A NOTE FROM THE OWNER PERTAINING TO CONTRACT UPDATES - Saturday, June 20, 2009

This post is important! Please Read.

Dear Students and Parents,

First, we would like to thank you for your continued business. Harmony Music Studio is proud to announce that we have more than tripled in size in the 2 years since moving to our current location. As we flourish, we continue to look for ways to fine-tune the areas that become obstacles in our path as we expand. We are a small business with limitations and we must make changes to protect the studio.

Music lessons are a luxury and opportunity that provide everyone involved the gift that lasts a lifetime. We want to continue to be an asset to our community by being more organized and efficient. We offer the most economical price of all music schools in the Bay Area, but our losses grow larger by the month as we grow, as well. In order for Harmony Music Studio to continue to survive and provide the best instructors in our area, we must reduce these losses by becoming more stringent about our policies. A copy of the renewed contract can be located at the front desk or down loaded from our Web-page at HarmonyMusicStudio.com. Beginning May 31, we are accepting registrations for our 2nd semester, which is from July —December 2009.

Registration Packet - Fall Semester (July-December 2009) Private Lessons - Download Now! (211 k)

Rules and guidelines have a purpose and come about by trial and error. We greatly appreciate our customers who always have abided by the past contract and we take note of your courtesy and effort in honoring our past agreements. However, due to a large number of our customers who are not honoring the contract, some major changes in policy must be accepted by all who would like to be enrolled in our school beginning in July 2009.

Students who withdraw for a month or more must re-register when they return, including registration fees. We cannot hold time slots for students who withdraw for any length of time, as we now have a waiting list of students wishing to enroll.

If you have any questions about the new policy, please email me directly at msmargo @ harmonymusicstudio.com.


Sincerely,


Ms. Margo (owner and founder since 1986)

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Gold Cup Information for Parents 2009 - Sunday, February 22, 2009

Gold Cup Information for Parents


Dear Parents and Students:

The Gold Cup Festival, sponsored by the San Jacinto Federated Music Club, will be held on February 28th and March 7th, 2009, at Sagemont Church, 11300 S. Sam Houston Parkway East, Houston TX 77089. As many of you know, this is an opportunity for students to demonstrate their abilities before a judge, who will grade their performance. Tha maximum score for each performance is 5 points. Each time a student accumulates 15 points in any one event, he or she will receive a trophy.

You will be assigned a specific audition time, and you should plan to arrive at the church on festival day at least fifteen minutes prior to that time. Proceed to the registration desk with your original music (no photocopies) and with measures numbered. Music will be returned to you after your audition. There will be a designated waiting area for students and parents. Wait in the designated area until called for your audition. Parents and students are free to leave after the students have performed. If they are taking the theory test, they may do so at that time. Student scores will be returned to your teacher and will be available at your student’s next lesson. We look forward to a wonderful Gold Cup Festival for all!

Sincerely,

Gold Cup Committee

NOTE: Students enrolling in the vocal category will have an additional fee for the accompanist. Recorded music is not allowed.

Emergency numbers for Festival Day:

Ms. Margo – 713-530-9322 Ms. Tabby – 713-306-4023

Please Text or Call either number if you have questions or problems.

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Important announcements from Harmony Music Studio - Friday, December 12, 2008

Dear Studio Families,

We have two winter concerts this Saturday, December 13th at 10:30 am and 12:00 pm. If you are performing but don't know which recital you're in, please contact Ms. Margo to get your time. If you'd like to see the students perform, *please join us at San Jacinto College South Campus (BEAMER RD)* in the Music Building.

Ms. Tabby is starting a separate email *announcement list for Kindermusik* families. Please email kindermusik at harmonymusicstudio.com if you'd like to be added to that list. She will be sending out an announcement for the spring semester and early enrollment discounts to that
list this weekend.

Following the CCISD school calendar, *Harmony Music Studio will be closed from Monday, December 22nd to Saturday, January 3rd.* There will be no lessons or kindermusik classes during this time. We will reopen for 2009 on Sunday, January 4th.

*Tuition for January lessons should be paid this week* if you wish to reserve your lesson time for January. You can pay with a post-dated check for January 1st at the reception desk or drop it in the payment box. We no longer accept paypal payments for tuition. We can take your credit or debit payment at the reception desk, over the phone, or set up a monthly automatic payment for you. Please see the receptionist or Ms. Margo to set up an auto-billing subscription. *We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover card.*

Your prompt tuition payment reserves your lesson time in advance for the month. Failure to pay your tuition on or before January 1 could cause you to lose your reserved lesson time. January is one of the busiest times of the year for us at Harmony Music Studio, and we have a waiting list of students who are eager for the next available lesson time. *Please secure your lesson time by paying your tuition in a timely manner.*

We know that most of you take the study of music very seriously and pay your tuition promptly because you understand and respect your teacher, and know that their time is valuable, and that he or she deserves to be paid for the time they spend working with you. We appreciate the consideration of the families who follow the studio's policies and pay on time without complaint. However, due to issues we have had with several families who have a history of late payments, *students who continue to pay tuition late will be required to add a security deposit* matching the amount of their monthly tuition beginning in January 2009. Please be responsible and pay your tuition on time.

Registration fees for 2009 are due starting January 1st. Students who did not pay the $50 registration fee in August 2008 must pay this fee for the new year. Fees are assessed in January and July, depending on when you enrolled. If you are unsure when you paid your fees last, please ask the receptionist or contact the studio at 281-992-9800 or email msmargo at harmonymusicstudio.com to check your records.

If you wish to withdraw from lessons at Harmony Music Studio, please fill out a withdrawal form at the reception desk this week. Students withdrawing after December 22 will be billed for January. Please be courteous and notify us in advance if you intend to withdraw so we can schedule the teachers for January 2009.

We look forward to seeing you for the spring. We'll be jumping right in to January with only 8 weeks to the 1st weekend of Gold Cup, so please encourage your students to practice over the holiday break! Also keep an eye out for an ensemble recital this spring. Have a safe and happy holiday.

Sincerely,
Harmony Music Studio

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