Wow! What a summer! I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing time!
I want to apologize right away for the weird billing for June and July. I was out of town for almost two weeks straight in June, and then we had family at our house for about 2 weeks after that, and with all busy-ness, it was almost half way through July before my husband and I could catch our breath to think about the billing. So he made the executive decision (because he does the billing for me) to just combine the two months and wait until now to do it. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause any of you.
So with that in mind, here are some things to keep in mind as we start a new school year:
- If you have a past due balance at this time, I will not schedule more lessons until your full balance is paid.
- If your school or district has raised private lesson rates, that new rate will start with the August bill, which we will send out NEXT month.
- A reminder that if you use a credit card or select the "Pay a Bill" option with PayPal or Venmo that the credit card fees I am charged will be added on to your next bill. We are looking at setting up a webpage with a storefront that will make the payment options more clear, and will add that fee for you up front, but it will be a while before we get that done.
- As I set up my schedule, I will give preference for lesson times to those students who have been with me for a long time, and those who took lessons over the summer.
- I will be out of town for a few days the week of August 14, so I will not be teaching a full schedule until the following week.
- As always, flexibility is key. I will undoubtedly add several more new students than I expect, and will run into unexpected scheduling issues, so my schedule may go through several revisions for the first couple months of school.
And on that note, I want to welcome the several new students who started lessons with me this summer. Here are two previous blog posts that will help you:
I look forward to seeing everyone soon!
