Scheduling
- Lesson times are available Monday through Friday, ending at 6:00 pm.
- Siblings will be given priority to be scheduled back-to-back.
- The lesson schedule will be rewritten at the beginning of each session, i.e. every September, January, and June. Families will fill out a schedule availability form before each session.
- Special activities such as recitals, group classes, or parties will be scheduled at least a month in advance.
Studio Hours & Closures
DeForest Area Piano Studio is open Monday-Friday, year round. Tuition rates are calculated keeping in mind the following closure dates.
Expect to see the following studio closure dates in the calendar each year:
Expect to see the following studio closure dates in the calendar each year:
- Civil Rights Day (MLK)
- Spring Break (for DeForest Area School District)
- Memorial Day
- First week of summer break (for DASD)
- Independence Day
- Morris family summer trip
- Labor Day + first week of school (for DASD)
- Halloween
- Thanksgiving week
- Winter break (2 weeks)
Missed Lessons
DAPS does not offer make-up lessons. If a student needs to miss a lesson, please notify me as soon as possible.
I offer three types of optional, alternative lessons if the student or I cannot attend in person.
1. Video Chat Lessons
I offer three types of optional, alternative lessons if the student or I cannot attend in person.
1. Video Chat Lessons
- Available when the student or I are mildly ill or out of town, with access to a piano
- An email will be sent with an invite to a Google Meet
- Video chat lessons will occur at the student’s regularly scheduled time
- Device will need to be pointed in such a way that the camera can see the student’s face and hands on the keys
- I may request photos of certain pages of music to be texted or emailed to me
- Available when the student or I have a family emergency, illness, or are out of town with access to a piano
- The student will send messages, video, audio, and/or photos in Vivid Practice. Messages will be due by the end of their scheduled lesson day.
- I will respond with messages and demonstrations in Vivid Practice the following day.
- The student can view their feedback and instructions during their next practice session. Changes may be made to the assignment list.
- See this guide for more help.
- Available at my discretion, when I am ill, am out of town, or have a family emergency
- I will record a presentation on a particular topic, for each member of the studio to view at their convenience
- May be interactive/require a piano
