Policies
1. Instructional Fees
Fees are announced on the annual fee schedule included on the school website. The fees will vary according to the type of lessons you have selected. View the payment schedule on the Fees page.
Fees must be paid in advance. The registration fee is due at the end of the online registration process.
A link for one time payments or a form for recurring payments will be sent via email just before Registration Day.
Please do not give payments to your teacher.
Regular fees entitle a student to participate in all UNI Suzuki School events which include weekly lesson, group lesson if indicated, play-ins, two recitals with performance classes and performances including the annual spring concert.
The fee is paid regardless of how many lessons a student attends. There will be no refunds for missed lessons. (See #3)
Enrollment must be made for the full academic year. If discontinuance is unavoidable, arrangements must be made in advance with the Director. There will be an early withdrawal fee assessed.
Limited financial aid is available. Fill out a Financial Aid Request form, which must be sent to the school by July 15. Requests must be filed annually.
2. Expectations
As a member of the UNI Suzuki School, each student is required to participate in the spring concert, annual recitals, attend lesson and group lessons and practice regularly.
3. Make-up Lessons
If a student misses a lesson (or group) for any reason, the teacher is not responsible for making up this lesson. Your teacher is a professional who has reserved time in his/her weekly schedule for you. Your teacher is at the lesson whether or not you attend. Any lesson canceled by the teacher will be rescheduled. A partial refund will be issued only if the teacher cannot reschedule lessons he/she missed. Canceled group lessons cannot be rescheduled. Teacher lesson schedules will be distributed by each teacher. To avoid missing a lesson, students anticipating an absence should arrange to trade lesson times with another student on their teacher's list. Every effort will be made to reschedule individual lessons missed due to cancelations because of inclement weather.
4. Dismissal
The program reserves the right to discontinue a student who does not exhibit sufficient interest to progress or conducts themselves in a manner that is harmful or disrespectful of others. (See #2)
5. Snow Days
If the university, Waterloo, OR Cedar Falls public schools are closed due to bad weather, no in person group lessons will be held but virtual group lessons via Zoom may be held. Individual lessons may be held in person or virtually. Contact your teacher with any questions or concerns.
6. UNI Suzuki Association
This organization was incorporated in late 1990 as a non-profit support group of the UNI Suzuki School program. The association's board is made up of teachers, parents, and interested persons. The board meets monthly and serves the program by planning various fund raising activities and special events throughout the year.
7. Classes, Workshops, Retreats, Master classes, Institutes
Additional educational opportunities will be made available to the students whenever possible. There may be a fee charged to help cover the expenses for these events. Information about these events will be announced in the bulletin or by special notice.
8. Requests for Change of Teacher
Requests for a change of teacher should be made in writing to the director.
Special visitor tags are available with limited parking privileges for Suzuki families. The annual fee is announced each year per tag and allows parking in Latham Lot/Schindler Lot before 4:00 and in Russell Hall Lot after 4:00.
10. Safety
Children (under the age of 12) should be accompanied by an adult at all times.
11. Recording & photography
No recording devices (phone camera, still cameras, video recording device, audio recording device) are allowed at Suzuki recitals (student, faculty, guest or honors) or the spring concert.
Recordings or photographs made by agents of the school may be used for instructional, publicity and archival purposes. A general release statement is included in the registration information.
Individuals may record any performance or event that is not listed above.
All recordings or photographs by parents should be of their own children only; please do not record others without the other party's specific permission.
All recordings or photographs should be considered for personal family use only (non-commercial). We encourage families to consider the ramifications of posting videos or photos on the internet sites such as YouTube due to potential copyright and privacy issues.
If the school becomes aware of any posting or use of photo or video that violates the above guidelines, the UNI Suzuki School reserves the right to request removal of recordings from public websites (such as YouTube).
12. Questions or problems
Questions should be directed to the teacher when possible or to the Director. Questions regarding fees, program instrument rent, workshop registration, etc., can be directed to the Suzuki Coordinator.