Payments should be made at the beginning of each month via Venmo, Paypal or Check. All lesson fees are due in advance of your first lesson of each month. Paying within the first week of each month is required in order to hold your spot.
Checks made payable to 'Submarine Music LLC' and dropped or mailed to our secure yellow mailbox at 1500 S. Clinton, Rochester, NY 14620.
Our teachers are not responsible for the handling of money in any form.
LESSON CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellation of a lesson must be made at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled lesson time in order to receive a make-up lesson (for definition of a make-up lesson, please see below.)
No-shows or failure to notify us in writing via
submarineschoolofmusic@gmail.com within 24 hours is considered a forfeited lesson.
The teachers are not responsible for fielding scheduling questions. All communication regarding anything scheduling related should be done directly through
submarineschoolofmusic@gmail.com.
MAKE-UP LESSONS
Any lessons cancelled at least 24 hours ahead of the scheduled lesson will be eligible for a make-up lesson at a time convenient to the student with one of our teachers. Your make-up lesson may be with a substitute.
No more than one make up lesson per month.
Make-up lessons not used after one month will be considered forfeited. Cancellations should be made through the
submarineschoolofmusic@gmail.com email in order to be offered a make-up time.
HOLIDAYS / SCHOOL BREAKS
A calendar of school breaks can be found on our website. With the school breaks and holidays, the $130 monthly fee equals out to be $32/lesson. Please let the school know in advance if there are any extra holidays or school breaks that you will be absent for and you will be given the option of scheduling makeup time. For Seton students, we do not offer makeup lessons.
WHEN YOUR TEACHER CANCELS
In most cases, when your teacher cannot be here, we will find a suitable substitute teacher and the lesson will continue as regularly scheduled. In some cases, we may need to reschedule the lesson.
COMMUNICATION AND OFFICE HOURS
Our office hours are between 8am-10am Monday-Friday, meaning emails will be responded to in a timely manner during that window. Day-of cancellations should be cancelled through email, though not eligible for a make-up lesson. All communication, should be done directly through our
submarineschoolofmusic@gmail.com email.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION ASSISTANCE
The Submarine School of Music provides tuition assistance on a sliding scale for qualifying students, based on household income, family size, and special financial considerations. The funding will come from community fundraising. Scholarships last six months and then must be reapplied for. If you are already paying less than $130 a month or would like to be considered for a future scholarship, please indicate so below and you will be emailed a scholarship application.
CLUBS
String Circle, Rock Band, Submarine Singers and Good Day Sunshine meet once a week and are $120/month for non-students. For students of the Submarine School, clubs are $60/month. There are no make up sessions for clubs. Sign up here:
https://forms.gle/FaYXphq1boHeMPF98
SUMMER LESSONS
Starting in 2023, we are closed in July and August for summer camps.
