Terms & Conditions

 

Here are the key terms & conditions for lessons and ensemble membership at Jazz Workshop Australia. Booking and paying for lessons indicates acceptance of all of the following.

Private lessons are paid in advance for a whole public school term. This is usually ten weeks. This period cannot be altered except by special prior arrangement with Jazz Workshop Australia (JWA). Accounts must be settled by week 2 of term, or lessons will be suspended.

Trial Lessons

Trial lessons are booked and paid for in advance using our enrolment form, in the same way as regular lessons. There are no free trial lessons, and all lessons must be paid in full in advance. Trial lessons are for the benefit of both student and teacher. Individual teachers and/or JWA are entitled, at their discretion, to decline any new student. Please see below for terms & conditions regarding student behaviour.

Student Behaviour

Students are expected to concentrate and behave politely and respectfully for the full duration of their lessons or rehearsals. All students must treat teachers, other students, JWA staff, and visitors with courtesy and respect. Abusive, threatening, aggressive, sexually inappropriate behaviours, or property damage are not accepted at JWA.

Student or parent misbehaviour in lessons, rehearsals, on JWA premises, or in any way likely to bring JWA into disrepute, including damage to fixtures or property, can lead to lessons being terminated and suspension or expulsion from JWA, at the discretion of management and teachers.

Parents of very young children should be confident that their child is ready to sit, concentrate, and engage with a teacher independently for at least 25 minutes before enrolling in lessons.

School Terms

Our term dates coincide with the NSW public school calendar and we are open on pupil free days. The Jazz Workshop is usually closed on public holidays but this is at the discretion of individual teachers. If you miss a lesson because it falls on a public holiday, you don’t need to pay for that lesson.

Fees

Please see our current price list for details.

All lessons at JWA are to be paid in advance. This includes trial lessons, casual lessons, regular lessons, and every other kind of lesson. The price per lesson is cheaper for more than 7 lessons paid in one go.

Enrolment & payment is online via the JWA website. Payment is due before your first lesson or first lesson of a new term. These prices include GST. See the main lessons page for details.

Payments

Fees must be paid in advance and are due within a week of your first lesson. Unfortunately, late payment may result in your lessons being cancelled until payment is received. Students taking regular lessons should pay to the end of each term. JWA does not accept lesson-by-lesson payments for ongoing tuition. If you pay for less than a full term, JWA and the individual teachers using the venue reserve the right to give your lesson time to someone else who will pay.

Invoices

We don’t send out invoices. Students use the form on our website to book and pay for lessons and jazz combo (band) membership in advance. It’s up to you to renew your enrolment each term. Reducing admin like this allows us to minimise lesson fees.

Missed Lessons Where a Student Cancels

If you are unable to make a lesson please notify us as soon as possible. We will try to reschedule one lesson per term if needed. We must receive at least 24 hours notice of a cancelled lesson or the lesson will automatically be forfeited. The more notice we receive the more chance there will be to reschedule the lesson.

Make up lessons must be taken in the same term as the missed lesson. Lessons missed in the last week of term will not be rescheduled unless we have 4 weeks notice.

Missed Lessons Where a Teacher Cancels

In the event that a teacher has to miss a lesson we will provide a substitute teacher for that lesson. If a suitable substitute teacher cannot be arranged we may organise a make up lesson or credit a lesson to the following term.

Students enrol and are committed to the Jazz Workshop for a full term or the remainder of the term if the lessons commence after the start of term. If lessons are terminated at some stage during the term a refund will not be granted.

Casual Lessons

Casual lessons are charged at a higher rate than regular lessons and are subject to teacher availability. If you pay for a casual lesson but can’t make it, you can cancel up to 24 hours ahead for a full refund. With less than 24 hours notice, casual lessons cannot be refunded.

Ensemble Fees

For up to date fees for jazz combos (small bands) see our current price list. Jazz combo fees buy membership (16 weeks), paid in advance. Half semester payments are available at a higher rate. Ensembles usually run for 16 sessions per semester. The fee is for membership of the group, not on a per-lesson basis. There is no refund for missed rehearsals. There may be a discount for late enrolment where a student joins mid-term.

Payment of fees confirms that you have read and accept the above terms and conditions.

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