Terms and Conditions
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Last edited: 1/11/25
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Miami House of Creative Arts, LLC, also referred to as Miami HofCA
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The following policies are designed to protect our business's financial standing, safeguard the teachers' income and livelihood, and ensure that the students' learning and progress are not disrupted by excessive cancellations and changes.
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We expect music lessons to be treated with the same level of commitment and respect as sports and other extracurricular activities, requiring consistency to foster discipline, enhance cognitive skills, and nurture creativity, all of which contribute to long-term personal growth and achievement. We hold a year-round enrollment.​​
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Expectations
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• Students are expected to come prepared and to cooperate during lessons
• Students who are ill may have to either wear a mask or have their lesson through Zoom for that day (determined by the teacher).
• Students must have their class materials each lesson
• We encourage all our students to participate in recitals, assessments, competitions and music festivals. These are all wonderful learning opportunities and ways to share their progress with others while also getting feedback from other professionals outside of the school. A student is not required to participate in the mentioned above, but we do encourage that they consider it and/or attend even if they are not performing.
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Code of Conduct
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Verbal and/or physical disrespect will not be tolerated by students and/or student's family towards members of Miami House of Creative Arts LLC. In the event that the Code of Conduct is breached, lessons may be terminated immediately.
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Payment & Tuition
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Payment Method
Payment is sent through Zelle to: miamihofca@gmail.com
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Students can receive one tryout lesson and pay for that lesson alone before making the commitment of registering or make a monthly payment.
Miami HofCA will send an invoice before the day of the lesson. This one-time payment must be made at the latest 24 hours before the tryout lesson takes place.​​
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Tuition​
Upon enrollment, students will pay an enrollment fee of $85 and reserve a spot to have weekly music lessons for a year (January-December). Weekly lessons take place once or twice a week for a duration of 30 mins, 45 mins, or 1 hour. Weekly music lessons take place at the same time each week.
Students are required to make monthly payments in the equivalent of 4 lesson sessions (5 in in the case of some months), with the exception of Holiday and Summer Months. Below is the minimum number of lesson payments for each month.
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Please use this as a guide when completing monthly payments. The amounts below are minimums, a student can always have more lessons if they wish, and their teacher agrees, but the monthly payment cannot go below the minimums established below.
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January: 4 lessons x (lesson price)
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February: 4 lessons x (lesson price)
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March: 4 lessons x (lesson price)
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April: 4 lessons x (lesson price)
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May: 4 lessons x (lesson price)
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June: TBD between teacher and student
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July: TBD between teacher and student
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August: 2 lessons x (lesson price)
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September: 4 lessons x (lesson price)
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October: 4 lessons x (lesson price)
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November: 3 lessons x (lesson price)
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December: 3 lessons x (lesson price)
When would the student pay for 5 sessions? If the lesson falls on a weekday that occurs 5 times that month. For example, some months might have 5 Wednesdays.
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These amounts are to be paid on the 1st of each month, via Zelle, to: miamihofca@gmail.com
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There will be no adjustments made to these amounts.
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If a teacher is out of town, they will provide a substitute teacher so the student can complete their minimum number of lessons for that month.
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Miami House of Creative Arts LLC reserves the right to raise tuition fees at the beginning of each school year.
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Teachers CANNOT receive payment directly from the client or the client's family. All payments must be processed through Miami House of Creative Arts LLC.
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Cancellations & Rescheduling
There are no refunds for cancelled and tardy lessons. A student must cancel at least 48 hours in advance to receive a make up lesson credit. This credit is available until the end of that month, unless the teacher and student both agree to transfer that credit to the next month.
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In the event a lesson has to be cancelled by the student due to an emergency, we will try our best to accommodate the student on a different day. However, no make-up lessons will be given if a teacher determines that the emergency cancellation is being abused.
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In the event a lesson is cancelled by the teacher, the student will receive a make up lesson credit at no additional cost, or the school may provide a substitute teacher who is available during the original lesson time.
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Make-up lessons may take place on a different day, depending on the teacher's and student's availability. That time can also be made up by splitting it throughout different lessons. For example, you can add 15 mins to 3 lessons to make up for a missed 45-min lesson.
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In the case a student is late to the lesson, the teacher will wait for up to 15 minutes for a student and reserves the right to leave after those 15 minutes have passed. Being tardy by more than 15 minutes may be considered an absence. The teacher may choose to wait longer for the student, but they are not required to make up that time. The teacher has already spent their time traveling and waiting. This counts as lesson time.​
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In the case a teacher is late to the lesson, they are required to make up that time to the student at no additional cost.
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Holidays
Most holidays are already accounted for in the totals mentioned above for each month. However, if a student’s lesson falls on a single holiday (for example, Labor Day), the teacher and the student may find a different day to make up that lesson at any point during that same month. This holiday will not be refunded or deducted from the month’s total, but they will receive a make up lesson credit.
Lesson Breaks & Termination of Lessons
If the student chooses to take a break from music lessons, there is no guarantee that their original lesson time will be available upon their return. At that point, it will depend on the teacher's availability. However, we are happy to assign a new teacher, if necessary.
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​There will be no refund if a student pays for a month and chooses to discontinue lessons during that same month. We encourage early communication.
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There will be an $85 termination fee for students discontinuing lessons before the year is up (before December of that calendar year, any month between January and November). This fee may be waived if the reason for termination is an emergency or special circumstance.
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In the event that the teacher chooses to terminate lessons with a student, the student will receive lessons for the rest of the month they have paid for, and no more. The student will not be charged the termination fee in this case.
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However, in the case that the Code of Conduct is breached, the lessons may be terminated immediately, at the discretion of the teacher and Miami House of Creative Arts' Executive Director.
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Please keep in mind all cancellations and rescheduling must be done in writing. You may additionally call the teacher on the phone. Cancellations and rescheduling are to be dealt with between the teacher and the student/student guardian. We have faith that the teacher and students will abide to the terms and policies mentioned on this page. Miami House of Creative Arts LLC will not get involved unless requested by the student/legal guardian, and/or the teacher. In some cases, Miami House of Creative Arts may deem it necessary to ask for written proof of changes made to the schedule. However, if a complaint is filed without written proof, there is nothing we can do!
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We recommend notifying Miami House of Creative Arts of any changes through the text group chats that are set up between Miami House of Creative Arts LLC, the teacher, and the student/student's guardian.
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In the case that a teacher, or student, leaves Miami House of Creative Arts LLC, the student CAN NOT receive lessons from that teacher privately or through another organization after. Doing so is a breach of both the student and teacher contract with Miami House of Creative Arts LLC, and can result in legal action.
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We respect your time and our employees' time. This is why these policies are in place. We highly encourage early and effective communication so that we can all come up with arrangements that enable the students' learning and growth.
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Upon enrolling for lessons, the student or guardian (if under 18) agrees to the terms and policies established above.