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Welcome new and continuing Horn Students!
I'm very excited to get to know you all, and look forward to a year filled with lots of musical growth!

I am constantly available by phone at 520-390-7254,
text messages to the same number,
or by email to <heatherblase@gmail.com>.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for any reason!!

Please keep the following rules in mind, so your student and I can focus on learning:
“The Instructor” refers to Heather Suchodolski, while “the Student” refers to both the parent and horn student.

Attendance:
  • It is the Student's responsibility to notify the Instructor if the Student may miss a lesson, including, but not limited to the following reasons:
    • Absences / potential absences due to illness or scheduling
If the Student becomes ill on the morning of his or her lesson, please call me at
520-390-7254 as soon as possible.
  • School Schedule changes (testing, pep rallies, etc)
  • School Activities (field trips, testing, band competitions or performances)
  • School Closures/Delays due to Bad Weather

  • 24 hours notice prior to a missed lesson is required in order for the Student to not be held financially responsible for the full cost of the lesson.

  • A lesson will be considered missed and the Student shall be responsible for the full cost of the lesson if the Student is:
    • Absent (due to illness, forgetting, a field trip, testing, etc) without 24 hours prior notice
    • Tardy by 15 or more minutes to a 30 minute lesson
Exceptions for last-minute emergencies and illness may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

  • The Instructor will provide written notice of the upcoming month's lessons before the first lesson of the month. This notification serves as the Student's reminder of the upcoming month's lessons.

  • The Instructor agrees to attend all lessons, and provide the maximum notice possible if a lesson must be missed. In the unanticipated event that the Instructor should cancel a lesson with less that 24-hours notice, with the exception of extreme illness, the lesson will be made up at the Student's convenience at no cost to the Student.

  • Lessons are not a substitute for adequate practice and preparation on the Student's part. The Student should practice daily (or semi-daily, if a beginner). Lessons will typically cover material outside of the Student's band class, unless a particular aspect merits instruction.

Please call/text (520-390-7254) or email me (<heatherblase@gmail.com>)
as soon as you know the Student will miss a lesson!
Even the shortest notice helps me to not worry about the safety and well-being of your student.
Materials:
  • The following materials are recommended for the Student to own:
    • 6th grade     None required. Your 6th grade band book will suffice. Additional materials may be suggested as the Student progresses.
  • 7th - 8th grade:
Edwin Miersch: Melodious Studies for French Horn
  • 9th - 12th grade:
Max P. Pottag: Preparatory Melodies to Solo Work for French Horn



G. Kopprasch: Sixty Selected Studies for French Horn, Book 1

  • Additional materials such as scale sheets, warm-up exercises, and technical exercises may be provided by the Instructor. Please consider investing in a sturdy folder to house the lesson materials.

  • The Student must attend every lesson with valve oil, slide grease, and a mechanical or sharpened pencil, including an eraser. Using ink, including highlighter, on music should be avoided at all costs.

Payment:
  • The district-set rate for private lessons is $______ per half hour.

  • Payment for lessons should be remitted at or before the first lesson of the month, for all lessons scheduled for that month. (Example: if notified at end of September of 5 lessons in October, the Student brings payment for all 5 lessons to the first lesson of October)

  • Payments may be made in one of the following ways:
    • Exact Cash, Check, or Money Order delivered or mailed to the Instructor by the Student
    • Paid via PayPal's “Send Money to Family or Friends” sent to heatherblase@gmail.com

  • If more than two (2) lessons pass unpaid, lessons may cease until the Student's balance is paid.

  • The Student is responsible for the full cost of every lesson at the start of each lesson, unless otherwise personally, previously arranged.

  • Scholarships may be available through your school's band program. It is the Student's responsibility to pursue these means of defraying the cost of lessons.

  • If problems arise regarding payment for lessons, it is the Student's responsibility to contact the Instructor by phone at 520-390-7254 or email to <heatherblase@gmail.com> to work out a plan. Flexibility on behalf of the Instructor is not entirely out of the question.

  • Discontinuing lessons requires 2 weeks notice in order to not be charged for future lessons missed.
    • If two weeks notice is not provided, an up-front payment of 2 lessons may be required.
    • Should financial reasons begin to prohibit lessons, it is the Student's responsibility to pursue the option of scholarship funds through the school's band program before discontinuing lessons.
(Side Note: Please remember: while I thoroughly enjoy teaching each Student, funds from teaching lessons are my only source of income. Remember, your on-time payment helps me to pay my rent! Thanks! – HS)


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Please sign and complete this page, and return to next week's lesson for the Instructor to keep. The first page indicates the Instructor's agreement to the above terms.

Please indicate any comments/questions/concerns on the reverse of this sheet, or contact the Instructor by phone at 520-390-7254 or email to <heatherblase@gmail.com>.

_____ Please Initial here that you agree to provide at least 24 hours of advance notice for absences from lessons, including schedule changes, field trips, illness (whenever possible).

_____ Please Initial here that you agree to provide payment at or before the first lesson of the month for the entire month's lessons, hand-delivered, mailed, or via PayPal's "Send Money" service.





I, _________________________________________ agree to pay for horn lessons, to purchase the 



above materials, and to comply with the above attendance and payment policies.




Signature (Parent) _________________________________________________ Date __________


Signature (Student) ________________________________________________ Date __________


Student's Name: ____________________________________________________________________

Student's Cell Phone (optional): _____________________________________Texting: YES / NO

Parents' Names: ____________________________________________________________________

Parents' Home Phone:_______________________________________________________________

Parents' Cell Phone:_______________________________________________Texting: YES / NO

Email: ____________________________________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________________

Please indicate your preferred method of communication: Phone / Text / Email / All are OK
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