A one-time, nonrefundable $35 registration fee is required for each enrolling student ($20 during October 2026 only). All enrollment is first come, first served. A lesson place is not reserved until the registration fee, signed agreement, and tuition currently due have been received.

Students who remain continuously enrolled do not pay an annual registration fee. A student returning after unenrollment must register again, pay the current registration fee and tuition rate, and select from the lesson times then available.

A complimentary Meet the Teacher visit is offered. If the family chooses to continue, enrollment paperwork and the prorated first month’s tuition are due. Regular flat monthly tuition begins after that.

Enrollment Plans

Weekday scheduling for homeschoolers; evening scheduling for after-school students.

  • Full Year Private Enrollment: Weekly 30-minute private lessons, $120 per month per student, with a full-year commitment. A full private hour is $240 per month.
  • Month-to-Month Private Enrollment: Weekly 30-minute private lessons, $136 per month per student. May unenroll anytime with 30 days’ written notice. A full private hour is $272 per month.
  • Year-Round Group Classes: Weekly full-hour group lessons, $80 per month per student, with a full-year commitment, in six-student groups by age and level, as confirmed by Mrs. Kay.
  • Separately approved special rates are limited, offered at Mrs. Kay’s discretion, and are not public enrollment options.

Protected Tuition and Referral Credit

Tuition rates will never increase while students remain continuously enrolled. There are no annually recurring registration fees. Receive a $30 studio credit for referring a new student who fully enrolls.

Family Tuition

Tuition adds for each student. Two half-hour private students pay $240/month full-year or $272/month month to month. Three pay $360/month full-year or $408/month month to month. Longer private lessons scale by half-hour block. Group tuition is $80/month each: two siblings pay $160 and three pay $240. No automatic sibling discount applies.

Payment Timeline and Late Fees

Tuition is paid as a flat monthly fee, before the starting time of the student’s first scheduled lesson of the month, whether attended, missed, or paused.

  • After that time, a $20 late fee applies.
  • Beginning the next calendar day, $1 is added for each calendar day the balance remains unpaid.
  • Late fees are capped at $40 per monthly invoice.
  • Lessons will be paused after 14 calendar days of nonpayment until the entire account is current.
  • Checks must follow the same payment timeline and be ready for deposit before the starting time of the student’s first scheduled lesson of the month.

Payment Methods

Please label every payment with the month, year, purpose, and student name or names.

Year-Round Tuition

Tuition is a flat monthly payment for year-round music instruction, including summer, and reserves your student’s regular lesson time on scheduled teaching days. The rate is averaged across 12 months and already accounts for the studio calendar, holidays and school closures, inclement weather, illness, and Mrs. Kay’s McGregor ISD and family responsibilities.

Our calendar generally follows McGregor ISD to help Mrs. Kay balance teaching with family involvement; please check the studio calendar for specific closures. Online companion lessons are coming soon to help students keep learning between lessons and when they miss class.

Routine individual make-up lessons, tuition credits, and refunds are not provided for student absences, holidays, weather interruptions, or other closures covered by the studio calendar.