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HOPKINS PIANO STUDIO CALENDAR 2019-2020
2-6 NO LESSONS Happy Labor Day
SEPTEMBER ‘19
S M T W Th F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 204
21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
OCTOBER ‘19
S M T W Th F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
16 MASTER CLASS 10 AM 28 NO LESSONS Happy Thanksgiving
NOVEMBER ‘19 S M T W Th F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
DECEMBER ‘19 S M T W Th F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
1 RECITAL 4 PM (TENTATIVE) GUILD REGISTRATIONS DUE 24-31 NO LESSONS Christmas Break
1 NO LESSONS 25 MASTER CLASS 10AM
JANUARY ‘20 S M T W Th F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
FEBRUARY ‘20 S M T W Th F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
17 PRESIDENTS’ DAY NO LESSONS
21 MASTER CLASS 10 AM
MARCH ‘20 S M T W Th F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
APRIL ‘20 S M T W Th F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
GUILD AUDITIONS TBA
25 MEMORIAL DAY NO LESSONS
MAY ‘20 S M T W Th F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
JUNE ‘20 S M T W Th F S
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30
7 RECITAL 4 PM 20 MASTER CLASS 10 AM
JULY LESSONS 4 Independence Day
JULY ‘20 S M T W Th F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
AUGUST ‘20 S M T W Th F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
AUGUST LESSONS
Hopkins Piano Studio Information
Welcome!Itisapleasuretosharemyloveofmusicwithmystudents.Ihavemaintainedaprivatestudiosince1991andhavehadtheprivilegeofteachingstudentsasyoungasthreeandasmatureaseighty-threeyearsofage.Ihavetaughtstudentswhohavestudiedforpleasureandenrichment,andstudentswhohavestudiedforcareersinmusic.Ienjoysharingthegiftofmusicwithmystudents,andIstrivetoprovidealearningenvironmentthatispositiveandfun.Mygoalistoteachstudentstobeexcellentmusicianssotheycanenjoyandexpressthemselvesthroughthelanguageofmusicthroughouttheirlives.
Mrs.Hopkins’EducationandExperienceIhavemaintainedaprivatepianostudiosince1991.IhaveaBachelorofMusicdegreeinPedagogyandaMasterofEducationinTeachingMusicfromBobJonesUniversity.IhaveservedinchurchmusicministrysinceIwasateenager.Ihavealsotaughtviolin,handbells,choralmusic,band,andgeneralmusicinprivateschools.StudioBenefitsLessonsaregivenonaBösendorfergrandpianoatmyShrewsburystudio.FamiliesandstudentshaveanonlineStudioAccountandunlimitedaccesstotheiPadapp,PianoMaestroforhomeandstudiouse.LessonsareenhancedwithtechnologysuchasiPadapplications,andMusicsoftware.StudentsareofferedtheopportunitytoparticipateintheRoyalConservatoryPerformanceExams,andtheNationalPianoGuildAuditions.Allstudentsareencouragedtoplayatthestudiorecitals.StudentInformationStudentsareencouragedtoarriveateachlessonpunctually,wellprepared,andwiththeirassignmentbookandmusic.Consistentpracticeisnecessarytomakesteadyprogress.Regularpracticeyieldssteadyimprovement,whichinturnleadstogreatersatisfactionandenjoymentofpianostudy.LessonEtiquetteatHopkinsPiano,ShrewsburyTorespecteachstudent’slessontime,pleasearrivenoearlierthantwominutesbeforeyourlessontime.Duetolimitedseating,oneadultguestisinvitedtoattendlessonswiththestudent.MencheyStudents:Youmaygodirectlytothestudioatyourscheduledlessontime.NeededMaterialsPiano:Studentsmusthaveapianoavailabletothemforpractice(awell-tunedacousticpianothatisingoodconditionoran88-keydigitalpianowithweightedkeys).Metronome:Studentsneedametronomeforhomepractice.Therearemanyfreemetronomeappsavailable.Music:Studentsareresponsibletopayformusicneededforlessons.SkypeorFaceTimeLessonsSkypeorFaceTimeareusefultoolsforteachingstudentswhocannotmakeittotheirlessonduetoinclementweather,mildillness,orotherreasons.Mrs.Hopkins’Skypeusernameisshellydhopkins.Pleaseuse717-577-2693forFaceTime.MasterClassesatHopkinsPianoStudioTherearefourpianomasterclassesduringtheyear.ThesefourMasterClassesalsoprovideanopportunitytomakeupformissedlessons.StudentsmustregisteronlineorwithMrs.Hopkinsiftheywouldliketoattend.MasterClassactivitiesincludeachancetoperformforpeersinarelaxedsetting.PhotoandVideoSharingPleaseletMrs.HopkinsknowifyougrantordonotgrantpermissionforHopkinsPianotopostpicturesand/orvideosofyourchildorchildrenontheHopkinsPianoFaceBookPage,hopkinspiano.com,andonYouTube.
TuitionTuitionischargedbythemonthinadvance,andisbasedonthenumberofscheduledlessonsinthemonth.
HopkinsPianoTuitionRateperPrivateLesson:30-minute-$21,45-minute–$31.50,60-minute–$42MencheyMusicTuitionRateperPrivateLesson:30-minute-$25,45-minute–$37.50,60-minute–$50
Forexample,MonthlyTuitionforaHopkinsPianostudentregisteredfora30-minuteweeklyprivatelessonis
$84foramonthwithfourlessons,or$104foramonthwithfivelessons.
MonthlyTuitionforaMencheystudentregisteredfora30-minuteweeklyprivatelessonis$100foramonthwithfourlessons,or$125foramonthwithfivelessons.
CancellationPolicy
• Nopaymentcreditorrefundwillbeprovidedforstudentswhomisslessonsforanyreason.Paymentreservesthestudent’slessontimeandplaceinthestudio.
• Acreditorrefundwillbegivenforanylessonthattheteachercancels.• AnylessonthatiscancelledduetoinclementweathermaybetakenbySkype,FaceTime,orrescheduled.• Duetolimitedtimeandstudioavailability,makeuplessonsarenotoffered.
PaymentMethodsInvoiceswillbesenteachmonthbyemail.Paymentisduebythelastlessonofeachmonthtoreservethelessontimefortheupcomingmonth.Pleasenotethatthereisa$15latefeeifpaymentisnotreceivedbythe7th.Lessonswillbesuspendeduntilthetuitionandlatefeearepaid.Yourtimelypaymentisappreciated.Foryourconvenience,severalpaymentoptionsareavailable.Cash:Exactchangeisappreciated.Check:Pleasemakecheckspayableto,“ShellyHopkins.”Returnedcheckfeeis$35plusanyadditionalbankfeesincurred.PayPal:Thereisa4.5%conveniencefeeaddedtoeachtransactiontocoverfeeschargedbyPayPal.Pleaseusetheemail,shellydhopkins@gmail.comforpayment.APayPalcardreaderisavailableifyouchoosetopayinperson.OnlineBillPay:BillPayisquickerandeasierthanwritingandmailingpaperchecks,andyouhavetheassuranceofknowingyourpaymentwillbereceivedontimeeverymonth.ToaddShellyHopkinsasaPayee,signintoyouronlinebankaccountandselectthe“BillPay”tab.Enterthepayee’sname(ShellyHopkins),address,andZIPcodeunder“AddNewPayee.”Noaccountnumbersneedtobeexchanged.Thepaymentinformationislistedbelow.
ShellyHopkins,10CrosswindDrive,Shrewsbury,PA17361Email:[email protected],CellPhone:717.577.2693
EnrollmentByenrollinginHopkinsPianoStudio,youareagreeingtothepoliciesandinformationforthe2019-2020term.DiscontinuingLessonsIfyoudecidetodiscontinuelessons,apaidtwo-weekadvancenoticeisappreciated.