Click above to return to the main page, or close this window. | No registration fee!
No hidden costs
| Save hundreds of dollars!!!
(see below)
Still only $15 per 30 min slot,
paid as a monthly tuition
for only the scheduled lessons in each month, based on a 44 week/year schedule
An invoice is given to each student every month, keeping you informed of tuition and upcoming events, make up days and days off, and may be mailed or e-mailed if necessary or by request
| Yes. Make up days are built into the schedule
No 24 hour notice!
(click for studio policies) | Yes. Students are offered a reasonable amount of flexibility thanks to built in make ups and time off, and stability is expected from both the student and teacher.
Built in time off is scheduled around holidays and busy times of the year to relieve stress and give students and parents a break. | No retail sales pressure
Separate studio building with a larger teaching area and a comfortable waiting room, located near Huffnagle Park.
Parents can easily have direct contact with and regular feedback from the instructor
Jeremy Hutson possesses a Master of Music degree and is a certified member of the Registry of Guitar Tutors with over 12 years of teaching experience. Member MTNA
Annual student recital
Computer and technology
resources
Recording services available at a discount to current students
Minor repairs and maintenance done in-house, major repairs sent to an experienced local technician
RGT curriculum and exams are a big motivator! Improvisation and learning music students enjoy should work together with the goals of an exam to increase interest. |
Local and regional competition | between
$0 - $40
Most music stores charge a registration fee in addition to taking a percentage of the tuition, and some places even charge a yearly fee! | Other places cost up to $30/lesson or more with an average going rate locally of up to $18 per 30 min lesson!
That's $6 an hour higher! Solanco Guitar Studios could save you as much as $240* per year!!! Now is the best time to STOP paying more retail store lessons! * based on a 50 week year at $18 per lesson instead of 44 weeks with built-in make up days at only $15 per lesson | With some private teachers and studios. Others may vary from no make ups to maybe to whenever?
24 hour notice usually required | No guarantee of stability and/or flexibility or an organized schedule from many studios and private teachers. | Sales pressure
retail music stores offer lessons to generate foot traffic from which they hope to increase sales
smaller, sterile-looking or untidy lesson area with some studios
Other instructors posses varying degrees of music education, certification and experience
Often no waiting area near the teaching area (except for retail space)
No guarantee of performance opportunities with many teachers and studios.
Repairs can sometimes take months |