Teaching Terms and Conditions
Note – all examples and inclusions are not limiting.
1. Lessons are charged a Semester in advance (i.e. two Terms). For clarity, a year is made of two Semesters.
a) For school students (those attending lessons at School) the length will depend on the School’s academic calendar and my professional engagements,
this will be advised as appropriate each Semester.
b) For private students (those attending lessons at my private studio) please confirm the length of Semesters directly with me.
2. Payment of the invoice is the acceptance of these terms and conditions.
3. Payment is due on or before the third Friday of the given Semester.
4. Late payments may incur a 10% fee of the total bill.
5. Overdue accounts may result in the suspension of lessons without credit or make up lessons until the invoice has been settled.
6. Fair notice of absenteeism to the scheduled lesson due to illness is required before 8am of the same morning, or 7.00am for lessons before 9am.
Notice must be by text to 0407 484 727. An email or call (to the school or myself) will not be accepted.
a) For school students: Text messages or calls will only be accepted from parents or guardians.
In the event of a school student texting or calling, the message will ignored.
b) Should school students need to contact me, email is the only appropriate mode of communication.
7. Any activity resulting in an inability to attend the lesson (school and non-school); including but not limited to tests, exams, excursions, incursions, extended holidays;
requires fair notice. Fair notice is notification one week before the scheduled lesson (7 days). Notification is via discussion at the previous lesson(s).
8. It is assumed that I do not know of any school activity that would impact the scheduled lesson.
9. Lessons forgotten or missed without fair notice as above will be forfeited without credit or make up.
10. In the event a student is unable to provide fair notice, as above:
a) For school students: come see me in person as soon as possible (preferably before school starts) and endeavours will be made to reschedule this lesson,
however note clause 9 will take precedence if this is not possible.
b) For private students: contact me as soon as possible and endeavours will be made to reschedule this lesson, however note clause 9 will take precedence if
this is not possible.
11. Students must have a guitar at their lesson. Failure to bring guitar and books will result in either a forfeited or shortened lesson.
If borrowing a school guitar for a lesson, it is the student’s responsibility to make all arrangements for this.
12. Due credits or extra lessons will be rolled into the next account.
For final accounts (i.e. last semester for Year 12 students), virtual lessons will be offered as make-ups as required.
13. Some schools require me to collect students from their classroom for the guitar lesson and return them at the end of the lesson.
The walking time for this is included in the 30minute guitar lesson. In addition, if the class has left the classroom the walking time to find the class is also included in the
30minute timeslot. Students are to be aware of their lesson time from the timetable system unique to each school. (e.g. either the online timetabling system or hard
copy list on my door/room as appropriate).
14. Students are to wait at the scheduled lesson room at the scheduled time if I am temporarily elsewhere (e.g. in the bathroom).
Students should ensure that I have acknowledged them upon arrival. In the event where I am required to collect the student, then the student is required to wait in their
classroom for collection – or mutually agreed place, (e.g. if I am informed the class is in the library I will collect from the library).
15. In the event where the student has been suspended or expelled from the school where lessons are regularly held; no credits, refunds or make-up lessons will be given
through the suspension or expelled period.
16. In the event of a hard-lockdown or the need for remote learning, lessons will continue via an appropriate virtual system (e.g. Zoom).
a) For school students and private students aged 18 and below: online lessons must be transmitted from a common area of the house supervised by a parent
or guardian (a child's bedroom is not appropriate).
17. Lessons are assumed to be continuous into the next Semester and year with the single exception of a Year 12 student leaving school at the end of the year.
Should you wish to discontinue guitar lessons, notice must be provided in writing to me no later than the end of week seven of the term prior to discontinuation.
Failure to do so will result in the following term’s fees being payable. I reserve the right to discontinue lessons with any given student at any time before a new billing
period (Semester).
18. For school students: Lesson times are scheduled as per policy appropriate to the School.
1. Lessons are charged a Semester in advance (i.e. two Terms). For clarity, a year is made of two Semesters.
a) For school students (those attending lessons at School) the length will depend on the School’s academic calendar and my professional engagements,
this will be advised as appropriate each Semester.
b) For private students (those attending lessons at my private studio) please confirm the length of Semesters directly with me.
2. Payment of the invoice is the acceptance of these terms and conditions.
3. Payment is due on or before the third Friday of the given Semester.
4. Late payments may incur a 10% fee of the total bill.
5. Overdue accounts may result in the suspension of lessons without credit or make up lessons until the invoice has been settled.
6. Fair notice of absenteeism to the scheduled lesson due to illness is required before 8am of the same morning, or 7.00am for lessons before 9am.
Notice must be by text to 0407 484 727. An email or call (to the school or myself) will not be accepted.
a) For school students: Text messages or calls will only be accepted from parents or guardians.
In the event of a school student texting or calling, the message will ignored.
b) Should school students need to contact me, email is the only appropriate mode of communication.
7. Any activity resulting in an inability to attend the lesson (school and non-school); including but not limited to tests, exams, excursions, incursions, extended holidays;
requires fair notice. Fair notice is notification one week before the scheduled lesson (7 days). Notification is via discussion at the previous lesson(s).
8. It is assumed that I do not know of any school activity that would impact the scheduled lesson.
9. Lessons forgotten or missed without fair notice as above will be forfeited without credit or make up.
10. In the event a student is unable to provide fair notice, as above:
a) For school students: come see me in person as soon as possible (preferably before school starts) and endeavours will be made to reschedule this lesson,
however note clause 9 will take precedence if this is not possible.
b) For private students: contact me as soon as possible and endeavours will be made to reschedule this lesson, however note clause 9 will take precedence if
this is not possible.
11. Students must have a guitar at their lesson. Failure to bring guitar and books will result in either a forfeited or shortened lesson.
If borrowing a school guitar for a lesson, it is the student’s responsibility to make all arrangements for this.
12. Due credits or extra lessons will be rolled into the next account.
For final accounts (i.e. last semester for Year 12 students), virtual lessons will be offered as make-ups as required.
13. Some schools require me to collect students from their classroom for the guitar lesson and return them at the end of the lesson.
The walking time for this is included in the 30minute guitar lesson. In addition, if the class has left the classroom the walking time to find the class is also included in the
30minute timeslot. Students are to be aware of their lesson time from the timetable system unique to each school. (e.g. either the online timetabling system or hard
copy list on my door/room as appropriate).
14. Students are to wait at the scheduled lesson room at the scheduled time if I am temporarily elsewhere (e.g. in the bathroom).
Students should ensure that I have acknowledged them upon arrival. In the event where I am required to collect the student, then the student is required to wait in their
classroom for collection – or mutually agreed place, (e.g. if I am informed the class is in the library I will collect from the library).
15. In the event where the student has been suspended or expelled from the school where lessons are regularly held; no credits, refunds or make-up lessons will be given
through the suspension or expelled period.
16. In the event of a hard-lockdown or the need for remote learning, lessons will continue via an appropriate virtual system (e.g. Zoom).
a) For school students and private students aged 18 and below: online lessons must be transmitted from a common area of the house supervised by a parent
or guardian (a child's bedroom is not appropriate).
17. Lessons are assumed to be continuous into the next Semester and year with the single exception of a Year 12 student leaving school at the end of the year.
Should you wish to discontinue guitar lessons, notice must be provided in writing to me no later than the end of week seven of the term prior to discontinuation.
Failure to do so will result in the following term’s fees being payable. I reserve the right to discontinue lessons with any given student at any time before a new billing
period (Semester).
18. For school students: Lesson times are scheduled as per policy appropriate to the School.
Last updated: 31 January 2021