You should have received at this point the email or text message with invoices for both August and September. Hopefully this won't be too confusing, but I thought I would give a more detailed explanation here to avoid some confusion.
As I have mentioned since the June invoice, we billed at the end of of the month for June, July, and August. This is not the way it's normally done, but it allowed for the uncertainty of my schedule through those months. We normally bill ahead at the beginning of the month, and as my schedule has firmed up with regular school schedules, I am able to do that now for September.
The amount due on the August invoice is also included on the September invoice. In most cases, since will bill ahead, you would pay the full September amount due now. However, I am very flexible with making payment arrangements, and some of you are already set up to pay me later. So, for those of you to whom this applies, you need to pay the August amount due now, and then you will pay the remainder of the September amount due on the date and in the manner we have agreed to. If you are new, and need to set up such arrangements, just send me an email, and we'll work it out.
And, just a reminder about billing ahead: I calculate the number of lessons for the coming month with the information I have available at the time. I will do my best to make sure every student gets a lesson each week, and will rearrange my schedule when possible to make that happen. That means that there is the possibility that your child may receive more or less lessons than what the invoice indicates, and any over or underpayments will be carried over to the next invoice.
I hope that explains it clearly. Of course, please reach out with any questions.
I do have a large number of new students this month, and for them and anyone else with questions about payments or how lessons work, here are a couple of my previous blog posts that may be helpful:
I look forward to seeing everyone soon!
And, as always, thank you for letting me share my love of music and flute with your child.
