Terms and Conditions
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Miami House of Creative Arts, LLC, also referred to as Miami HofCA
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Expectations
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• Students are expected to come prepared and to cooperate during lessons
• Students who are ill may have to either wear a mask or have their lesson through Zoom for that day (determined by the teacher).
• Students must bring their class materials to each lesson
• We encourage all our students to participate in recitals, assessments, competitions and music festivals. These are all wonderful learning opportunities and ways to share their progress with others while also getting feedback from other professionals outside of the school. A student is not required to participate in the mentioned above, but we do encourage that they consider it and/or attend even if they are not performing.
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Code of Conduct
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Verbal and/or physical disrespect will not be tolerated by students and/or student's family towards members of Miami House of Creative Arts LLC. In the event that the Code of Conduct is breached, lessons may be terminated immediately.
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Payment & Tuition
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Payment Method
Payment is sent through Zelle to: miamihofca@gmail.com
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Students can receive one tryout lesson and pay for that lesson alone before making the commitment of registering or make a monthly payment.
Miami HofCA will send an invoice before the day of the lesson. This one-time payment must be made at the latest 24 hours before the tryout lesson takes place.
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Enrollment Fee
An enrollment fee of $85 will be paid upon registration in order to reserve the student's spot for the rest of the year.​
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Weekly Music Lessons​
Weekly music lessons take place once or twice a week for a duration of 30 mins, 45 mins, or 1 hour. Weekly music lessons take place at the same time each week. Payment for these is made once a month. A student may have 4, or 5 lessons a month (in the case of months with extra weekdays). ​
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Flex (Flexible) lessons
These lesson packages are designed for students/families who travel a lot. As opposed to the weekly lesson bundles, the time of the flex lesson is not fixed; it may change from week to week depending on the schedules of the teachers and students.
These lessons are paid for in bulk and can be used at any time within 1 year of purchase.
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Price per lesson differs between weekly lessons and flexible lessons.
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While we understand that it might be difficult for some families to make a weekly commitment, we highly recommend that the student has lessons as often as possible in order for them to keep growing and not lose their progress.
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Miami House of Creative Arts LLC reserves the right to raise tuition fees at the beginning of each school year.
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Teachers CANNOT receive payment directly from the client or the client's family. All payments must be processed through Miami House of Creative Arts LLC.
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Rescheduling & Cancellations
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There are no refunds for missed and cancelled lessons. When a student reserves a spot, that spot is strictly reserved for them for the rest of the year. These lessons are to take place weekly and they are to be treated as classes in a school setting. Our teachers have limited availability, and frequent rescheduling is not feasible for them.
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However, we understand life happens. If the student needs to reschedule, they must do so at least 24 hours in advance to allow the teacher some time to move around their schedule and potentially make time for a make up lesson.
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Rescheduling is done at the discretion of the teacher. There may not be another slot available.
We encourage missing lessons as little as possible. Consistency is crucial in order for the students to make progress.
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Make up lessons may take place on a different day, depending on the teacher's and student's availability. That time can also be made up by splitting it throughout different lessons. For example, you can add 15 mins to 3 lessons to make up for a missed 45-min lesson.
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Given the circumstance that the teacher must miss a lesson, a substitute teacher, or make-up lesson, will be provided. Make-up lessons may take place as private, semi-private, or group lesson, online or in-person. Depending on the demand for make-up lessons for a given week.
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In the event a lesson has to be cancelled by the student due to an emergency, a make-up lesson is solely within the discretion of the teacher. However, no make-up lessons will be given if a teacher determines that the emergency cancellation is being abused.
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Please keep in mind all cancellations and rescheduling must be done in writing. You may additionally call the teacher on the phone. Cancellations and rescheduling are to be dealt with between the teacher and the student/student guardian. We have faith that the teacher and students will abide to the terms and policies mentioned on this page. Miami House of Creative Arts LLC will not get involved unless requested by the student/legal guardian, and/or the teacher. In some cases, Miami House of Creative Arts may deem it necessary to ask for written proof of changes made to the schedule. However, if a complaint is filed without written proof, there is nothing we can do!
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We recommend notifying Miami House of Creative Arts of any changes through the text group chats that are set up between Miami House of Creative Arts LLC, the teacher, and the student/student's guardian.
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Refunds
There are no refunds for cancelled and tardy lessons. The teacher will wait for up to 15 minutes for a student and reserves the right to leave after those 15 minutes have passed. Being tardy by more than 15 minutes may be considered an absence. The teacher may choose to wait longer for the student, but they are not required to make up that time. The teacher has already spent their time traveling and waiting. This counts as lesson time.​​
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Holidays off observed by most U.S. Businesses 2024-2025
Labor Day September 1, 2024
Veterans Day November 11, 2024
Thanksgiving and Black Friday November 28 & 29, 2024
Christmas Eve December 24, 2024
Christmas December 25, 2024
New Year's Eve December 31, 2024
New Year's Day January 1, 2025
Good Friday April 18, 2025
Easter April 20, 2025
Memorial Day May 26, 2025
Independence Day July 4, 2025
Jewish Holidays
Rosh Hashanah October 3, 2024
Yom Kippur October 11-12, 2024
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Lesson Breaks & Termination of Lessons
If the student chooses to take a break from their weekly music lessons, there is no guarantee that their original lesson time will be available upon their return. At that point, it will depend on the teacher's availability. However, we are happy to assign a new teacher, if necessary.
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There will be no refund if a student pays for a month and chooses to discontinue lessons during that same month.
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In the event that the teacher chooses to terminate lessons with a student, the student will receive lessons for the rest of the month they have paid for, and no more.
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However, in the case that the Code of Conduct is breached, the lessons may be terminated immediately, at the discretion of the teacher and Miami House of Creative Arts' Executive Director.
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In the case that a teacher, or student, leaves Miami House of Creative Arts LLC, the student CAN NOT receive lessons from that teacher privately or through another organization after. Doing so is a breach of both the student and teacher contract with Miami House of Creative Arts LLC, and can result in legal action.
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We respect your time and our employees' time. This is why these policies are in place. We highly encourage early and effective communication so that we can all come up with arrangements that enable the students' learning and growth.
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Upon enrolling for lessons, the student or guardian (if under 18) agrees to the terms and policies established above.