We give comprehensive piano tuition for an annual fee.
We expect students to pay 1/12 of this each month on the date of their first lesson (so if the first lesson is 7th May fees are due 7th May, 7 June, 7 July and so on)
We would expect to give 45 lessons in the year, subject to your availability.
Below are the fees based on weekly 30 minute lessons. Longer lesson times are calculated pro-rata.
From January 2024 fees are as shown below
Lessons with Alex Radu £960 per year paid by £81 per month (which works out at £21.33 per lesson)
Lessons with Lester Hough
- for all existing students (as of Dec 2021) the fees will be £1080 per year paid by £90 per month (which works out at £24 per lesson)
- for all new students starting after 01/01/2022 students £1260 per year paid by £105 per month (which works out at £28 per lesson)
Operating schedule
In a normal year, Hull Piano School will close for
- 2 weeks over Christmas
- 1 week over Easter
- and 2 weeks in the summer
leaving a potential 47 weeks when normal teaching will be available.
This allows for a student to take a further two weeks off in the year.
Missed lessons
We understand that sometimes more than 7 lessons are missed in a year due to student illness, and other commitments. Where we can, we will try to make these up for you as a gesture of goodwill, but it may not always be possible.
We may decline to make up lessons which have been cancelled at short notice, for avoidable reasons, or due to other commitments by the student. Generally we have to maximise the use of the facilities and so there is not much spare capacity to reschedule lessons. We may offer daytime catch up sessions in the school holidays if possible.
Where it helps, we also offer to give the lesson online, (e.g. for transport difficulties or minor illnesses)
If students go away for a longer period, their lesson slot will only be kept open for their return with the continuation of the monthly fee. In this situation, it cannot be guaranteed that all the missing lessons will be able to be scheduled in.
Extras
Extras may include fees for exams, competition entries or the cost of books. For exams and competitions, payment must be made before the submission dates.
Price Reviews. Due to the ever-increasing costs to us there will have to be periodic price reviews. We will not increase the fees more than once in any twelve-month period.
When there is a price review, you are free to accept the increase or to give up to two months’ notice regardless of the time you have been with us. During this notice period the fees will remain at the rate they were before the price rise.