Michelle Humphries Piano Studio

Tuition is based per semester.  There are two semester per school year, beginning August and January, and are 16 weeks each.  The studio runs much like a private school;  Tuition is based on enrollment, not attendance, reserving your child's exclusive lesson time throughout the piano year, whether he/she attends lessons or not.  I cannot teach another student when a student misses a lesson without replacing the student altogether.

There will be one non-billable lesson per semester reserved for the student to either take as a free bonus lesson, or to take off for vacation, illness, or emergencies that may come up where a swap lesson cannot be made.  As these free lessons are offered in lieu of make-ups, when students miss a scheduled lesson, they simply miss the benefit of that lesson.  There are no refunds, credits, or make-ups provided for missed lessons.  Please make every attempt to be at each lesson.

2025-2026

Non-refundable Registration Fee:  $35 per student, $60 max per family

*SPOTS ON THE SCHEDULE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED RESERVED UNTIL THE REGISTRATION FEE IS PAID


Semester fee - Rotating lessons:  $425
Semester fee - Private, 30 minute lessons:  $475


Choose one of the following options: 
Option 1:  Rotating lessons:  $807.50;  Private lessons:  $902.50                 
               *Small discount included 
Option 2:  Rotating lessons:  $412.25;  Private lessons:  $460.75
        Same amounts due again by the 10th of January                  
              *Small discount included 
Option 3:  Rotating lessons:  $85;  Private lessons:  $95 


                  In equal monthly installments 
Monthly installments are due by the 10th of each month, August through December for the fall semester and January through May for the spring semester.  An invoice will be emailed on the first day of each month.  Please consider setting me (Michelle Humphries) as a recurring bill in your bank's bill pay option.  I will also accept postdated checks.  These options just help in not forgetting each month.


Payments can be made by check (payable to Michelle Humphries), by Zelle through your bank (no fees), by using the CASH app (with the CASH tag $pnotchr), or through PayPal (friends and family to avoid the fees).  Of course, cash is always accepted.


Late payments upset my personal bill-paying process as well as my personal income.  It is necessary to ensure that these payments are received on time. Therefore, a $15.00 late fee will be assessed for any payments received after the 10th of each month.