Klarinet Archive - Posting 000305.txt from 2000/04

From: klarANNette h satterfield <klarann@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re: lesson fee/feeble excuse
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 00:25:04 -0400

David,

I asked a three of the strong studio folks (the ones who depend on this
for their main income) about the same issue.
All avoid this by having a written policy about missed lessons. One said
to expect that half will not be reliable when planning income.

One handles this by having students prepay a semester at a time--in a
13 week period, expect to meet (and pay for) 10 sessions. This leaves
flexibility for the conflicts that will happen.

Another charges for missed lessons with less than 24 hours notice,
with the possibility of getting the time during a scheduled "make-up
lesson week" per 'season'.

I have found it hard to enforce the pay for missed lessons when being
paid by the week. But little difficulty when prepaid this way. I do
agree to short term groups--2, 4, 6 session groups, paid at first
session.
When i was music librarian for the community orchestra, i had a routine
where students could not pay could sort music to earn lesson time.

annhall

On Fri, 07 Apr 2000 16:46:52 -0400 David Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
writes:
>Here's mine that I just heard 2 weeks ago.
>Student misses lesson - no show, no call for a Saturday AM 9:00 lesson.
>I call about 9:20, and leave a message.
>
>Get a call on my machine from dad who said "wife is away, kid is sick,
>and we overslept".
>So the next week I ask the mom after she pays me my week's fee about
paying
>for the missed lesson. She gave me a look, and a head shake like I just
>damn came from Mars. I couldn't believe it!!!!!!!!
>The lessons came very, very close to ending at that very moment.
>They like me, I like them, but it was a very uncomfortable moment.
>
>
>And I didn't get paid.
>

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