Lesson Costs

 

Tuition is $324 per semester ($27 per lesson for 12 lessons).  Lessons are 30 minutes.

Payments are to be made to Zion Lutheran Church - cash, check, or online here.

Payment is due at the beginning of the semester:

     - 1 payment of $324
     - 2 payments of $162, at beginning of semester and after 6 lessons
     - 3 Monthly payments of $108, at the beginning of each month

Zion Music Academy will not be able to offer lessons without payment.

Students starting lessons mid-semester will have pro-rated 

tuition fees and payment is due upon beginning lessons.

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Our Calendar

Fall Semester (12 lessons) September thru December 
Spring Semester (12 lessons) January thru April 
Summer Session (6 lessons) May thru August 
*Possible Summer Music Camp at the Director’s discretion.

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Attendance Expectations
Lessons are 30 minutes long.  Students should arrive a few minutes before their scheduled lesson time with their assigned lesson materials. Students are expected to prepare for lessons with appropriate practice and self-discipline.
No refunds or credits will be given for missed lessons due to unexcused student absence. Excused absences include illness or death of a family member. Excused absences will allow lesson make-up at instructor discretion.

 

Holidays, Weather, and Illness
The Zion Music Academy will be closed for various holidays throughout the year. The instructors will provide a calendar of planned holiday closures at the beginning of each semester. Weather related to closures will be communicated as needed. The instructor will work with the individual to reschedule a weather-related missed lesson.

 

Withdrawals
Students who choose to withdraw from the Zion Music Academy are encouraged to provide as much advance notice as possible. No refunds or credits can be given if a student withdraws in the middle of a semester.

 

Needed Materials
Students must obtain their own practice instrument and the required lesson books as outlined by the instructor. As a ministry of Zion Lutheran Church, the Zion Music Academy will provide each student the needed “David’s Harp” hymn resource book.

 

Performances
Students may have opportunities to perform in scheduled recitals and community performances as arranged by the Director. Though not considered a performance, students may also have opportunities to play hymns during Zion Lutheran Church’s regular worship services. The student’s instructor will coordinate this opportunity with the Director.

 

Miscellaneous
The Music Academy Guild (MAG) will ensure that lesson classrooms and facilities are cleaned weekly during the semester. The MAG and interested members will help prepare the classrooms for Music Academy use.
Three pianos will be used in the Sunday School Classrooms, lower level so piano and/or voice lessons can occur simultaneously. Background checks for all instructors will be administered by Zion Lutheran Church with help from the SID LCMS using “Protect My Ministry” organization.